Turkish Cultural Policy: In Search of a New Model?

Protectionism and rapprochement in Turkish higher music education: An analysis of the mission and vision statements of conservatoires and university music departments in the republic of Turkey

“…nationalist motifs' (Cos¸ar and Ergu¨l, 2015: 107) can be discerned within the same discourse. Discursive ambiguities of this kind are common in Turkey, and present analytical challenges in terms of identifying values or predicting discursive trends (Cos¸ar and Ergu¨l, 2015;Parkinson and Muslu Gardner, 2021;Polo, 2018). Nonetheless, the literature presented here gives some indication of the range of often contradictory values-whether espoused, implicit, or inferred-that characterise cultural and educational discourse in contemporary Turkey.…”

“…Secondly, the current government have called for a cultural renaissance rooted in socially conservative values and Ottoman aesthetics-a vision referred to as 'New Turkey' (Yeni Tu¨rkiye)-and a growing literature has emerged concerning their policy interventions in other domains such as theatre, museums and contemporary art (e.g. Aksoy and S¸eyben, 2015;Polo, 2018). Thirdly, several government figures have in recent years asserted the importance of music in upholding national values (e.g.…”