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Born in Rome in 1963. Summer scholarships to study in Turkey for the years 1985 and 1988. Degree in Arts, 1986. Schol... moreBorn in Rome in 1963.
Summer scholarships to study in Turkey for the years 1985 and 1988. Degree in Arts, 1986. Scholarship for PhD from 1990 to 1993.
PhD, 1994 (thesis on “Italy and the Turkish Question 1919-1923: public opinion and foreign policy”). Winner of post-doctoral scholarship, 1997.
From 2005 to 2008 courses of Contemporary Turkish History for the master program in Mediterranean Civilizations and Societies, “Gabriele D’Annunzio” University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
From 2005 to 2009 Senior lecturer in the Department of Didactic of Foreign Languages (Faculty of Sciences of Education) of Yıldız Technical University - Istanbul;
In 2010 and 2011 Senior lecturer in the Department of Humanities and Social Studies (Faculty of Arts and Sciences).
Since December 2011 Assistant Professor in History of Eastern Europe in Sapienza University - Roma. Courses of History of Eurasia, History of Cooperation and Development, Turkish Language and Contemporary History (in English).
Enabled, in the call 2012, by the competent national commissions to be ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR in FOUR academic fields: Modern History, Contemporary History, Near East Cultures and History of International Relations;
Enabled, in the call 2016, by the competent national commissions to be ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR and FULL PROFESSOR in History of International Relations and to be ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR in Contemporary History.
From February 2013 to August 2015 Director of the BAU Center of Eurasian Studies in Sapienza University.
Since January 2015 Official Representative of the Rector of Sapienza University in the Executive Board of EURAS (Union of Eurasian Universities), later counselor for EURAS affairs.
In September 2015 visiting professor by al-Farabi University of Almaty (course on “European History and Culture from the Middle Age to the present days”).
Since December 2016 Counselor for the Iranian and Turkic countries in the governance of Sapienza University.
Junior Research Fellow of the Sapienza Superior School of Advanced Studies for the academic years 2020-2023.
Since June 2020 Editor in Chief of the new double-blind peer reviewed "EURAS Journal of Social Sciences".
Professorship honoris causa in Political Sciences from the International University of Struga (Macedonia).
Fully in service as ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR in History of Eastern Europe since 3 September 2019.
Some ninety publications in Italian - among them three great monographs, all translated in Turkish, one also in English - and more than ten publications in English or Turkish; participation to and/or organization of many conferences; many lectures (in Italian, English, Turkish and French); member of the commission charged by the Turkish State school authorities to draw up a curriculum in the Italian language for Turkish high schools; interpreter and translator; supervisor/editor of the translation in Turkish of 3 Italian books (2 novels and 1 history book), published in 2007; member of an editorial board; referee of various Turkish reviews; member of several scientific associations; participation to group researches funded by the Ministry of High Education or by Sapienza University.
Since 1 May 2023 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR in History of International Relations.
KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES:
Italian – Mother tongue;
English – Very Good (experience of teaching in this language)
Turkish – Very Good (experience of teaching in this language);
Azerbaijani Turkish – Good;
French – Good;
Romanian – Fair; Spanish - Fair edit
Arnoldo Foà, son a of a Jewish-Italian family, was not a star but a widely known and beloved actor. He was also a theatre writer and artist. His life as a young man and actor reflects the tragedy of the Italian Jews victim of the racial... more
Arnoldo Foà, son a of a Jewish-Italian family, was not a star but a widely known and beloved actor. He was also a theatre writer and artist. His life as a young man and actor reflects the tragedy of the Italian Jews victim of the racial laws and of the Nazi invasion. I wrote this portrait for a book dedicated to a Dutch scholar of Italian literature, particularly interested in Italian-Jwwish culture.
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This is my "lateral" contribution to a monographic dossier concerning the legend of the Priester John. Many of the other contributions tell what the Western, Christian peoples "knew" about the peoples of the steppes and their relations... more
This is my "lateral" contribution to a monographic dossier concerning the legend of the Priester John. Many of the other contributions tell what the Western, Christian peoples "knew" about the peoples of the steppes and their relations with the imaginary clercyman-king. Hence the title of my paper, where I draw a sinthetic picture of their ancestral culture, from tengrism to totemism, from their matching colors and cardinal points to their ability in tapestry.
