The article discusses Turkey's encounters with global fascism

What is it about?

The present paper explores this generally overlooked dimension and argues that even the limited research on fascism in Turkey has been mainly done from comparative perspectives. This dominant methodological approach has long prevailed the field and diverted scholarly attention from the essence of the problem.

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Why is it important?

It explores the problem by not identifying similarities and differences of the Unionism of the Young Turks era and Kemalism with their contemporary totalitarian currents; instead, the analysis will be mainly limited to the Turkish context and practices in order to trace the local manifestations of “global fascism”. It argues that there is a compelling continuity of totalitarian ideological and political practices between the Young Turks and the Kemalists.