The Korean War in Turkish Culture and Society

This book explores the important role that the Korean War played in Turkish culture and society in the 1950s. Despite the fact that fewer than 15,000 Turkish soldiers served in Korea, this study shows that the Turkish public was exposed to the war in an unprecedented manner, considering the relatively small size of the country’s military contribution. It examines how the Turkish people understood the war and its causes, how propaganda was used to ‘sell’ the war to the public, and the impact of these messages on the Turkish public. Drawing on literary and visual sources, including archival documents, newspapers, protocols of parliamentary sessions, books, poems, plays, memoirs, cartoons and films, the book shows how the propaganda employed by the state and other influential civic groups in Turkey aimed to shape public opinion regarding the Korean War. It explores why this mattered to Turkish politicians, viewing this as instrumental in achieving the country’s admission to NATO, and whyit mattered to Turkish people more widely, seeing instead a war in the name of universal ideas of freedom, humanity and justice, and comparing the Turkish case to other states that participated in the war.Author: Solomonovich, Nadav,author Contributors: Solomonovich, Nadav,author Binding: paperback Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Edition: 1st ed. 2021 Published/Release Date: 16 Oct 2022 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Author/Director/Artist: Nadav Solomonovich Dimension (cm): 210x148x14 mm Package Dimension (cm): 16x209x147 mm Item Weight (g): 332 Package Weight (g): 323