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This paper remarks "strange" omissions and reticence in a book which largely influences Italian literature on the Armenian question. In particular, about what happened before 1915 in the Caucasus and in the Balkans the narrative of this... more
This paper remarks "strange" omissions and reticence in a book which largely influences Italian literature on the Armenian question. In particular, about what happened before 1915 in the Caucasus and in the Balkans the narrative of this book cannot be considered other than quite misleading.
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Turkey, Minorities in Turkey, Armenian Genocide, Türk Tarihi, Ermeni Meselesi, and 10 moreCircassians and North Caucasus history, Çerkes Diasporası, 1877-1878 Russian-Turkish War., 1877-1878 Osmanlı-Rus Savaşı, Ermeni Sorunu, Ermeni Soykırımı, Circassian Diaspora, Çerkes göçleri, Circassian Exile, and Balkan Türkleri ve Sürgün
Continuity and discontinuity between the late Ottoman and the early Republican ruling classes and their purposes. Over, before and behind the nation, the State.
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Caucasian diaspora was formed when refugees came from their native lands in Northern and South-western Caucasus, as a consequence of the extermination and expulsion policies that were implemented by the Tsarist Empire. In the last decades... more
Caucasian diaspora was formed when refugees came from their native lands in
Northern and South-western Caucasus, as a consequence of the extermination and
expulsion policies that were implemented by the Tsarist Empire. In the last decades
of the Ottoman Empire, displaced Caucasians not only represented a considerable
proportion of the Muslim population in Anatolia, but also came to occupy a large
part of the Ottoman state apparatus, especially in the army. This paper provides due
preliminary information on this scarcely known topic that pertains to millions of
people in modern-day Turkey, the majority of which are Circassians.
During WWI, individuals and communities from the Caucasus acted as loyal
and willing Ottoman Muslims, but, at the same time, they strove to return to their
lost native lands. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire and the Mudros
truce, many Caucasians had a prominent role in the “Turkish national struggle”, but
were reluctant to abandon the irredentist perspective; many others joined the loyalist,
anti-nationalist camp and it was a Circassian, the Circassian par excellence, Ethem
Dipsheu, who openly challenged Mustafa Kemal’s leadership inside the nationalist
movement.
Before the foundation of the Republic, some Circassian communities who had
reportedly committed betrayal were punished with deportation from the Marmara
Sea region to Eastern Anatolia. In this way Mustafa Kemal warned both the powerful
Caucasian lobby inside the establishment and the whole population of the “new
Turkey”: nothing other than complete commitment to the Turkish nation would be
accepted and the expression of separate identities would be totally forbidden. Hence,
the Circassians were the first victims of the Kemalist regime’s massive repression. With
few exceptions, the Caucasians bowed their heads, whereas many Kurds did not.
Northern and South-western Caucasus, as a consequence of the extermination and
expulsion policies that were implemented by the Tsarist Empire. In the last decades
of the Ottoman Empire, displaced Caucasians not only represented a considerable
proportion of the Muslim population in Anatolia, but also came to occupy a large
part of the Ottoman state apparatus, especially in the army. This paper provides due
preliminary information on this scarcely known topic that pertains to millions of
people in modern-day Turkey, the majority of which are Circassians.
During WWI, individuals and communities from the Caucasus acted as loyal
and willing Ottoman Muslims, but, at the same time, they strove to return to their
lost native lands. Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire and the Mudros
truce, many Caucasians had a prominent role in the “Turkish national struggle”, but
were reluctant to abandon the irredentist perspective; many others joined the loyalist,
anti-nationalist camp and it was a Circassian, the Circassian par excellence, Ethem
Dipsheu, who openly challenged Mustafa Kemal’s leadership inside the nationalist
movement.
Before the foundation of the Republic, some Circassian communities who had
reportedly committed betrayal were punished with deportation from the Marmara
Sea region to Eastern Anatolia. In this way Mustafa Kemal warned both the powerful
Caucasian lobby inside the establishment and the whole population of the “new
Turkey”: nothing other than complete commitment to the Turkish nation would be
accepted and the expression of separate identities would be totally forbidden. Hence,
the Circassians were the first victims of the Kemalist regime’s massive repression. With
few exceptions, the Caucasians bowed their heads, whereas many Kurds did not.
