Myth and Rhetoric of the Turkish Model Exploring Developmental Alter
The volume discusses what the Turkish Model, or Turkish Development Alternative, was and why it was promoted in the Central Asian republics immediately following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. It argues that the Turkish Model was a myth that transfe
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Anita Sengupta
Myth and Rhetoric of the Turkish Model Exploring Developmental Alternatives
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Anita Sengupta Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies Kolkata West Bengal India
ISBN 978-81-322-1764-0 ISBN 978-81-322-1765-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-1765-7 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013958151 © Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS) 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Centre. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
On May 28, 2013, a call went out for people to defend the Gezi Park against bulldozers that had appeared overnight to uproot trees as a first step towards replacing the park with a reconstruction of the historic Taksim Military Barracks demolished in 1940. The initial alert came from Taksim Solidarity, an umbrella platform that had been organized to spearhead movements against transformation projects that characterize the ruling Justice and Development Party’s ( Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi,AKP) urban policy. This includes infrastructural projects like the third Bosphorus Bridge and the Istanbul Canal and the privatization of formerly public spaces like the Gezi Park. What began with a small group of people keeping watch over the trees rapidl
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