[Bilimsel Haber] Publ: European Journal of Turkish Studies (EJTS)

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The editorial board of the European Journal of Turkish Studies (EJTS) =
has the pleasure to inform you that its second thematic issue, dealing =
with hometown organisations in Turkey, is now published:=20
http://www.ejts.org

This thematic issue, coordinated by Jeanne Hersant and Alexandre =
Toumarkine, deals with hometown (hemsehri) organisations in Turkey, i.e. =
associations and foundations regrouping people originating from the same =
place. They include migrants (g=F6=E7men) from the so-called "Turkish =
world", i.e. the Balkans and the Caucasus mainly. Hometown organisations =
started appearing in the 1940s and since then have grown steadily, even =
more so since the 1990s. Therefore they cannot be treated as a mere =
transitional phenomenon that would result from the urbanisation process. =
While hemsehrilik is often considered as a natural social link, this =
issue especially focuses on hemsehri organisations, whose importance in =
the social and political landscape gives us an insight into the mode of =
politicisation, patterns of discourse and political action in =
contemporary Turkey.

Alexandre Toumarkine's paper is based on original quantitative research =
on these hometown organisations spread all over the country, relating=20
their temporal development to their geographical repartition not only in =
Istanbul and Ankara but in other parts of Turkey as well. =
Jean-Fran=E7ois P=E9rouse relates the different stages of development of =
the hometown associations and their stratification in terms of different =
levels (village, county, department) to the process of immigration to =
Istanbul.

Elise Massicard's paper, focusing on Sivasli organisations in Istanbul =
and Ankara, aims at disentangling the relationships between hemsehri =
organisations and politics, going beyond issues of vote catching and =
electoral negotiations. Jeanne Hersant deals with the paradoxical =
politicisation of the Bati Trakyali (Turkish speaking minority in =
Western Thrace, Greece) associations in Turkey and their leaders' =
actions, despite their professed apolitical nature.

Benoit Fliche analyses the reasons behind the successes and failures of =
different collective actions initiated by an association of former =
villagers from Anatolia (Yozgat area) in Ankara. Taking the example of =
migrants coming from the Kurdish Alevi province of Tunceli (east of =
Turkey), Marie Le Ray's contribution analyses the ability of hometown =
associations to produce locality in the place of settlement.

Hakan Y=FCcel's paper explores the role of hemsehri organisations in the =
process of identity construction for the second generation of Alevi =
youth from the Gazi district of Istanbul, in competition with other =
identities. Birol =C7aymaz examines the general characteristics of =
Nigdeli hemsehri associations in Istanbul, relating their organisation =
level to different types of actions. Lastly, Ay=E7a Kurtoglu's paper, =
drawing on her former work about the link between hemsehrilik and local =
politics in Turkey, explores a series of tools that are useful for the =
analysis of /hemsehrilik/, the concepts of space and identity in =
particular.

We wish you a satisfactory exploration of the issue and more generally =
of the website. Please do not hesitate to send us any remark, criticism, =
or suggestion, which could help us to improve it.

With best regards,
The EJTS Editorial Board

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thematic issue, coordinated by Jeanne Hersant and Alexandre Toumarkine, =
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with hometown (hemsehri) organisations in Turkey, i.e. associations and=20
foundations regrouping people originating from the same place. They =
include=20
migrants (g=F6=E7men) from the so-called&nbsp;"Turkish world", i.e. the =
Balkans and=20
the Caucasus mainly. Hometown organisations started appearing in the =
1940s and=20
since then have grown steadily, even more so since the 1990s. Therefore =
they=20
cannot be treated as a mere transitional phenomenon that would result =
from the=20
urbanisation process. While hemsehrilik is often considered as a natural =
social=20
link, this issue especially focuses on hemsehri organisations, whose =
importance=20
in the social and political landscape gives us an insight into the mode =
of=20
politicisation, patterns of discourse and political action in =
contemporary=20
Turkey. Alexandre Toumarkine's paper is based on original =
quantitative=20
research on these hometown organisations spread all over the country, =
relating=20
 their temporal development to their geographical repartition not =
only in=20
Istanbul and Ankara but in other parts of Turkey as well. =
Jean-Fran=E7ois P=E9rouse=20
relates the different stages of development of the hometown associations =
and=20
their stratification in terms of different levels (village, county, =
department)=20
to the process of immigration to Istanbul. Elise Massicard's =
paper,=20
focusing on Sivasli organisations in Istanbul and Ankara, aims at =
disentangling=20
the relationships between hemsehri organisations and politics, going =
beyond=20
issues of vote catching and electoral negotiations. Jeanne Hersant deals =
with=20
the paradoxical politicisation of the Bati Trakyali (Turkish speaking =
minority=20
in Western Thrace, Greece) associations in Turkey and their leaders' =
actions,=20
despite their professed apolitical nature. Benoit Fliche analyses =
the=20
reasons behind the successes and failures of different collective =
actions=20
initiated by an association of former villagers from Anatolia (Yozgat =
area) in=20
Ankara. Taking the example of migrants coming from the Kurdish Alevi =
province of=20
Tunceli (east of Turkey), Marie Le Ray's contribution analyses the =
ability of=20
hometown associations to produce locality in the place of=20
settlement. Hakan Y=FCcel's paper explores the role of hemsehri=20
organisations in the process of identity construction for the second =
generation=20
of Alevi youth from the Gazi district of Istanbul, in competition with =
other=20
identities. Birol =C7aymaz examines the general characteristics of =
Nigdeli=20
hemsehri associations in Istanbul, relating their organisation level to=20
different types of actions. Lastly, Ay=E7a Kurtoglu's paper, drawing on =
her former=20
work about the link between hemsehrilik and local politics in Turkey, =
explores a=20
series of tools that are useful for the analysis of /hemsehrilik/, the =
concepts=20
of space and identity in particular. We wish you a satisfactory=20
exploration of the issue and more generally of the website. Please do =
not=20
hesitate to send us any remark, criticism, or suggestion, which could =
help us to=20
improve it. With best regards, The EJTS Editorial=20
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