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Nearly seven million Turkish citizens are fully or partly descendants of refugees coming from Northern and South-Western Caucasus and more than two million of them keep and vigorously affirm a strong commitment to their roots. The public... more
Nearly seven million Turkish citizens are fully or partly descendants of refugees
coming from Northern and South-Western Caucasus and more than two million of
them keep and vigorously affirm a strong commitment to their roots. The public
expression of their identity was totally forbidden from 1923 to 1946, but has been
more or less tolerated since then. After a discussion of some meaningful events of
the republican age, a survey of the current situation of this community is provided.
Traditionally present in the Ottoman and later republican state apparatus much more
than the Kurds, perceived as a privileged rather than a victimized minority, the
Caucasian diaspora looks increasingly less inclined to blend in.
coming from Northern and South-Western Caucasus and more than two million of
them keep and vigorously affirm a strong commitment to their roots. The public
expression of their identity was totally forbidden from 1923 to 1946, but has been
more or less tolerated since then. After a discussion of some meaningful events of
the republican age, a survey of the current situation of this community is provided.
Traditionally present in the Ottoman and later republican state apparatus much more
than the Kurds, perceived as a privileged rather than a victimized minority, the
Caucasian diaspora looks increasingly less inclined to blend in.
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History of Turkish Republic, Early Republican Turkish History, Circassian Studies, Turkish Studies, Circassians, and 9 moreContemporary Turkey, Contemporary History of Turkey, The North Caucasian and Abkhazian Diasporas, Their Lobbying Organizations in Turkey, Turchia, Circassians and North Caucasus history, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti TArihi, Türkiyede Kafkas Diasporası Ve Türk Dış Politikasına Etkileri, Yakınçağ Tarihi, Cumhuriyet Tarihi, and ÇErkesler
This article is part of a monographic number devoted to the abolition of the Caliphate and analyses three "peripherical" sides of the question: the bewilderment of the Balkan Turks, generally attached to the figure of the Sultan-Caliph;... more
This article is part of a monographic number devoted to the abolition of the Caliphate and analyses three "peripherical" sides of the question: the bewilderment of the Balkan Turks, generally attached to the figure of the Sultan-Caliph; the battle of the anti-Kemalist exiles for a Caliphal, yet liberal and smoothly progressive monarchy; on the contrary, the hostile attitude of the Alevis towards the Sunni Caliphate.
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This long essay is based on the precious funds present in the archives of the Italian Navy and consequently provides new interesting details on the action of our Armed Forces in the Aegean Anatolia in the years 1919-1923 and on the... more
This long essay is based on the precious funds present in the archives of the Italian Navy and consequently provides new interesting details on the action of our Armed Forces in the Aegean Anatolia in the years 1919-1923 and on the developments of the situation in that area. The lack of syntony between Italy and the Allied powers and the harshness of Italo-Greek rivalry come out with particular evidence. The documents i have found and treated provide also a lively socio-anthropological portrait of the local communities.
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The topics of this paper are: the genesis of the Turkish-Soviet 16 March 1921 friendship pact; soviet government's fer that the imperialistic powers could permanently hold the Straits and consequently permanently threat the new socialist... more
The topics of this paper are: the genesis of the Turkish-Soviet 16 March 1921 friendship pact; soviet government's fer that the imperialistic powers could permanently hold the Straits and consequently permanently threat the new socialist state from the Blck Sea; the Lausanne negotiates; the ambiguous attitude of the Turkish delegation, incline to be compliant about the Straits much more than Soviet delegation desired.
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Less known and studied than its military, political and diplomatic aspects, the demographic aspect of the decadence of the Ottoman Empire is not less important. Under unfavourable conditions, the Ottoman state implemented demographic... more
Less known and studied than its military, political and diplomatic aspects, the
demographic aspect of the decadence of the Ottoman Empire is not less important. Under
unfavourable conditions, the Ottoman state implemented demographic engineering in order
to provide decent subsistence and dwelling to the Muslim refugees coming mainly from the
territories seized by the Tsarist Empire and to increase control over the Christian communities.
The greatest (and most tragic) wave of refugees occurred in the years 1862–1864, when the
Tsarist Empire implemented a policy of extermination and expulsion of the native inhabitants
of Western Caucasus. Later, in the memory of the Balkan Christians, these refugees became
villains, as they were the tool of the Ottoman repressions. This long term process includes the
massive killings and bloody resettlement of the Anatolian Armenians in 1915, which must be
viewed not as a sudden starting point, but as a final “perfect storm” caused by the accumulation
of ominous factors.
demographic aspect of the decadence of the Ottoman Empire is not less important. Under
unfavourable conditions, the Ottoman state implemented demographic engineering in order
to provide decent subsistence and dwelling to the Muslim refugees coming mainly from the
territories seized by the Tsarist Empire and to increase control over the Christian communities.
