NOTORIOUS SUBJECTS, INVISIBLE CITIZENS: NORTH CAUCASIAN RESISTANCE TO THE TURKISH NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN NORTHWESTERN ANATOLIA, 1919–23

• Published in: International journal of Middle East studies Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 89 - 108
• Main Author: Gingeras, Ryan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, USA Cambridge University Press 01-02-2008
• Subjects: Citizens; Diasporas; Elites; Europe; Intervention; Middle East; Military recruitment; Mobilization; Muslims; National movements; Nationalism; Nationalist movements; Ottoman Empire; Political conditions; Political science; Rebellions; Regional studies; Separatism; Shifting Allegiances during Times of Change; Treason; Turkey; War; White people; Whites
• ISSN: 0020-7438; 1471-6380
• DOI: 10.1017/S0020743807080105

For contemporary Istanbulites, a trip south, across the Sea of Marmara, poses nothing exceptional or treacherous. The southern shore is often a day-trip destination for those seeking to relax or sightsee in the port towns of Yalova or Çanakkale. The Marmara's southern coast is also a stop on the road to warmer, more comfortable climes farther south, such as the holiday resorts of Kuşadası or Foça. The region stands in sharp contrast to the farthest reaches of eastern Anatolia, such as Van, Diyarbakir, or Mardin, where an insurgency by Kurdish guerrillas continues to claim lives.