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Item Being an Armenian in Anatolia: narratives of loss and recuperation(Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.) Özden, Can.; Öztürkmen, Arzu,This thesis, which is based on an oral history research with Armenians who have migrated from Anatolia to Istanbul in the last few decades, investigates the formation of Armenian identity in the present. As there are no official records about Armenians living in Anatolia and those who had converted to Islam after the genocide and as recent studies are very limited in number, the most important document becomes oral history narratives. Analyzing Armenians’ lived experiences, memories and postmemories in narratives, this thesis argues that the Armenian identity is associated with resistance against the state and societal norms. Yet this resistance takes multiple meanings and forms. It is indeed subjects’ gender, social class and local identity that largely determine how they tell their stories of resistance and against whom they should resist. Conversion, marriage and migration emerge as main strategies of Armenians in Anatolia to survive and protect their identity. Furthermore, this thesis shows that the 1915 stands as the origin of familial histories and personal life stories as due to the genocide many Armenians today cannot trace their genealogy in the pre-1915 era and as they start telling their life stories with the 1915. This thesis, therefore, argues that the 1915 is not simply a date that points to a specific time in history but an era in which Armenians still live. Accordingly this thesis looks at how some major events that occurred after the genocide such as confiscation of Armenian properties, the Democrat Party’s election victory, September 6-7, the emergence of ASALA and assassination of Hrant Dink are experienced and narrated by Armenians.Item Photography and the deportation of Ottoman Armenians during the first World War(Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2018., 2018.) Gülersönmez, İrem.; Ersoy, Ahmet.This thesis examines the photographic archive of the deportation of Ottoman Armenians during the First World War. The central objective of the thesis is to approach the photographs in question not solely as historiographical tools standing in as evidence for the truth of the event, or representing the totality of it, but in the comprehension of photography’s affective power and persuasive capacity, that could enhance the understanding of trauma and memory of the Catastrophe. Through this intention, it uncovers the connection amid different sources to demonstrate that the evidential value of photography played a crucial role in representation, memory and remembrance. In this regard, through examining the dissemination and circulation of these photographs in the European and American press, it aims to comprehend the capacity of photography that is effectively used for propaganda and the legitimization of violence. The diplomatic correspondence between the German vice consul of Erzurum, the German embassy of Istanbul and the local authorities, as well as third hand and victim testimonies provide a historical context for the analysis of the photographs from the deportations in Erzurum. As these photographs were rarely utilized for the representation of the deportations, this thesis explores the problems of conventional aesthetic standards in iconic representation and suggests to look at these images through a theoretical conception of time and death for a wider understanding of its connection to the Catastrophe.Item The aftermath of the deportation: the Armenian population after the great war and the Jamanak daily(Thesis (M.A.) - Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in the Social Sciences, 2014., 2014.) Şekeryan, Ari.; Deringil, Selim,The aim of this thesis is to explore what the Ottoman Armenians had experienced after the forced deportation which was ordered by the Ottoman government. In recent historiography, the vast majority of the academic studies shed light mainly on the Armenian deportation, focusing on the facts that make the events whether a genocide or a simple relocation. This thesis is motivated by a curiosity to fulfill the absence in the recent historiography of what native Armenians had suffered just after the deportation and what they had witnessed in Anatolia. It is largely based on the articles published in the Jamanak daily which had an uninterrupted print run during and after the wartime. After examining the Armenian existence in Anatolia before the war and the wartime events that drastically reshaped the Armenian community in the first chapter, the thesis focuses on the effects of Armistice of Mudros in the Armenian and Ottoman communities in the second chapter and then analyzes the general mood of the Armenian community after the Great War in the third chapter by reflecting the articles and reports published in the Jamanak daily mainly in 1918-1919, thus just after the ceasefire agreement. The consequence of the research carried out within this thesis show that the Armenian community continued suffering pain after the deportation because of the lack of sufficient assistance and of the political chaos and uncertainness. With this aspect, this thesis has been a modest contribution to the already established historiography.