The greatest (and most tragic) wave of refugees occurred in the years 1862–1864, when the
Tsarist Empire implemented a policy of extermination and expulsion of the native inhabitants
of Western Caucasus. Later, in the memory of the Balkan Christians, these refugees became
villains, as they were the tool of the Ottoman repressions. This long term process includes the
massive killings and bloody resettlement of the Anatolian Armenians in 1915, which must be
viewed not as a sudden starting point, but as a final “perfect storm” caused by the accumulation
of ominous factors.
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Ottoman History, Balkan History, Turkey, Ottoman Empire, First World War, and 14 moreHistory of Modern Turkey, Circassians, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, Osmanlı Tarihi, Turchia, Circassians and North Caucasus history, Türkiyede Kafkas Diasporası Ve Türk Dış Politikasına Etkileri, Turkish War of Independance, Çerkes Diasporası, Impero Ottomano, Milli Mücadele, Balkan Tarihi, Milli Mücadele Dönemi, and Circassian Exile
An excursus on ancient famous epidemics, on the discovery of the principle of the immunization in the XVIII century Anatolia and on little epidemics of cholera in the grim Istanbul of the great urbanization.
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This paper deals with the situation of the Caucasian-origined population of Tukey. It focuses on three aspects: the difficult, controversial shaping of its own identity; the experience of the review Jıneps, which aims at connecting the... more
This paper deals with the situation of the Caucasian-origined population of Tukey. It focuses on three aspects: the difficult, controversial shaping of its own identity; the experience of the review Jıneps, which aims at connecting the struggle for the recognizing of the Caucasian identities with a a more general struggle for the democratization of the Turkish society; and the Abkhazians, who, contrarily to the other sides of the Caucasian diaspora, look at Russia as a worthwhile ally.
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A lively and confidential summary on why and how Italy enterd the WWI on the side of the Allied powers and on the psycho-political heritage of this choice.
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Examples of Mediterranean identity in some intellectuals of a basically not Mediterranean people.
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An insight in the rare phases of convergence and friendship among the two states.
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An analysis of the political situation in Turkey and of the structural problems of Turkey after the success of the opposition coalition in the big cities in the administrative pools of Spring 2019.
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A short divertissiment concerning old dresses and current fashion endustry in Central Asia.
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This paper shows and underlines the strongly uncommon approach to WWI of Turkish historiography and public opinion. The WWI is commonly approached as part of a longer continuous turmoil leading to the foundation of Republic (1923) and two... more
This paper shows and underlines the strongly uncommon approach to WWI of Turkish historiography and public opinion. The WWI is commonly approached as part of a longer continuous turmoil leading to the foundation of Republic (1923) and two episodes (Gallipoli battle and the bloody cleansing of the Anatolian Armenians) absorb the better part of interest and intellectual energies. About the latter issue, the recent debate is narrated and discussed in detail.
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A critical assessment of what we know and can suppose on this important religious thinker and politician of late-XIV-early-XV century and his possible followers, a couple of solutions proposed to the scientific community about a couple of... more
A critical assessment of what we know and can suppose on this important religious thinker and politician of late-XIV-early-XV century and his possible followers, a couple of solutions proposed to the scientific community about a couple of unclear informations coming from the sources (for instance, the "church" where Bedreddin is told to have been born in our opinion could be the private chapel of the Chirstian fortress Bedreddin's father had conquered), many philological remarks and final observations on his/their place in modern Turkish culture.
