Trabzon’da Vatansever Olmak: Yerel, Bölgesel ve Ulusal Boyutların Karşılaştırmalı Analizi
Becoming a Patriot in Trabzon: Comparative Analysis of Local, Regional and National Dimensions

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of this study is to investigate patriotism with the mainstream approach, to reveal the difference between nationalism and patriotism local and to analyze what is understood from patriotism in Turkey at local, regional and national level. The focus of the study is Turkey’s Black Sea Region and, in particular, the province of Trabzon. In this context, in order to reach the relevant objectives, 1,622 people in Trabzon mostly consisting of students of Karadeniz Technical University in 2017 were interviewed. The achieved data was analyzed separately under nine categories, including local-patria, nationalism and religiousness, statism, altruism, economic /financial status, bond of citizenship, pluralism, and multiculturalism within the context of soccer /football. Each category was considered as a scale in and of itself, and a ranking was made between them by scoring each region. Our findings reveal that the level of each propositions and level of categories that the Black Sea Region including Trabzon have a more enthusiastic patriotism when compared with the whole of the Turkey. However, it is understood that the local and regional patriotism of the Black Sea Region and Trabzon is significantly a local-patriotism, statist, nationalist, and religious within the context of sport.

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