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{{Infobox School
|name = Herbert Hoover High School
|image = Herbert Hoover High School WV.jpg
|imagesize = 250px
|motto = ''Promoting Achievements and Creating Successes at Herbert Hoover High School''
|established = September, 1963
|type = [[Public school|Public]]
|district = [[Kanawha County School District]]
|grades = 9 - 12
|principal = Roy Jones
|faculty = 69
|colors = [[Scarlet]] & [[Royal Blue]]
|mascot = [[Husky]]
|location = [[Clendenin, West Virginia]]
|website = [http://kcs.kana.k12.wv.us/herberthoover/ Husky Country]
}}


'''Turkish nationalism''' is a political ideology that promotes and glorifies the [[Turkish people]], as either a [[nation]]al, [[ethnic group|ethnic]] or [[linguistic groups|linguistic group]]. Like most forms of [[nationalism]], it usually puts the interests of the state over all others influences, including religious ones.
'''[[Herbert Hoover High School]]''' (commonly abbreviated '''HHHS''') is a [[public high school]] in [[Clendenin, West Virginia|Clendenin]], [[West Virginia]]. The current principal is Mr. Roy Jones, who has been with the school since 2003.


==History of Turkish nationalism==
Herbert Hoover High School claims to be a "magnet school for technology" (i.e. a school to attract students by the use of technology in many classes), but in 2006 Herbert Hoover lost this status.
Turkish nationalism began with the [[Turanian Society]] founded in 1839, followed in 1908 with the Turkish Society, which later expanded into the Turkish Hearth<ref>{{cite encyclopedia
|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/610080/Turkish-Society
|accessdate=2008-07-01
|title=Turkish Society
|encyclopedia=[[Britannica Online Encyclopedia]]
}}</ref> and eventually expanded to include ideologies such as [[Pan-Turanism]] and [[Pan-Turkism]].


The [[Young Turk]] revolution which overthrew Sultan [[Abdul Hamid II]], allowed Turkish nationalism into power, eventually leading to the [[Three Pashas]] control of the late Ottoman government. It is believed that the nationalistic leanings of the [[Young Turks]], [[Enver Pasha]] in particular, is what led the [[Committee of Union and Progress]] to oversee a series of massacres, mass arrests, and deportations against Anatolia's largest non-Muslim Minority in what is known as the [[Armenian Genocide]] during [[World War I]].<ref>Adalian, Rouben Paul. [http://www.armenian-genocide.org/young_turks.html Young Turks and the Armenian Genocide]</ref>
== History ==


After the collapse of the [[Ottoman Empire]], the reformer [[Mustafa Kemal Atatürk]] came to power. Atatürk discouraged the Pan-Turkic ambitions of his predecessors.{{Fact|date=August 2007}} Atatürk introduced Hilaire de Baranton's [[Sun Language Theory]] into Turkish political and educational circles in [[1935]], at the high point of attempts to "cleanse" the Turkish language of foreign influence. Turkish researchers at the time also came up with the idea that Early [[Sumer]]ians were proto-Turks.<ref name=Shay2002>{{cite book
The construction of Herbert Hoover High School was completed in September 1963. It was first renovated in 1970 when the Little Theater was added. The second renovation occurred when Kanawha County Schools implemented the middle school concept in the summer of 1991. A Commons Area and additional classrooms were added at this time as well as additions to the library. Nine portables were placed behind the school to handle the addition of 9th graders.
| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=Dc8ij9DULgwC&pg=PA210&vq=Sumerians&dq=Choreographic+Politics&source=gbs_search_s&sig=ACfU3U2H2Q8liSFE-BF9rqIGEq67dm-StQ
| author = Shay, Anthony
| year = 2002
| page = 210
| isbn = 0819565210
| publisher = Wesleyan University Press
| title = Choreographic Politics: State Folk Dance Companies, Representation, and Power
}}</ref>


==Modern Turkish nationalism==
The Flood of 1997, which washed away part of the bank behind the school and put three inches of water throughout the building, brought about the renovation of the gym and some of the portables. Another flood occurred in the summer of 1998 and resulted in some minor damage to the gym floor. A new auxiliary gym was added in 2002.


