Abstract
This study examines the portrayal of Africa in the Turkish collective memory by analyzing its depiction in Turkish textbooks. 79 social sciences and humanities textbooks were analyzed in K-12 textbooks in the 2019-2020 academic year. The textbooks depict Africa as a region plagued by poverty, hunger, malnutrition, thirst, wars, and conflicts. Turkish textbooks attribute all these problems to the ambitions and actions of Western states. The textbooks also emphasize the development of science, technology, and philosophy during the Islamic rule in Africa, depicting Turks and Muslims as helping the development of Africa and winning the hearts of Africans while portraying Westerners as exploiting Africa and mistreating Africans.
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Africa textbooks Türkiye Ottoman discourse analysisShare
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- Authors: Zafer Çelik, Prof. Dr., Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi
- Year: 2025 (June) / Volume: 3 / Issue: 1
- Page: 31-46
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