Le discours mémoriel ottoman au musée naval d’Istanbul by Juliette Dumas

“…Two main topics appear: the articulation of a Turkish-Ottoman-Istanbul synthesis and, the promotion of a power discourse concerning the Ottoman-Turkish naval forces. The narrative treatment of history remains deeply traditional presented from the top down with emphasis on heroic figures, epic battles and chronological histories loaded with important dates and tainted with strong nationalistic opinion. …”
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