[[Article 301 (Turkish penal code)|Article 301]] of the Turkish penal code, which is perceived as being contrary to notion of [[freedom of speech]], states "''A person who explicitly insults being a Turk, the Republic or Turkish Grand National Assembly, the penalty to be imposed shall be imprisonment for a term of six months to three years.''"<ref>{{cite web
The library was again renovated in 1998 to make room for one of the new WV Success Computer Labs. Other labs were added, eventually, bringing the total to seven labs. Then several labs were taken away to make room for more classrooms, decreasing the total number of labs to three and one mobile lab. A Distance Learning Lab was implemented in 2003.
|url=http://www.tbmm.gov.tr/kanunlar/k5759.html
|accessdate=2008-07-01
|title=Kanun No. 5759
|publisher=Turkish Grand National Assembly, official Web site
|date=2008-04-30
|language=Turkish
}}</ref> It also states that "''Expressions of thought intended to criticize shall not constitute a crime.''"


There have been recent indications that Turkey may abandon or modify Article 301, after the embarrassment suffered by some high profile cases.<ref>{{cite news
In 2001, the county removed three of the nine portables. Two others were moved out during the summer of 2002. Yet another two were removed during the summer of 2006. The only one that remains is used for the Junior ROTC program.
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4565466.stm
|title=Turkey insult law 'may be dumped'
|accessdate=2008-07-01
|work=[[BBC News]]
|date=2005-12-28
}}</ref> Nationalists within the judicial system, intent on derailing [[Accession of Turkey to the European Union|Turkey's full admission into the European Union]], have used Article 301 to initiate trials against people like Nobel-prize-winning Turkish novelist [[Orhan Pamuk]], the Turkish novelist [[Elif Şafak]], and the late [[Hrant Dink]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav121605.shtml|title=Freedom-of-Expression Court Cases in Turkey Could Hamper Ankara’s EU Membership Bid|first= Yigal | last= Schleifer |date=2005-12-16|accessdate = 2007-04-13}}</ref>


In May 2007, a law was put into effect allowing Turkey to block Web sites that are deemed insulting to Atatürk.<ref>{{cite news
== Criticism ==
|url=http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=72465
|accessdate=2008-07-01
|date=2007-05-07
|work=AFP
|title=Turkey adopts law to block 'insulting' websites
|publisher=[[Turkish Daily News]]
}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Anatolianism]]
* [[Grey Wolves]]
* [[Greek nationalism]]


==References==
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==Further reading==
[[Category:Kanawha County, West Virginia]]
* {{cite journal
[[Category:High schools in West Virginia|Herbert Hoover]]
| quotes =
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1963]]
| last = Çetin
| first = Zafer M.
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| date =
| year = 2004
| month = October
| title = Tales of past, present, and future: mythmaking and nationalist discourse in Turkish politics
| journal = Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs
| volume = 24
| issue = 2
| pages = 347–365
| issn =
| pmid =
| doi = 10.1080/1360200042000296708
| id =
| url =
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* {{cite journal
| quotes =
| last = Poulton
| first = Hugh
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| date =
| year = 1999
| month = May
| title = The struggle for hegemony in Turkey: Turkish nationalism as a contemporary force
| journal = Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans
| volume = 1
| issue = 1
| pages = 15–31
| issn =
| pmid =
| doi = 10.1080/14613199908413984
| id =
| url =
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* {{cite journal
| quotes =
| last = Uslu
| first = Emrullah
| authorlink =
| coauthors =
| date =
| year = 2008
| month = March
| title = Ulusalcılık: The Neo-nationalist Resurgence in Turkey
| journal = Turkish Studies
| volume = 9
| issue = 1
| pages = 73–97
| issn =
| pmid =
| doi = 10.1080/14683840701814018
| id =
| url =
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.turania.com Turanian Community] Turanian Community
* [http://www.hunturk.net Turkcu and Turanist Forum] Turkish Nationalist Community

[[Category:Anti-Armenianism]]
[[Category:Nationalism by country or region|Turkey]]
[[Category:Turkish political movements]]

[[el:Τουρκικός Εθνικισμός]]

Revision as of 04:01, 11 October 2008


Turkish nationalism is a political ideology that promotes and glorifies the Turkish people, as either a national, ethnic or linguistic group. Like most forms of nationalism, it usually puts the interests of the state over all others influences, including religious ones.

