10.17192/meta.2017.8.6021 Haciyakupoglu, Gulizar Gulizar Haciyakupoglu Explosion of Meanings: Complexities Surrounding the Multiple Meanings of Martyrdom in the Context of Turkey Middle East - Topics + Arguments : Vol 8 (2017) Philipps-Universität Marburg 2017 Jihad Turkey Discourse Islam Martyrdom Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) 2018-01-31 2017-05-24 en JournalArticle https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/2017/190/6021 urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-0003-2017-190-60211 https://doi.org/10.17192/meta.2017.8.190 https://journals.uni-marburg.de/0003/2017/190/6021/6021.png 2196-629X application/pdf This article critiques the erosion in the meaning of martyrdom through the attribution of diverse connotations to the word by different parties for diverse aims in the political context of Turkey. It seeks to question the normalization, and justifications that arrive with the construction of knowledge through discourses on martyrdom and critiques the irony between beyond earthly promises of martyrdom and the earthly decision of rewarding martyrdom. 2196-629X Middle East - Topics + Arguments Vol 8 (2017)