

“Mesopotamia and the Garden of Civilizations” — Patrick C. Lewis & José Rafael Medeiros Coelho
This article explores how public life unfolds in the diverse Turkish border provinces of Mardin and Hatay. It reveals how everyday actors and institutions navigate and reshape social solidarities and differences across ethnic, religious, and political lines. Challenging state-centered narratives, the authors highlight how competing ideas of belonging shape vibrant, contested public cultures in Turkey’s borderlands.
“Mesopotamia and the Garden of Civilizations” — Patrick C. Lewis & José Rafael Medeiros Coelho
This article explores how public life unfolds in the diverse Turkish border provinces of Mardin and Hatay. It reveals how everyday actors and institutions navigate and reshape social solidarities and differences across ethnic, religious, and political lines. Challenging state-centered narratives, the authors highlight how competing ideas of belonging shape vibrant, contested public cultures in Turkey’s borderlands.