The Kurdish Question and Turkey: An Example of a Trans-state Ethnic Conflict

By Gareth M. Winrow and Kemal Kirişçi

Book Overview

This volume examines the Kurdish question in Turkey, tracing its developments from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the present day. The study considers: secession; federal schemes; various forms of autonomy; the provision of special rights; and further democratization.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714647462
• ISBN13: 9780714647463
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

This book is an objective review of the Kurdish Question

The Kurdish Problem has been one of the main problems of modern Turkey. The ethnic conflict in this region caused more than 30.000 deaths and tens of thousands of wounded physically and mentally. This book with its writers from Bogazici University of Istanbul is an objective (as mush as it can be) examination of the problem. The book does not reflect any of the sides preferably. It proposes solutions that can be accepted by both sides of the conflict which make it more realistic. The book is written mainly for "foreigners" who are not in this region and thus it gives a thorough information about the problem with its historical, social, political and economic aspects. It also gives teoric background for the issues of ethnicity, minority, nation etc. If you are curious of this subject and want to discuss about the realistic solutions to the Kurdish Problem, and need a brief source of information, I strongly recommend this book to you.