The “glitch” of Rabia monuments: a semiotic analysis of July 15 monuments in Turkey

Author:

Üngür ErdemORCID

Abstract

AbstractAfter the coup attempt on July 15, 2016, the Turkish state started to produce a new official history of the event as a narrative of popular resistance against a military coup for the sake of democracy. This narrative with a religious aura was supported by “democracy watch” meetings and new commemoration days, museums, and monuments across Turkey. It was based on four concepts, symbolized by theRabiasign: one nation, one homeland, one flag, and one state. However, the use of the Rabia sign has fallen from grace recently, creating a critical gap or “glitch” in the mnemonic infrastructure. This paper offers a visual categorization of July 15 monuments across Turkey and positions them in the historiography of Turkish national monuments. Finally, Rabia monuments are analyzed as a case study to show part of the complex (trans)national narratives of the “New Turkey.”

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Subject

Economics and Econometrics,Sociology and Political Science,History,Cultural Studies

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