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Ottoman History, Balkan Studies, Balkan History, Islamic Studies, Ottoman Empire, and 13 moreIslam in Turkey, Early modern Ottoman History, Ottoman Balkans, Islamic History, Turkish Islam, Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, Sufism, Bektashism, Islam in the Balkans, Turchia, şeyh Bedreddin, Ottoman Anatolia (1200-1500) Comparative empire, Cultura E Storia Dei Balcani, Impero Ottomano, and Sheikh Bedreddin
The so-called dönmes were (are?) Jews who followed (follows?) the messianic call of Sebbatai (or Shabbatai) Zevi, formally following Sunni Islam; in Turkey they, even more than "normal" Jews, have been classical objects of conspiracy... more
The so-called dönmes were (are?) Jews who followed (follows?) the messianic call of Sebbatai (or Shabbatai) Zevi, formally following Sunni Islam; in Turkey they, even more than "normal" Jews, have been classical objects of conspiracy theories nurtured by ultra-nationalistic and fundamentalist circles. In 1942, in the implementation of the Capital Tax Law, they were for the first and – so far as I know – the last time officially classified as a separate group with a special status. In Ottoman age their main center was Salonica, where they had a great impact on social and economic life, so much so that they were called also Selanikli (Salonicans). In the context of the aforementioned hostile theories, Mustafa Kemal himself (who was born in Salonica) happened to be “accused” of having Jewish origins and/or to be a dönme. Indeed, in late Ottoman age they generally shared progressive views, many were freemason and many (often these same individuals) joined the movement of the “Young Turks”. They were compact towards the “others” and maintained strict secrecy about their religious practices. Therefore the problems scholars generally face in retracing the history of Turkish Jews are far greater with regard to the dönmes.
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This article shows the structural problems of the Turkey shaped by Mustafa Kemal, and so the far and near causes of the success and charisma of the present President of the Republic, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. For years he has been... more
This article shows the structural problems of the Turkey shaped by Mustafa Kemal, and so the far and near causes of the success and charisma of the present President of the Republic, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. For years he has been representing a peaceful and positive revenge of the society on the State, but now, in the frame of the feud with the Gülenist movement, he embodies a deeper anti-intellectual drive. This work argues that one of the consequences of this regressive mentality, matched with the authoritarian involution of Erdoğan's régime, can be a serious qualitative deficit in Turkish ruling class.
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A sympathetic insight in the roots of the art of Chalayan, born as Turkish Cypriot, with basical info on the recent history of the island.
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A synopsis of the military and political events in Palestina, Arabic Peninsula, Persia, around Suez canal: the siege of Kut al-Amara, the Arab rebellion, the beginning of the Allied advance. Compared to the current Western literature,... more
A synopsis of the military and political events in Palestina, Arabic Peninsula, Persia, around Suez canal: the siege of Kut al-Amara, the Arab rebellion, the beginning of the Allied advance. Compared to the current Western literature, this paper is remarkable for the linguistic-philological clarifications it provides.
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The topic of this work is how the Italians of Smyrna, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and some prominent Italian politicians conceived to restore and even reinforce Italian presence and power after the terrible fire which... more
The topic of this work is how the Italians of Smyrna, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and some prominent Italian politicians conceived to restore and even reinforce Italian presence and power after the terrible fire which destroyed large areas of the city immediately after Turkish reconquest. These aims and project were conceived and discussed in the very same days when Fascist party came to power. The sad (for the Italians) reality of the new Turkey is depicted in an unforgettable report of an Italian officer.
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A metaphorical narration of the adventures and misadventures of freedom in Turkey beginning from 1876.
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Translation from Turkish to Italian of an interesting paper focusing the key-role of Bektashiyya.
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Translation from Turkish to Italian of a tale by Mario Levi, who despite his Italian name and surname is a Jewish-Turkish writer. The title Yasak şehir present at the beginning is a completely fake fancy ans wrong counter-translation made... more
Translation from Turkish to Italian of a tale by Mario Levi, who despite his Italian name and surname is a Jewish-Turkish writer. The title Yasak şehir present at the beginning is a completely fake fancy ans wrong counter-translation made by somebody else. The actual title of the tale is Bir şehre gidememek.
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How Turkey has never been able to really compete with Russia for the hegemony on the region.
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A portrait of the great antifascist priest, scholar, professor, thinker.
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This paper provides a critical insight in the uncommon history of the Turkish Jews in the Republican age: called to be testimonials of Turkish tolerance, they have been experiencing more troubles than in Ottoman age and look skeptical and... more
This paper provides a critical insight in the uncommon history of the Turkish Jews in the Republican age: called to be testimonials of Turkish tolerance, they have been experiencing more troubles than in Ottoman age and look skeptical and uncertain about the possibility of real integration.
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A tasty trip, not devoid of social and anthropological observations, in the proto-Turkic and Ottoman food and cuisine.
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A shorter version in Turkish of "E se Fosse Haydn…", “Cenobio”, year L, April-June 2001, pp. 158-169 (see below) with a new appendix on the oratorio “The Seasons”.
