What is Turkism According to Ziya Gökalp? | Audiobook 🎙️📚
"What is Turkism? How is a nation defined?"
In this short audiobook clip, we present a pivotal section from Ziya Gökalp's seminal work, "The Principles of Turkism." According to Gökalp, the Turkish nation is defined not merely by racial lineage, but by unity in language, culture, and education.
This segment seeks answers to fundamental questions such as:
• What is a nation?
• Who is a Turkist?
• Is culture or bloodline the essential element?
• How are the boundaries of the Turkish nation drawn?
The intellectual foundations of Turkism, the historical development of the concept of nationhood, and the classification of different nationalist theories are highlighted in this excerpt.
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Analysis & Narration: Prof. Dr. Aygün Akyol
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