REPUBLICAN PERCEPTIONS; TIME AND GÜLCEMAL

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The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations
Issue: 31
REPUBLICAN PERCEPTIONS; TIME AND GÜLCEMAL

REPUBLICAN PERCEPTIONS; TIME AND GÜLCEMAL

Pages : 31-50

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Publication Date : 2000-05-01

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Historically, Amcrican rcaction to ncw rcpublican or democratic govcrnmcnls has bccn favorablc and cvcn enlhusiastic. Did this occur with the cstablishmcnt of hc Turkish Rcpublic in 1923. Two evcnts secm, at first gancc, to indicatc this may have bccn the casc. Onc was the choice of Mustafa Kemal for the cover of an issue of Time Magazine in 1923. The second was the visit of the Turkish-flag ship S.S. Gülcemal to Ne w York in the carly 1920s. Examination of general Amcrican press coverage of the Turkish war for independcnce and the declaration of the Rcpublic indicates otherwise. Negative attitudes tovvard the Turks abound. In the New York Times old stercotypcs persist and enthusiasm for the new Repubic is almost complctcly absent. Nevertheless, careful analysis of the Time magazine story and press coverage of the Gülcemal's arrival reveals a basis for a more positive understanding of Turkey. Bolh the story and the coverage of the Gülcemal hint at the importance "modernity" would have in improving American pcrccptions of the Turkish Rcpublic and also illustrate the critical role public symbols play in the ficld of diplomacy.
Keywords : REPUBLICAN PERCEPTIONS, TIME, GÜLCEMAL

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