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This is a shorter version of "E se Fosse Haydn...", “Cenobio”, year L, April-June 2001, pp. 158-169.
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An analysis of the text of the two peace treaties, a photography of two completely different political and psycological context.
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An analysis of the Turkey-EU relations after the Luxemburg summit in which Turkey had been excluded as candidate country and of the role of Italy, country traditionally favourable to Turkey's accession.
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On a strictly political side Italy's Turkish policy in the years after the WWI was a failure, but the smuggling of weapons, ammunitions and other useful supplies to the Kemalists was a good bargain. This illegal commerce was a nightmare... more
On a strictly political side Italy's Turkish policy in the years after the WWI was a failure, but the smuggling of weapons, ammunitions and other useful supplies to the Kemalists was a good bargain. This illegal commerce was a nightmare for English authorities. At level of secret services Italians and Kemalist established a friendship whose effects will be seen during the WWII.
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This paper focuses how the Young Turk ruling class accepting the leadership of Mustafa Kemal managed to survive and keep power founding a national State and the peculiarities present in this process, an extreme case of priority of the... more
This paper focuses how the Young Turk ruling class accepting the leadership of Mustafa Kemal managed to survive and keep power founding a national State and the peculiarities present in this process, an extreme case of priority of the State on society.
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How Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - in the years Italy was formally at war with Ottoman Empire - tried to protect Italian interests and prepare future colonial rule on part of Anatolia.
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The presence of Atatürk in current political debate and in the eyes of Turkish population: a confidential insight in Turkish society.
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A paper not only on the battle but also on its spiritual and cultural meaning (songs, anecdots...).
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The giant project of a Volga-Don canal prompted by the gran vizier Sokollu Mehmed implied a strategic choice based on the old Turkic space and not on expansion in the Mediterranean. Its failure opened the way to Cyprus war and to Lepanto.
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My first scientific publication. Life and work of one of the most important Ottoman grand viziers. The questionable title was decided by the review board.
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How literary texts can be used for foreign language learning. Examples and exercises.
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A short article on how Lybian war encouraged the little Balkan states to declare war to Ottoman Empire and on Italy's role in the Balkan wars.
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The mobilitation of the different communities of Istanbul and of Ottoman State after the terrible 1908 earthquake.
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Peculiarities and heroes of Turkish and Turkic tales.
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The main contribution foreign scholars can give to the interpretation of Atatürk and Kemalism is encouraging a comparative approach and a scientific perspective.
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The high profile of the literature on Contemporary Turkey in pre-WWII Italian culture, the puzzling fall of interest in the post-WWII period and the reprise in the last decades.
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A punctual comment on /reply to a book by Alberto Asor Rosa about the post-cold war era.
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Reasons and ways of the participation of the Kingdom of Sardinia in the Crimean War: a turning point in the history of Italian Risorgimento.
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I am the co-editor of this follow up of the online international conference held on 30 November 2021. All the contributions, included the preface (and excluded the transcription of the opening speeches), have been revised by external... more
I am the co-editor of this follow up of the online international conference held on 30 November 2021. All the contributions, included the preface (and excluded the transcription of the opening speeches), have been revised by external referees. It is an open access volume. Many of the authors are internationally renowned scholars. Probably it is the first time Caucasian diaspora is included in a comprehensive survey concerning the particular communities of the republic of Turkey.
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Preface 9
Fabio L. Grassi
opening speeches
Tito Marci 15
Alessandro Saggioro 17
chapters
1. Indifference as a treatable disease. Social research,
communication and education as strategies for the pursuit
of human rights 21
Mihaela Gavrila
2. Minorities and diasporas in the Ottoman Empire
and Turkey – an introduction 25
Baskın Oran
3. The Rums: how to save Greek schools of Turkey?
Immigration, arabisation or “folklorization” 31
Samim Akgönül
4. Kurdish language rights, mobilisations, and representations
in the Justice and Development Party’s Era 43
Clémence Scalbert Yücel
5. Armenians in Turkey: from double marginalization
to where? 59
Arus Yumul
6. The Syrian diaspora between resilience and proactivity 79
Emanuela Claudia Del Re
7. The Caucasian diaspora: the struggle for visibility
and recognition 97
Cahit Aslan
8. The Alevis: religious, ethnic or political minority? 115
Martin van Bruinessen
Notes on contributors 143
Below the content:
