Center-Periphery Relations: A Key to Turkish Politics?
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"Center-Periphery Relations: A Key to Turkish Politics?" is a seminal scholarly work by Şerif Mardin that analyzes Turkish political development through the tension between a modernizing central elite and the traditional social periphery.
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Target entity: Center-Periphery Relations: A Key to Turkish Politics? Context triple: [Şerif Mardin, notableWork, Center-Periphery Relations: A Key to Turkish Politics?]
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Pan-Turkism
Pan-Turkism is an ideological movement that seeks the cultural and political unity of Turkic peoples across national borders, emphasizing shared language, history, and identity.
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National Security Council of Turkey
The National Security Council of Turkey is a top-level advisory body that brings together civilian and military leaders to shape the country’s national security and defense policies.
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Islamization of Anatolia
The Islamization of Anatolia was the long-term historical process, especially after the Seljuk and later Turkish conquests, by which the region’s predominantly Christian and Byzantine population gradually adopted Islam and Turkish culture.
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Mediterranean politics
Mediterranean politics refers to the complex web of historical and contemporary power relations, alliances, conflicts, and diplomatic interactions among states and societies surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
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Government of Turkey
The Government of Turkey is the central executive authority of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and implementing laws across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Center-Periphery Relations: A Key to Turkish Politics? Target entity description: "Center-Periphery Relations: A Key to Turkish Politics?" is a seminal scholarly work by Şerif Mardin that analyzes Turkish political development through the tension between a modernizing central elite and the traditional social periphery.
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A.
Pan-Turkism
Pan-Turkism is an ideological movement that seeks the cultural and political unity of Turkic peoples across national borders, emphasizing shared language, history, and identity.
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B.
National Security Council of Turkey
The National Security Council of Turkey is a top-level advisory body that brings together civilian and military leaders to shape the country’s national security and defense policies.
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C.
Islamization of Anatolia
The Islamization of Anatolia was the long-term historical process, especially after the Seljuk and later Turkish conquests, by which the region’s predominantly Christian and Byzantine population gradually adopted Islam and Turkish culture.
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D.
Mediterranean politics
Mediterranean politics refers to the complex web of historical and contemporary power relations, alliances, conflicts, and diplomatic interactions among states and societies surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
Government of Turkey
The Government of Turkey is the central executive authority of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for national administration, policymaking, and implementing laws across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
political science work
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scholarly article ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
political science
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sociology ⓘ |
| addresses |
legacy of the Ottoman Empire in Turkish politics
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relationship between religion and politics in Turkey ⓘ role of secularism in Turkish state-society relations ⓘ urban-rural divide in Turkish political life ⓘ |
| analyzes |
historical roots of Turkish political cleavages
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state-society relations in Turkey ⓘ tension between center and periphery in Turkish politics ⓘ |
| author | Şerif Mardin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizes |
center as modernizing, secular, bureaucratic elite
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periphery as local, traditional, religiously oriented groups ⓘ |
| citedBy |
research on Turkish party system
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scholars of civil-military relations in Turkey ⓘ scholars of democratization in Turkey ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
theory of center-periphery relations beyond Turkey
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understanding of Turkish modernization ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
central bureaucracy as carrier of modernization in Turkey
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peripheral groups as guardians of traditional values in Turkey ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Turkish studies
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comparative politics ⓘ political sociology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
modernizing central elite in Turkey
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traditional social periphery in Turkey ⓘ |
| hasNotableIdea |
center-periphery tension as enduring structural feature of Turkish politics
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political conflicts in Turkey reflect sociocultural cleavages ⓘ |
| influenced |
analyses of Turkish state formation
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studies of Turkish party politics ⓘ studies of Turkish political Islam ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Turkish politics
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center-periphery relations ⓘ political development in Turkey ⓘ |
| proposes | center-periphery cleavage as key to understanding Turkish politics ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
classic text in Turkish political sociology
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seminal work on Turkish political development ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | center-periphery model ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
20th-century Turkish politics
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early Turkish Republic ⓘ late Ottoman period ⓘ |
| usedIn |
academic courses on Middle Eastern politics
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academic courses on Turkish politics ⓘ |
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