The Radical Party and the making of Kemalism (1901-1939)

Author(s):
Çakırlar, R.Ç
Published
2025
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

This dissertation examines the relations between the politicians and ideologues of the Republican, Radical, and Socialist Radical Party (Parti républicain, radical et radical-socialiste) and the Young Turks, the Committee of Union and Progress (İttihat Terakki Cemiyeti) and the Republican People’s Party (Cumhuriyet Halk Fırkası). The dissertation begins by introducing Radicalism as a distinct political current, followed by an analysis of the relationship and finally discusses the political and intellectual consequences of these relationships. These interactions were reciprocal, continuous, and frequent, playing a key role in Ottoman/Turkish-French relations as well as in the mutual transformation and intellectual exchanges between France and Turkey (and beyond) in a fluctuating global context from the 1890s to 1939. This dissertation offers a nuanced, process-oriented, connected, and dynamic transnational history of the making of Kemalism.

KemalismRadicalismRepublican, Radical and Socialist Radical PartyFrench Radical PartyRepublican People's PartyCommittee of Union and ProgressYoung TurksGlobal and Transnational HistoryOttoman Empire/TurkeyFrance
Defense date
2025-05-14
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Zürcher, E.J.; Clayer, N.
Committee member(s)
Hanioğlu, M.Ş.; Toumarkine, A.; Bouwers, E.G.; Yenen, A.A.
Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, Leiden
hdl
1887/4245996