Preface 9
Fabio L. Grassi
opening speeches
Tito Marci 15
Alessandro Saggioro 17
chapters
1. Indifference as a treatable disease. Social research,
communication and education as strategies for the pursuit
of human rights 21
Mihaela Gavrila
2. Minorities and diasporas in the Ottoman Empire
and Turkey – an introduction 25
Baskın Oran
3. The Rums: how to save Greek schools of Turkey?
Immigration, arabisation or “folklorization” 31
Samim Akgönül
4. Kurdish language rights, mobilisations, and representations
in the Justice and Development Party’s Era 43
Clémence Scalbert Yücel
5. Armenians in Turkey: from double marginalization
to where? 59
Arus Yumul
6. The Syrian diaspora between resilience and proactivity 79
Emanuela Claudia Del Re
7. The Caucasian diaspora: the struggle for visibility
and recognition 97
Cahit Aslan
8. The Alevis: religious, ethnic or political minority? 115
Martin van Bruinessen
Notes on contributors 143
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Armenian Studies, Diasporas, Turkey, Kurdish Question in Turkey, Modern Turkey, and 9 moreMinorities in Turkey, Circassian Studies, Alevism and Sunnism in Turkey, Caucasian Diaspora, Rums In Ottoman Empire, Armenians in Turkey, Greek Orthodox Minorities In Turkey, Circassian Diaspora, and Syrian Refugees in Turkey
English version of my monography (Italian original 2014), a comprehensive account of the origins, the core years and the aftermath of the massacre and forced exodus of the native population of the North-western Caucasus. It contains the... more
English version of my monography (Italian original 2014), a comprehensive account of the origins, the core years and the aftermath of the massacre and forced exodus of the native population of the North-western Caucasus. It contains the full transcriptions of very important documents in French, documents which were since now roughly known or unknown. It presents and discusses also some relevant Italian reports, one of them defining in 1862 Russian operation "war of extermination". The book presents also a conceptualization of this tragedy in comparison with other tragedies commonly acknowledged as genocide.
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Ottoman History, Genocide Studies, Ottoman Empire, Ottoman Balkans, Late Ottoman Period, and 9 moreModern Turkey, Minorities in Turkey, History of Modern Turkey, Circassian Studies, Circassians, Circassian, Adyghe, Abkhaz, Contemporary History of Turkey, Circassians and North Caucasus history, and Circassian Deportation
Reprint by the prominent Turkish publishing house Doğan Kitap of the Turkish version of my biographical book (Italian original 2008).
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Turkey, Modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Atatürk, Ataturk, and 7 moreOttoman and Contemporary Turkish social and cultural history, Contemporary History of Turkey, Atatürk İlke ve İnkılapları, Foreign relationship of Ataturk era, Türkiye Modernleşmesi, Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi, and Atatürkçülük
This is the Turkish version of my book Una Nuova Patria. L’Esodo dei Circassi verso l’Impero Ottomano, Istanbul, ISIS, 2014. Compared to the original Italian version, two chapters are missing: the "Italian Diplomatic Documents", which did... more
This is the Turkish version of my book Una Nuova Patria. L’Esodo dei Circassi verso l’Impero Ottomano, Istanbul, ISIS, 2014. Compared to the original Italian version, two chapters are missing: the "Italian Diplomatic Documents", which did not bring substantial new informations on the main topic, and "Ottoman documents", not necessary for a Turk reader.
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I am the co-editor of this book, which collects several fine contributions on the history of Bulgaria up to present times.
I am the editor of this little book collecting some fine contributions (whose one mine) especially devoted to the teaching and learning of Italian language in Turtkey.
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I am the co-editor of this book, which collects many fine contributions (whose one mine) stemming from a Turkish-Italian conference held in 2005 in Istanbul.
This book puts together in Turkish translation (excepting for an article originally published in Turkish) the better part of my scientific publications on Turkish-Italian relations. My works on Sardinia's participation to Crimean war,... more
This book puts together in Turkish translation (excepting for an article originally published in Turkish) the better part of my scientific publications on Turkish-Italian relations. My works on Sardinia's participation to Crimean war, Garibaldi and his followers in Istanbul, mobilitation in Istanbul after Messina's earthquake, Italy's role in Turkish war of liberation, Italo-French competition in early Turkish Republic time are among them.
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Relaxed and witty explanations and remarks on some of the most intriguing aspects of Turkish language.
