Education and Language Policies toward Syrians in the Turkish State: Incorporation of Former Imperial Subjects into the Neo-Ottomanist Political Regime

Autor/inn/en	Nimer, Maissam; Arpacik, Demet
Titel	Education and Language Policies toward Syrians in the Turkish State: Incorporation of Former Imperial Subjects into the Neo-Ottomanist Political Regime
Quelle	In: Comparative Education Review, 67 (2023) 3, S.630-649 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-4086
DOI	10.1086/725440
Schlagwörter	Nationalism; Foreign Countries; Refugees; Arabic; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Ideology; Educational Policy; War; Sociocultural Patterns; Public Officials; Nongovernmental Organizations; Religious Factors; Cultural Influences; Acculturation; Minority Groups; Islam; Turkish; Economic Factors; Political Influences; Educational Philosophy; Language Planning; Turkey; Syria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nationalismus; Ausland; Flüchtling; Arabisch; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ideologie; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Krieg; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Akkulturation; Ethnische Minderheit; Türkisch; Ökonomischer Faktor; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Sprachwechsel; Türkei; Syrien
Abstract	With its imperial past, nationalist tradition, past westernization attempts, inverse orientalism toward populations from the East, and current neo-Ottomanist policies, Turkey presents an interesting case in which to examine the ideologies underlying its education system. Turkish schools began receiving a large number of Syrian refugees following the outbreak of the Syrian War in 2011. How does Turkey seek to absorb these former subjects of the Ottoman empire politically, discursively, and socioculturally into its national body politic, and more specifically into the education system, in light of shifting relations with Arabs and changing representation of the Arabic language and culture? Based on literature review and interviews with Syrians, state officials, and NGO representatives in Istanbul between 2017 and 2020, this study demonstrates that while there is strong emphasis on shared religious and cultural ties, Syrians are still expected to assimilate, similar to other historically minoritized populations in Turkey, albeit with some peculiarities. These peculiarities stem from increased prominence of the Arabic language through the Islamization project of the present government, international funding for the accommodation of refugees, and the economic relations the government seeks with Arab countries. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01