Ferite aperte. Riflessioni sulle relazioni tra cultura e politica in Turchia a margine degli eventi del Gezi Parkı

Abstract

In Turkey the historical process of political and social change has always seen the involvement of intellectuals, writers and academics. Starting from the most recent events of Gezi Parkı protests, in Istanbul and across Turkey throughout June 2013, this article investigates the role and strategies of Turkish intellectuals and writers in challenging authoritarianism and nationalism on one side, and promoting democratization and freedom rights on the other. Through their mobilization and activism and on a literary level through new tendencies disrupting the national literary canon, intellectuals and writers keep an eye on Turkish politics and question nationalism, the controversial past of the Turkish republic and the collective traumas and memories of the nation.