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This is the single comprehensive scientific book in Italian on the tragedy of the Circassians in the XIXth Century. On the strictly documentary side, it contains the full transcription of the documents of the Italian consulate in... more
This is the single comprehensive scientific book in Italian on the tragedy of the Circassians in the XIXth Century. On the strictly documentary side, it contains the full transcription of the documents of the Italian consulate in Trebisond and above all of very important documents in French that have been known until now only partly and imperfectly through English reports. The book is not only on the forced exodus of the Circassian but also on their merging in the growing Turkish nation and on the difficult emergence of the recollection of the experienced tragedy in the republican age. Comparisons with and reflexions on the much more known Armenian tragedy are present. Turkish translation published, English translation in progress.
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Ottoman History, Late Ottoman Period, Modern Turkey, History of Turkish Republic, History of Modern Turkey, and 12 moreCircassian Studies, Late Ottoman History, Circassians, History of Russia, Turchia, Circassians and North Caucasus history, Modern Turkey History, Impero Ottomano, Russian Colonialism, Circassian Deportation, Caucaso, and Circassian Diaspora
A collection of contributions on Turkey and Balkans. The most important is a systemathic account and analysis of the investigations led on Turkish public opinion in the years 2002-2009.
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Turkish translation of Atatürk. Il Fondatore della Turchia Moderna [Atatürk. The Founder of Modern Turkey], Roma, Salerno, 2008, 2009, 2010. A comprehensive biography. Preface by Zafer Toprak.
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Political History of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Atatürk, İttihat ve Terakki, Ataturk, and 7 moreBiyografya, Ottoman and Contemporary Turkish social and cultural history, Atatürk İlke ve İnkılapları, History of the Republic of Turkey, Yakınçağ Tarihi, Cumhuriyet Tarihi, Atatürk İlkeleri ve İnkılap Tarihi, and Atatürkçülük
A comprehensive biography of the Turkish national hero and founder of the Republic of Turkey.
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Contemporary History, Political History of Turkey, Kemalism, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Atatürk, and 10 moreSocial History of Contemporary Turkey; Turkish Literature, Kemalism, Modernity and Representation, Contemporary History of Turkey, Atatürk İlke ve İnkılapları, Biographies, Turchia, Storia Contemporanea, Biografie, Kemalist Turkey, and Atatürkçülük
Translation of L’Italia e la Questione Turca 1919-1923. Opinione pubblica e politica estera, Torino Zamorani, 1996 [Italy and the Turkish Question 1919-1923. Public Opinion and Foreign Policy]. See related record card.
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This book was the the first comprehensive study on this issue. It enquires the involvement of Italy in the last step of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. After the WWI from the very beginning Italy acted much more as an adversary... more
This book was the the first comprehensive study on this issue. It enquires the involvement of Italy in the last step of the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire. After the WWI from the very beginning Italy acted much more as an adversary rather than a shareholder of the official allied Turk policy and supported the Turkish national struggle, in the hope to be rewarded in the future. A large trasversal front of public opinion - from the extreme left to the extreme right, including catholics - stood for Turks against English and Greeks. The failure of this soft-colonialist project had serious - before my book quite forgotten - effects in the lack of reputation of liberalism and in the coming to power of Mussolini.
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Diplomatic History, Contemporary History, History of International Relations, History of Modern Turkey, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Tarihi, Jön Türk Hareketi, Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı, and 10 moreStoria Italia Contemporanea, Turchia, History of Italian Foreign Policy, Storia dell'Italia contemporanea, History of Contemporary Italy, History of Public Opinion, Türkiye-İtalya Ilişkileri, History of Turkish Revolution, Turkish Italian Relations, and TÜRK KURTULUŞ SAVAŞI
My review of an important book on D'Annunzio's Fiume enterprise.
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Recensione di un interessante libro di un noto studioso del sufismo turco, pubblicata in "Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni".
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A discussion on Fabio L. Grassi's biography of the national hero and founder of the Republic of Turkey, with replies to some criticism.
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International Conference. Sapienza Università di Roma, Palazzo del Rettorato, Aula Organi Collegiali, 3-6 September / settembre 2018
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Online International Conference conceived and organized by Fabio L. Grassi with dr. Fulvio Bertuccelli's precious help. Held on 23 May 2022.
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International online conference organised by Fulvio Bertuccelli, Mihaela Gavrila and Fabio L. Grassi, Tuesday 30 November 2021.