The paper proposes to examine two variables in connection with the Kurdish presence in Turkey: 1) the intensity of expression of Kurdish nationalism, and 2) repercussions of the Kurdish question on Turkey. Three components pertaining to the Kurdish case in Turkey were constmcted from the literature: distinct cultural identity, political demands and socio-economic development. The paper conclude...

The emergence of modern Kurdish poetry marks a period great significance in the history literature since it witnessed advent modernity, rise nationalism, fall Persian and Ottoman Empires, creation Middle East with no country for Kurds. In this article I examine complex process poetic modernisation which unfolded over oeuvres generations poets from late 19th century till its culmination 1940s. i...

Drawn from focus groups composed of fifty-five Kurdish young people in Diyarbakır, Başer and Çelik’s article concerns the young Kurds’ description of the Kurdish issue in Turkey and their visions of peace. In recognition of their social and political agency, the article focuses on the Kurdish young people’s framing of both the conflict and peace, based on their individual everyday observations ...