{"id":1061,"date":"2026-09-09T16:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/?page_id=1061"},"modified":"2026-09-10T12:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T12:37:25","slug":"neo-ottoman-new-turkey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/index.php\/neo-ottoman-new-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Neo Ottoman – New Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The photobook Neo Ottoman \u2013 New Turkey<\/em> is now available.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To order:<\/strong>
Order the book via Shopier<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If we are to speak of the spirit of the times, how should we describe the era we are living through?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nostalgia for the past, a desire for revival? \u201cCrazy\u201d projects and an obsession with grandeur? A continuity linking the present to the past, invented histories and manufactured epics?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these, and more, are building blocks in the reconstruction of a conservative identity. The narrative woven around this identity draws its strength from a symbolic notion of the ancestors. It promises a \u201clocal and national\u201d future equipped with the latest technology, while transforming trends with \u201cforeign roots\u201d into acceptable tastes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neo Ottoman \u2013 New Turkey<\/strong><\/em> is about the nationalist and Islamic-conservative wave that has become increasingly visible over the past two decades. From shop names to fashion, accessories to television series, it traces references to the Ottoman past and the symbolism created through flags, imperial monograms and architecture. It follows the struggle between the \u201cOld\u201d and the \u201cNew\u201d Turkey as it unfolds through these symbols in public space, and ultimately asks:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What kinds of lives are lived within the dreams we encounter on the streets, in public squares, on television, in short, everywhere?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photographs:<\/strong> Murat Bergi
Editor:<\/strong> Altan Bal
Texts:<\/strong> Nagehan Tokdo\u011fan, Altan Bal
Book Design:<\/strong> Ekin I\u015f\u0131m
Printing:<\/strong> Ofset Yap\u0131mevi
Languages:<\/strong> Turkish & English
Dimensions:<\/strong> 24 \u00d7 29.4 cm
Pages:<\/strong> 124
Edition:<\/strong> 500 copies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The photobook Neo Ottoman \u2013 New Turkey is now available. To order:Order the book via Shopier If we are to speak of the spirit of the times, how should we describe the era we are living through? Nostalgia for the past, a desire for revival? \u201cCrazy\u201d projects and an obsession with grandeur? A continuity linking the present […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1061","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1061"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1152,"href":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1061\/revisions\/1152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.muratbergi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}