The Kurds of Turkey : national, religious and economic identities / Cuma Çiçek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Çiçek, Cuma, 1980- author.

Series:

Library of modern Middle East studies ; 184.

Library of modern Middle East studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kurds--Turkey.

Kurds.

History.

Autonomy and independence movements.

Turkey.

Kurds--Turkey--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Kurds--Turkey--History--Autonomy and independence movements.

Kurds--Autonomy and independence movements.

Kurds--Politics and government.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiv, 352 pages : maps ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2017.

Summary:

The Kurds of Turkey are not a homogenous group. This is something that is often overlooked. In fact, Kurds in Turkey have many diverse political and ideological orientations. Focusing on the elites of these informal groups-national, religious and economic-Cuma Çiçek analyses the consequences of the divisions and subsequent prospects of consensus building. Using an innovative theoretical framework founded on constructivism, the '3-'Is' model and various strands of sociology, Çiçek considers the dynamics that affect the Kurds in Turkey across issues as diverse as the central state, geopolitics, nationalism, Europeanisation and globalisation. In so doing, he examines the consensus-building process of 1999-2015 and presents the possible route to a unified Kurdish political state. Çiçek's in-depth and meticulously researched work adds an indispensable layer of nuance to our conception of the Kurdish community. This is an important book for students or researchers with an interest in the history and present of the Kurds and their future in Turkey and across the Middle East. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Theoretical Framework 13

2 Actors: Kurdish National, Religious and Economic Blocs 38

3 Muslim, Alevi or Kurd? Religion, Nation and Identity Conflicts 76

4 Nation or Class? Conflict of Interest 104

5 Conflict over the Institutional Form of a Kurdish Political Region: Decentralisation, Regionalisation or Federation 128

6 Negotiations Among Three Kurdish Blocs 155

7 The System of Action: Historical, State-Based, Geopolitical, European and Global Dynamics 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-346) and index.

ISBN:

9781784535452

1784535451

OCLC:

971267535