Universal Journal of History and Culture

Yazarlar: ["Salich TZAMPAZ"]

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DOI:10.52613/ujhc.1173711

Anahtar Kelimeler:Hafıza,İstanbul,Netnografi,Seçilmiş travma,Twitter,Ulus,Yunanistan

Özet: Traumas are inevitable facts in individual life as well as in social life. In this sense, symptoms caused by traumas can be experienced commonly by the members of a social group. That is why members of a nation react simultaneously to problems relating to their identity. In this study, a netnographic analysis was held on the role of losing Istanbul as a ‘chosen trauma’ in shaping Greek national identity by retrieving Tweets via MAXQDA 2020 written on the anniversary of the Losing of Istanbul, on May 29, 2022. ‘Chosen trauma’ mainly refers to a humiliation caused by a ‘large group’ as a result of a big loss such as the losing of Istanbul. Trauma as a psychological term is considered on a social level, especially with collective memory studies which allow nations to be considered as invented communities. In this study, qualitative research was conducted benefiting from netnographic design. Netnography is a qualitative reasearch desigh which combines both the internet and ethnography. In this study, our aim is to reveal how the 'chosen trauma' shapes the Greek national identity. As a result, it was founded that Greek national memory suffers from permanent grief due to the ‘chosen trauma’ caused by Turks and feeling humiliated. Taking into consideration all these facts, there are attitudes taking the effort to overcome the humiliated state of mind by showing themselves in the Tweets as a contest with Turks, usually trying to prove the superiority of the Greek Hellenism against Tourcocracy.

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