Urban Muslim migrants in Istanbul : identity and trauma among Balkan immigrants / Frances Trix.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trix, Frances, author.

Series:

Library of modern Turkey

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslims--Turkey--Instanbul--History--20th century.

Muslims.

Immigrants--Turkey--Istanbul--History.

Immigrants.

History.

Turkey--Istanbul.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

xxii, 265 pages.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2017.

Summary:

Since the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, approximately two-and-a-half million Muslims living in the Balkans have been forced from their homes. Some fled following World War II, and travelled east by train to Istanbul with no more than a suitcase. And yet 50 years later, one of their migrant associations was second only to the Red Crescent in providing aid to the urban poor of Istanbul. Frances Trix analyses the development of the oldest such association, originally founded to welcome new migrants as they arrived from Skopje after World War II, and shows how Islam is central to its structure and practices. Her wide-ranging study variously focuses on its leadership, the growing role of women in the organization, and the importance of music and poetry in coping with exile. In so doing, she raises wider questions concerning the preservation and articulation of identity amongst migrant communities. Urban Muslim Migrants in Istanbul is a rare ethnography of an Islamic urban group based on extensive archival research and interviews in various languages across Istanbul, Skopje and Kosovo. Trix's unique approach brings a human element to the study of forced migration, conflict and trauma. This is an important book for academics and policymakers interested in the Balkans, the Middle East, Turkey and migration studies. Book jacket.

Contents:

I Becoming a Minority in Our Post-Ottoman Hometown 15

1 The Sultan's Last Visit to Rumeli 21

2 The Home City of Üsküp (Skopje) between the World Wars 47

3 Three Strikes: World War II, State Terrorism, and Communism 73

II Taking the Plunge to a New Homeland 97

4 The Imperial City of Istanbul in a Downward Doze 103

5 The Hometown Association in Istanbul in the Early Years 121

6 The Rumeli Turks Mature in a Time of Coups 153

7 The Rumeli Turks Association Reaches Out 180

8 The Rumeli Dernek Deepens 203.

ISBN:

9781784536091

1784536091

OCLC:

963179318