Özet:

Studies on exchange in Turkey mainly include the provisions of the Lozan Treaty on the subject, the legal procedures applied in exchange, the policy of exchange, the economic and demographic changes and the conclusions on the stage of the establishment of the national state. But the studies on the impact of the exchange on future generations are relatively much less. In this article, the topic is discussed on the basis of Norbert Elias’s “process sociology” approach. The aim of the study is to reveal the long-death sociological dynamics of the exchange, which is a very special type of immigration. The field of research is the field where a large number of mutilations are scattered. The investigation was conducted on the basis of the oral testimony of the three mutual generations. The basic findings are: First, the exchangers tried to play an active role in the choice of settlements. Secondly, the main axis of the disputes between local and public exchanges arose from the struggle for sovereignty over economic resources rather than cultural differences. Thirdly, class differences between the mutualists have moved to Turkey with immigration. Fourth, the exchanges have focused more on the mechanisms based on liquacy than on scratch to see social acceptance. Finally, today, the interest in their ancient homeland has been revived among the young generations of exchangers. But this interest is nourished by a kind of nostalgia of rural life, rather than by the political and social dimensions of the subject. Keywords: Lozan Treaty, compulsory population exchange, exchange, dislocation, process sociology, generations.

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Özet:

So far, most of the works on the 1923 population exchange in Turkey have concentrated on the relevant articles of Lausanne Treaty, legal procedures, resettlement policies, demographic and economic factors, and the establishment of the nation state. However, the works dealing with the impact of exchange on future generations are comparatively few. In this paper, this subject is discussed based on the “process sociology” approach pioneered by Norbert Elias. The aim of the study is to reveal the long-term sociologic dynamics of the exchange, which is a very special type of migration. The research area is Niğde where a large number of exchangees settled. The research is carried out on the basis of oral testimonies of the representatives of three generations of exchangees. The essential findings of this research are as follows: First, the exchangees have tried to play an active role in the selection of settlements. Second, the main axis of disputes between local people and exchangees arose from the struggle for sovereignty over economic resources rather than due to cultural differences. Third, class distinctions among exchanges migrated to Turkey too. Fourth, to increase their social acceptance, exchangees gave importance to merit-based mechanisms rather than favouritism. Recently, an interest in their homeland among the younger generations is revived. However, this interest is fed more on some kind of pastoral nostalgia rather than the political and social dimensions of the issue. Keywords: Lausenne treaty, compulsory population exchange, being an exchangee, displacement, sociology of process, generations.