Neoklis Sarris (Greek: Νεοκλής Σαρρής) was a Greek academic, jurist and politician. He was born in Istanbul on 5 May 1940, and died in Athens on 19 November 2011 from cancer.[5] His great-grandfather Alexandros as a grain merchant moved to Istanbul from Makrinitsa, thus Neoklis Sarris' origin was Greek.[4]
Neoklis Sarris | |
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Νεοκλής Σαρρής | |
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| Born | 5 May 1940 |
| Died | 19 November 2011 |
| Burial place | First Cemetery of Athens[1] |
| Citizenship | Greece |
| Education | Politics, Economics, Law, Psychology |
| Occupation(s) | academic, professor, writer, historian, politician, jurist, opinion journalist |
| Era | Turcology[2] |
| Political party | Union Democratic Centre (president)[3] |
| Children | Alexandros Sarris |
| Father | Alexandros Sarris[4] |
Education
editNeoklis Sarris was a graduate of the Phanar Greek Orthodox College (known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation). He studied Law, Political and Economic Sciences at the Universities of Athens and Constantinople (Istanbul) and Psychology in Geneva. He received his PhD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
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Teaching
editHe was professor of Sociology of History at the Panteion University, specializing mainly in the Ottoman period. He was President of the Panteion University Sociology Department. He also taught Psychosociology at the University of Zurich, and for 30 years he was professor of Sociology of film at the Hellenic Cinema and Television School Stavrakos (H.C.T.S.S.; Greek: Σχολή Κινηματογράφου και Τηλεόρασης του Λυκούργου Σταυράκου).
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Politics
editAt the age of 20, Neoklis Sarris was a political advisor of the Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I.[2]
He was a consultant of George Mavros and John Zighdis, who were Presidents of the Union Democratic Centre party (E.DI.K.), and after the death of the second, he was appointed the presidency of the party by the Union of the Democratic Centre, and thus became the fourth president after George Papandreou, George Mavros, and John Zigdis in successive order.[3]
In the late 70s, he was an (informal) mediator between Greece and Turkey, negotiating with all of the Turkish leadership and the Prime Minister Mustafa Bülent Ecevit and transferring their thoughts to the Greek Prime Minister through Georgios Mavros.[6]
In March 2012, few months after his death, succeeded from Stavros Karampelas at the 3rd Congress of the Union of the Democratic Centre.[7]
Works
editHe has published numerous articles in scientific journals and in the daily press. In 2010, he edited the book by academic and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu Strategic Depth. The International Position of Turkey. Yet, he has written the preface in many Greek books and Turkish scholar publications, while many of his works remain unpublished.
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His main works are:[8]
- Ottoman Reality (2 volumes), 1990, ISBN 9789602530030
- The Family in Turkey, 1990, ISBN 9789607056054
- Greek Society and Television (2 volumes), 1992
- 1st volume: ISBN 9789607083036
- 2nd volume: ISBN 9789607083043
- Foreign Policy and Political Developments of the first Turkish Republic (3 volumes), 1992, ISBN 9789607083050
- Introduction to Sociometry, Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama, 1995, ISBN 9789607263155
- Philosophy of Society and State (2 volumes), 1997, ISBN 9789603523932
- 1st volume: Ancient World
- 2nd volume: Patristic Orthodoxy and Byzantine Thought
- Pre-revolution Greece and Ottoman Rule, 2005, ISBN 9789607290298
- The other Side (3 volumes), 24/04/2023, ISBN 9789925581542
- 1st volume: Political Diary of the Invasion and Dismemberment of Cyprus
- 2nd volume: Diplomatic Diary of the Invasion and Dismemberment of Cyprus I
- 3rd volume: Diplomatic Diary of the Invasion and Dismemberment of Cyprus II
References
edit- ^ GreekReporter 2011.
- ^ a b c d E.DI.K. 2012.
- ^ a b Elliniki-Gnomi 2011
- ^ a b Sarris, Neoklis (1992). Greek Society and Television. Vol. 2. Gordios. p. 140. ISBN 9789607083043.
- ^ a b Epikaira 2016.
- ^ Paron 2010.
- ^ "President of E.DI.K." EDIK.gr. Mar 9, 2012. Retrieved Nov 25, 2024.
- ^ VIAF 38291526: Works, viaf.org
Sources
edit- "Memory to Neoklis Sarris". EDIK.gr. Nov 19, 2012. Retrieved Nov 25, 2024.
- "Neoklis Sarris left us". Elliniki-Gnomi.eu. Dec 4, 2011. Retrieved Nov 24, 2024.
- "Professor Neoklis Sarris' Funeral to be Held on Tuesday". GreekReporter.com. Nov 20, 2011. Retrieved Nov 22, 2024.
- "Neoklis Sarris (1940-2011): The fragile edifice of "Greek-Turkish friendship"". Epikaira.gr. Feb 21, 2016. Retrieved Nov 22, 2024.
- "Lost Opportunities or Lost Memory". Paron.gr. Jan 31, 2010. Retrieved Nov 25, 2024.