Dr. Özge Özdemir

Associate Fellow

I am in­terested in how political violence is remembered.

In my research, I am con­cerned with the relationship between political violence, memory, and mobility through the case of political exiles from Turkey who had to flee after the 1980 mili­tary coup in Turkey. Relying theoretically on the memory literature, the question I pursue is how a traumatic past marked by poli­tical violence, dis­placement, and exile is remembered and inter­preted today. I also focus on the relationship between memory and mobility by examining how these exiles' memories of trauma and violence moved into a new space and inter­related with a new memory culture.

Research Area Interpretations3.2 Memories of Violence