Author: Burçe Çelik

The History of Telephony in the Non-West

10 Nov 2014

The History of Telephony in the Non-West
Burçe Çelik Editorial This special issue of CyberOrient deals with the history of telephony in the non-west. Although the comprehensive histories of different media technologies in the west have been well covered in the existing media and history literature, the roles that these imported technologies played in the non-west have not been elaborated in detail. The telephone as a technology of communication took up differing roles in private…

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The Telephone and the Social Struggles in Turkey: An Overview of a Social History of a Communication Technology

10 Nov 2014

The Telephone and the Social Struggles in Turkey: An Overview of a Social History of a Communication Technology
Burçe Çelik Article This essay presents an overview of social history of telephone technology in Turkey, by taking the user-perspective to its center. As part of the set of essays in this special issue dealing with the history of telephony in the non-west, this essay seeks to explore how the telephone has become part of social practices of people, how it has integrated into the social struggles of…

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Reflections on Oral History: Four Cities on the Social History of Telephone Technology in Turkey

10 Nov 2014

Reflections on Oral History: Four Cities on the Social History of Telephone Technology in Turkey
Burçe Çelik, Derya Gurses Tarbuck Comment Throughout the history of the Turkish Republic, the telephone has collectively been perceived as a technology of modernity, progress, wealth and cultural capital. Yet due to a deteriorated infrastructure, which has hindered penetration of the telephone to the entire country, only a small segment of society was able to install a telephone in their private dwellings as well as in their place of business. This…

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