ABSTRACT

The growing agency of non-state actors empowered grassroots diplomacy between Turks and Armenians until the centennial genocide commemorations in 2015. However, rising authoritarianism in Turkey resulted in the clampdown of non-governmental actors, thus, further restricting room for engagement in post 2015. Under the hostile environment for non-state actors an Armenian pop song, Mi Gna (Don’t Leave) by Super Sako, gained mainstream access in the Turkish music market. This paper contextualizes that unintentional actions and music can be catalysers in complimenting the long-term policy goals by permeating into the public sphere, thus providing space for cross-cultural awareness in undemocratic regimes.

摘要

直到2015年百年灭绝种族大屠杀纪念日，不断壮大的非国家行为者机构才授权土耳其人和亚美尼亚人之间进行基层外交。然而，土耳其的威权主义抬头，导致非政府行为者受到压制，从而进一步限制了2015年后的参与空间。在非国家演员的敌对环境下，Super Sako创作的亚美尼亚流行歌曲《Mi Gna（不要离开）》在土耳其音乐市场上获得了主流。本文的背景是，无意识的行为和音乐可以渗透到公共领域，从而成为对长期政策目标的补充，从而为非民主政权中的跨文化意识提供了空间。