Assimilation of the Muslim communities in the first decade of the Turkish Republic (1923-1934)

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate how immigration-settlement policies were employed by post-Lausanne Turkey to create a homogenous nation-state. Focusing on the incorporation of immigrants in the period of 1923-1934, the paper argues that the state policies of migration and settlement pursued...

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Main Author: Erol Ülker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association pour la Recherche sur le Moyen-Orient 2008-01-01
Series:European Journal of Turkish Studies
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ejts/822