Alienation of the order (opens original article in a new tab)

A posthumous book by Turkish professor Idris Küçükömer analyzes the economic and historical factors behind the intellectual-bureaucratic elite's alienation from the people in the late Ottoman period and early Turkish Republic, emphasizing the impact of Westernization and the failure of reformist initiatives.

• The book examines the economic dynamics of the late Ottoman period and early Turkish Republic, focusing on the intellectual-bureaucratic elite's detachment from the people.
• It discusses how Westernization led to a false positioning, causing alienation from both the elite's own interests and the population.
• The author highlights the historical roots of the elite's separation from society, linking it to the persistence of traditionalist and reformist factions.