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Remembrance of the Ottoman Occupation

Islam-Related Sentiments and Local Identity in Szigetvár (Hungary), the Death Place of Suleiman the Magnificent

In: Journal of Muslims in Europe
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Norbert Pap Professor of Historical and Political Geography, Department of Political Geography, Regional and Development Studies; Szentágothai Research Centre Historical and Political Geographical Research Group, University of Pécs Pécs Hungary

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Péter Reményi Department of Political Geography, Development and Regional Studies; Szentágothai Research Centre Historical and Political Geographical Research Group, University of Pecs: Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem Pécs Hungary

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László Kákai Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Pécs Pécs Hungary

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Victor Glied Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Pécs Pécs Hungary

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Gábor Szalai Szentágothai Research Centre Historical and Political Geographical Research Group, University of Pecs: Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem Pécs Hungary

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Máté Kitanics Szentágothai Research Centre Historical and Political Geographical Research Group, University of Pecs: Pecsi Tudomanyegyetem Pécs Hungary

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Abstract

Buildings of the burial complex of Suleiman the Magnificent were excavated between 2015–2019 in Szigetvár. This paper investigates why, despite the traditional anti-Muslim sentiments in the local community, the FIDESZ-KDNP failed to turn the Suleiman story into local political success after the 2015 migration crisis, during a period of extensive anti-Muslim campaigning. This analyses focuses on the opportunities, challenges and concerns of the creation of a Muslim pilgrimage site and cultural tourism attraction based on the death place of the Ottoman emperor. The Muslim rule in the early modern period has left deep memorial traces on Hungary. Despite the superficial similarities, opinions about Muslims in Szigetvár are more complex than in the wider Hungarian public and are influenced by acts of reconciliation and economic considerations. Results of a deep empirical research are presented on local identity and Muslim related sentiments in this paper.

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