Turkey American Culture

North America proudly boasts a significantly large number of cultures, ranging from the cultures its indigenous people to the cultures of almost every ethnic group from across the globe. Walking down the streets of New York or Toronto, you will likely hear six or seven different languages spoken by the people you are walking past. While many immigrants are insistent on assimilating into American culture and society, their unique presence and culture is what helps create the American culture and society they hope to live in.

Ataturk and Reza Shah had a large influence on the governments of Turkey and Iran by secularizing and westernizing each. This secularization has had a distinct role in shaping the language, education, religion and government of both Turkey and Iran. Their end goals were to create a powerful and prevalent world powers that is distinct. Comparing the two countries, there were many similarities between each reformation, but each is distinct in certain aspects.

1. How can an understanding of the complexities of culture help us make sense of the day-to-day world which we live? Give an example from your life to illustrate your answer.

The independence of Turkey and its early development as a country full of energetic youth required a combination of two almost contradictory ideals : In order to illustrate its disassociation with the past Ottoman authority the new government desired international style which expresses scientific modernization and political liberation; However, the Kemalists also wanted to preserve a certain degree of cultural root in order to boost, if not, maintain nationalistic devotion of its citizens. Consequently, a new hybridization of theses two ideals emerged

The Modernization efforts undertaken by the leadership of Iran and Turkey after World War I share numerous similarities across ideological, and social lines. Both countries shared and benefitted from strong social identities, and resistance to outside influence. While these countries were unified using comparable methods, they were also exploited to further the individual goals of both countries? respective leaders.

The one that I choose in historical events and the changes that they may have triggered in the culture’s music which is Music of Turkey. Turkey Music diverse elements ranging from Central Asian Folk Music to influences that takes from Arabic music, Byzantine music, Greek Music, Ottoman Music, Persian Music, Armenian music, and Balkan Music, The pure of Traditional Music in Turkey have spans to across centuries to a time when Seljuk Turks colorized Anatolia an Persia in the 11th century and contains many of elements in both Turkic and pre-Turkic influences. Many modern popular music are trace Turkey Music roots in the early 1930s drive for Westernization. Turkey also have their own documented folk music and they produced in the ethnic styles

The activities we do inside are different, some play video games or watch football or basketball. My family along with many others play board games and reminisce over our most prized and favorite memories. Also our behavior around each other is kind and caring because we care about one another. Some families fight or try and talk over each other because we wanna talk or we just don’t get along in general. My favorite thing to do during Thanksgiving or any

At this time, the Ottoman Empire saw itself as predominantly Muslim, even though it was home to many non-Muslim citizens, such as the well educated Christian Armenians. These citizens wanted reform, as well as the right to vote. However,

The Ottoman Empire was actually known as “the sick man of Europe” because of its constant military and territorial losses, and the Young Turks felt it was their duty to save it. Some Young Turks wanted to keep the empire out of foreign control “through democracy… and modernization; [but] other Young Turks were intent on creating a more unified Turkish state with a Turkish national identity and a unified Turkish language and culture.” By 1908, the Young Turks had officially gained power over the Ottoman Empire. The formal name for the Young Turk’s political organization was the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP). The CUP had enough power to force the sultan to give the empire a constitutional government. After about a year, the sultan was removed from power and a younger and much weaker sultan was placed in power. Even though that sultan was weak, he still had supporters and people in high political offices; so, the Young Turks still overthrew him in a violent coup d’état in 1912. The Young Turks believed that that line of sultans had led to the downfall of the Ottoman Empire and they wanted to raise it back up. Once the Young Turks aka CUP was in power, everyone could see that their division in ideals was going to lead them into a place of turmoil. Some wanted democracy and others wanted a dictatorship. The group in favor of a dictatorship eventually won. This group lasted from about 1913-1918. The Young Turks believed in secularism, which means they wanted

During the 15th century, Armenia was taken under control by the Ottoman Empire. Armenians thrived under Ottoman control because they had better education and were wealthier, but the Christians had to pay higher taxes and the Ottoman Empire realized that they were beginning to become more loyal to Christian governments, like Russia’s. The Ottoman Empire was mostly ruled by Muslims (“The Armenian Genocide: Context and Legacy”). Hamid II wanted to show the Armenians and he ordered the soldiers to sack Armenian villages, cities and massacred their citizens. Young Turks were a group of reform-minded Turkey nationalists and overthrew Hamid II, trying to establish a better government (“Armenians in Turkey 1915-1918”). Since they were nationalists and Muslim, they wanted any Christian non-turks gone. There were three main Young Turks that rose to dictatorial powers. They were called the “ Three Pashas “ (Talaat, Enver, and Djemal).

It was a cold November evening when my family gathered at an uncle’s house to celebrate our Thanksgiving. One of my aunts brought her typical marshmallow yams, and one of my uncles brought their typical banana bread. Another brought Soba Salad, and another brought Spicy Kimchi Squid. As the food gathered to the dining table, just as everyone had arrived, we all gathered in the living room. My grandfather sitting on the couch as the head figure of the family brought out a book that everyone knew very well, the Bible. As we began to worship our God, in the middle of one of my grandfather’s sermon, an alluring aroma filled the room all the children, including myself, began to drool. It was of course, the main dish, the ham. As we finished our

So when Mustafa Kamal (Ataturk) began to form a Turkish nation state, it was not clear what constituted a Turk but soon, Kurds were considered as Turks and a policy aiming at the detribalization and assimilation of the Kurds was adopted… The Turkish government's pursuit of full assimilation has led to the proscription of publications of any book, newspaper, or other material in the Kurdish language. Moreover, there has also been an instance of arrests of entertainers for singing songs or performing in Kurdish.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is known as a very important idealist in Turkey, which had become an idol for Turks. One of the most important reasons he was that crucial for Turkey was that him being a nationalist founder and leader, and the first president of the Turkish Republic. Ataturk was born in Salonika (then known as the Ottoman Empire), in 1881. The real truth is that, Ataturk, still being at his young ages, started to think about making reforms for his country and society, and eventually had reached his goals making Turkey a 'free' and 'civilized' country, by also being the first president of Turkey. There are several policies and revolutions of Ataturk, which make him a really known, loved, and respected person worldwide, such as Republicanism,

Throughout history, the middle east has often been the focus of news reporters. A middle eastern country that has not been exempt from this, is Turkey. Turkey has not only been a focus, but it also has had a very long, complicated history.

According to Joseph Colomer, author of “The Science of Politics”, the minimalist definition of democracy is defined by two basic things, freedom and elections. He mentions within his book that in order to be a democracy you must have freedom of association along with freedom of expression and information. This is something that Turkey lacks. Freedom of association means to be able to form groups or clubs and meet without interference of the government. Turkey’s government has been known to interfere with