Difference between revisions of "Hemṣehricilik (Turkey)"

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|style="font-size:1.1em;"| In Turkey, ''hemșehricilik'' is a practice of preferential treatment of people of the same origins by doing favours to those ‘near and dear’. ''Hemșehri'' refers to people who come from the same location (composed of ‘''hem''’, same or alike, and ‘''șehir''’, city). ''Hemșehrilik'' indicates the state of being ''hemșehri'' with someone else, while with the derivational affix of ‘''ci''’, the expression refers to an occupation or a practice established from this state. ''Hemșehricilik'' denotes the basic notion of belonging in Turkey.  

|style="font-size:1.1em;"| In Turkey, ''hemșehricilik'' is a practice of preferential treatment of people of the same origins by doing favours to those ‘near and dear’. ''Hemșehri'' refers to people who come from the same location (composed of ‘''hem''’, same or alike, and ‘''șehir''’, city). ''Hemșehrilik'' indicates the state of being ''hemșehri'' with someone else, while with the derivational affix of ‘''ci''’, the expression refers to an occupation or a practice established from this state. ''Hemșehricilik'' denotes the basic notion of belonging in Turkey.  

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''Hemșehricilik'' is similar to a number of practices from other parts of the world that rely on collective identity formed through a consideration of a geographical location. For example, the Kazakh practice of [[Rushyldyq]] is defined as a ‘strong feeling of sub-ethnic identity with and loyalty to one’s ''ru''’, a group sharing a territory and united by actual or fictive kinship. In southern Tajikistan, the village identities resemble ''hemșehricilik'' in forming a collective identity based on prioritising a central geographical origin to form useful social networks (Boboyorov 2013: 126; see also [[:Category:Traps of identity|Traps of identity]], [[:Category: Kinship lock-in |Kinship lock-in]] and [[:Category: Closed community lock-in|Closed community lock-in]]). In Russia, people of the same origins are called [[zemlyaki]], in South Korea a similar phenomenon is known as [[yongo]]. Concepts referring to shared origins, such as the locality or region, are common worldwide. Practices of giving preferential treatment to a person of the same origins may differ significantly in spread and public perception. In Turkey, the name of the practice is widely used and commonly acceptable, which suggests that the practice is particularly significant.  

''Hemșehricilik'' is similar to a number of practices from other parts of the world that rely on collective identity formed through a consideration of a geographical location. For example, the Kazakh practice of [[Rushyldyq]] is defined as a ‘strong feeling of sub-ethnic identity with and loyalty to one’s ''ru''’, a group sharing a territory and united by actual or fictive kinship. In southern Tajikistan, the village identities resemble ''hemșehricilik'' in forming a collective identity based on prioritising a central geographical origin to form useful social networks (Boboyorov 2013: 126; see also [[:Category:Traps of identity|Traps of identity]], [[:Category: Kinship lock-in |Kinship lock-in]] and [[:Category: Closed community lock-in|Closed community lock-in]]). In Russia, people of the same origins are called [[zemlyaki]], in South Korea a similar phenomenon is known as [[yongo]]. Concepts referring to shared origins, such as the locality or region, are common worldwide. Practices of giving preferential treatment to a person of the same origins may differ significantly in spread and public perception. In Turkey, the name of the practice is widely used and commonly acceptable, which suggests that the practice is particularly significant.