THE FEAR AND HATRED OF TURKS IN THE EUROPEANS: STRUGGLES TO LOVE

ALTUN A.

The Journal of International Research, vol.13, no.72, pp.29-34, 2020 (Peer-Reviewed Journal)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 72
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.17719/jisr.10881
  • Journal Name: The Journal of International Research
  • Journal Indexes: ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Index Islamicus, Linguistic Bibliography, Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, Political Science Complete, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.29-34
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Abstract This study examines how Turks are depicted in Howard Barker’s The Europeans: Struggles to Love. Focusing on Europeans’ historical ties with Turks, who posed an immense threat to the future of Europe and Christian world until the seventeenth century, it suggests that very little has changed since then in terms of Europeans’ political relations with Turks with references to contemporary world. Dealing with such issues as freedom, violence, sexuality and history in his plays through which he aims to ‘disturb’ the audience about what is happening in ‘the real world’, Barker indirectly appeals to minds of audience to re-think and re-evaluate all forms of discrimination in contemporary Europe. Keywords Europeans, Turks, Fear, Hatred, East vs West.