Surname narratives and the state-society boundary: Memories of Turkey's family name law of 1934

Turkoz explores the popular reception of Turkey's Surname Law of June 1934 by examining family name narratives elicited in interviews, official documents from the Turkish state archives, and visual and written material from popular media. The Surname Law was one of the last of a series of moder...

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Published in:	Middle Eastern studies Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 893 - 908
Main Author:	Turkoz, Meltem
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Routledge 01-11-2007 Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Archives & records Children Ethnicity Families & family life Family Family law Family names Fathers Given names Identity Kanuns Languages Law Legislation Middle Eastern studies Muslims Names Narratives Personal names Social history State Society Relationship State-society relations Surname Turkey Turkey
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Summary:	Turkoz explores the popular reception of Turkey's Surname Law of June 1934 by examining family name narratives elicited in interviews, official documents from the Turkish state archives, and visual and written material from popular media. The Surname Law was one of the last of a series of modernizing and secularizing measures that loosened the new republic's ties to its imperial past and a broader Islamic geography. In November 1934, the Turkish parliament passed two other laws related to surnames and appellations.
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ISSN:	0026-3206 1743-7881
DOI:	10.1080/00263200701568253