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State and Kurds in Turkey: The Question of Assimilation

By Metin Heper

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
0333646282, 9780333646281, 9780230593602
Open Library ID
OL10553685M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1071029 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
240\260
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The current literature on the Kurds in Turkey is based on the assumption that since the 19th century the State has attempted to assimilate the Kurds and that this has been the cause of the intermittent "troubles" in Turkey. Metin Heper argues that this theory does not stand up to scrutiny given the many centuries of amicable relations between the State and the Kurds. He suggests that a theory of acculturation rather than assimilation better captures the real nature of State-Kurd interaction in Turkey, by not leaving any part of that interaction unaccounted for.

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