History of Turkish nationalism

Turkish nationalism began with the Turanian Society founded in 1839, followed in 1908 with the Turkish Society, which later expanded into the Turkish Hearth[1] and eventually expanded to include ideologies such as Pan-Turanism and Pan-Turkism.

The Young Turk revolution which overthrew Sultan Abdul Hamid II, allowed Turkish nationalism into power, eventually leading to the Three Pashas control of the late Ottoman government. It is believed that the nationalistic leanings of the Young Turks, Enver Pasha in particular, is what led the Committee of Union and Progress to oversee a series of massacres, mass arrests, and deportations against Anatolia's largest non-Muslim Minority in what is known as the Armenian Genocide during World War I.[2]

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the reformer Mustafa Kemal Atatürk came to power. Atatürk discouraged the Pan-Turkic ambitions of his predecessors.[citation needed] Atatürk introduced Hilaire de Baranton's Sun Language Theory into Turkish political and educational circles in 1935, at the high point of attempts to "cleanse" the Turkish language of foreign influence. Turkish researchers at the time also came up with the idea that Early Sumerians were proto-Turks.[3]

Modern Turkish nationalism

Article 301 of the Turkish penal code, which is perceived as being contrary to notion of freedom of speech, states "A person who explicitly insults being a Turk, the Republic or Turkish Grand National Assembly, the penalty to be imposed shall be imprisonment for a term of six months to three years."[4] It also states that "Expressions of thought intended to criticize shall not constitute a crime."

There have been recent indications that Turkey may abandon or modify Article 301, after the embarrassment suffered by some high profile cases.[5] Nationalists within the judicial system, intent on derailing Turkey's full admission into the European Union, have used Article 301 to initiate trials against people like Nobel-prize-winning Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, the Turkish novelist Elif Şafak, and the late Hrant Dink.[6]

In May 2007, a law was put into effect allowing Turkey to block Web sites that are deemed insulting to Atatürk.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Turkish Society". Britannica Online Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  2. ^ Adalian, Rouben Paul. Young Turks and the Armenian Genocide
  3. ^ Shay, Anthony (2002). Choreographic Politics: State Folk Dance Companies, Representation, and Power. Wesleyan University Press. p. 210. ISBN 0819565210.
  4. ^ "Kanun No. 5759" (in Turkish). Turkish Grand National Assembly, official Web site. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  5. ^ "Turkey insult law 'may be dumped'". BBC News. 2005-12-28. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  6. ^ Schleifer, Yigal (2005-12-16). "Freedom-of-Expression Court Cases in Turkey Could Hamper Ankara's EU Membership Bid". Retrieved 2007-04-13.
  7. ^ "Turkey adopts law to block 'insulting' websites". AFP. Turkish Daily News. 2007-05-07. Retrieved 2008-07-01.

Further reading

  • Çetin, Zafer M. (2004). "Tales of past, present, and future: mythmaking and nationalist discourse in Turkish politics". Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. 24 (2): 347–365. doi:10.1080/1360200042000296708. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |quotes= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Poulton, Hugh (1999). "The struggle for hegemony in Turkey: Turkish nationalism as a contemporary force". Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans. 1 (1): 15–31. doi:10.1080/14613199908413984. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |quotes= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  • Uslu, Emrullah (2008). "Ulusalcılık: The Neo-nationalist Resurgence in Turkey". Turkish Studies. 9 (1): 73–97. doi:10.1080/14683840701814018. {{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |quotes= and |coauthors= (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

External links

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