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“We Have Mountains Too, Che Guevara”: Latin American Influence on the Radicalization of the 1968 Generation in Turkey

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radar:r-466c78394cda83097b5c485904fac05a

Auteurs

Barış Yörümez

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—

Langue déclarée

en

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COUV

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2026-11-13T08:55:52.292261+00:00

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2026-11-13T08:55:52.292261+00:00

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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid = Autonomous University of Madrid

Résumé documentaire — langue originale

The chapter investigates the impact Latin American guerrilla movements had on the radicalization of the Turkish leftist youth in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite the geographical distance and evident cultural differences, Latin American revolutionary movements and struggles, in particular the Cuban revolution, made a lasting impression in Turkey due to the perceived similarities between the two regions in terms of political and socio-emotional conditions. In particular, the chapter focuses on how the news about the death of Che Guevara coincided with the growing tensions between the socialist youth and state forces, leading to a growing interest in and admiration for armed resistance movements in Latin America. The figure of the heroic Latin American revolutionary guerrilla defying “Yankee” imperialism in its backyard inspired aspiring Turkish leftists to take up arms to bring a revolution to the country. Tragically, the widespread conviction of the necessity of armed revolution would lead to near-civil war conditions, resulting in brutal martial law in 1971 and eventually a coup d’état in 1980. Emphasizing the global reach of the Latin American influence in the hearts and minds of the 1968 generation in Turkey, the chapter not only testifies to the multi-centred nature of the Cold War but also highlights the importance of the ideas and feelings with regard to South-South solidarity in the making of the anti-imperialistic and counter-hegemonic movements across the Global South.

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DOI

10.1163/9789004755253_011

HAL

hal-05690773

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