(Re)considering Turkish Theatre in the Republic’s Centenary

Editor	İhsan Kerem Karaboğa, Nihan Şentürk
(Re)considering Turkish Theatre in the Republic’s Centenary was prepared to pay tribute to the memories of our invaluable master academicians, who have contributed greatly to the shaping of the history of our theatre and our collective theatrical memory, and who are no longer with us. Following in the footsteps of books written for important anniversaries such as 50 Years of Turkish Theatre and Turkish Theatre in the 75th Year of the Republic, the aim was to assess the 100th anniversary with a focus on the republic’s theatre history and leave a lasting source for future generations to celebrate upcoming anniversaries. However, a different approach was taken in the shaping of this book compared to previous ones. First, instead of the usual chronological historiography, thematic headings that could be considered vital in defining the characteristics of theatre were selected for research. In this way, section titles such as Stages-Troupes-Audiences, Education-Institutionalization, Genres-Repertoires, and Tradition-Transition emerged. For each section, an effort was made to focus on topics that had not been sufficiently explored or addressed previously under those thematic headings in theatre research. On the other hand, in order to increase the international recognition of Turkish theatre among researchers and to expand international publications on Republican Theatre, it was decided to publish the book in English. The book in your hands came to life thanks to the patient support of our dear researcher colleagues who responded to the collective production call made by the Department of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy at Istanbul University Faculty of Letters, and it was finalized with their contributions.
Subjects	Theater

Editor

(Re)considering Turkish Theatre in the Republic’s Centenary was prepared to pay tribute to the memories of our invaluable master academicians, who have contributed greatly to the shaping of the history of our theatre and our collective theatrical memory, and who are no longer with us. Following in the footsteps of books written for important anniversaries such as 50 Years of Turkish Theatre and Turkish Theatre in the 75th Year of the Republic, the aim was to assess the 100th anniversary with a focus on the republic’s theatre history and leave a lasting source for future generations to celebrate upcoming anniversaries.

However, a different approach was taken in the shaping of this book compared to previous ones. First, instead of the usual chronological historiography, thematic headings that could be considered vital in defining the characteristics of theatre were selected for research. In this way, section titles such as Stages-Troupes-Audiences, Education-Institutionalization, Genres-Repertoires, and Tradition-Transition emerged. For each section, an effort was made to focus on topics that had not been sufficiently explored or addressed previously under those thematic headings in theatre research. On the other hand, in order to increase the international recognition of Turkish theatre among researchers and to expand international publications on Republican Theatre, it was decided to publish the book in English.

The book in your hands came to life thanks to the patient support of our dear researcher colleagues who responded to the collective production call made by the Department of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy at Istanbul University Faculty of Letters, and it was finalized with their contributions.

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Theater

Kantocu Women: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Changing Practises from the Late Ottoman Period to the Republic of Türkiye

Dila Okuş

DOI :10.26650/B/AH13.2025.002.004

P. 48-60

E-ISBN	978-605-07-1784-6
Publisher	Istanbul University Press
Publish Date	30.04.2025
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(Re)considering Turkish Theatre in the Republic’s Centenary

(Re)considering Turkish Theatre in the Republic’s Centenary

TABLE OF CONTENTS AND LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

The Function of Private Enterprise in Promoting Free Speech and Innovating New Forms in Turkish Theatre during the Republic’s Centenary

A Panoramic Journey Through Türkiye’s Touring Theatrical Landscape

The Shadow Side of Our History of Theatre: University Theatres in the Second Half of the Republic

Kantocu Women: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of Changing Practises from the Late Ottoman Period to the Republic of Türkiye

Theatre Criticism in the Republican Era

Metin And as a Ballet Critic

Official Regulations on School Plays in the Early Republican Period

Ethical Regime in the Early Republican Theatre

National Theatre Historiography in Türkiye and the Determining Factors for Historians’ Choices (1923-1980)

Shakespeare and Intertextuality in Turkish Theatre

Nationalist Affection in the Theatre Plays of the People’s Houses Period (1932-1951)

Between Forgetting and Remembering: The Memory of the 1990s in Turkish Playwriting

Interventions of the Body on the Theatrical Stage

Metadrama in Turkish Theatre: Self-Consciousness, Embarrassment and the Hijab

Islam and Performance: Theatricality of Post-Tariqa Sufi Creativity

The Struggle of the Modern Armenian Theatre for Existence on the Threshold of the Centenary

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