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Cengiz Gunes (Open University, UK)

The Political Representation of Kurds in Turkey

New Actors and Modes of Participation in a Changing Society

Cengiz Gunes (Open University, UK)

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English

I.B. Tauris
19 May 2022

Middle Eastern history; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Political structure & processes; Political parties

Series: Kurdish Studies

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Turkey relentlessly persecuted any form of Kurdish dissent. This led to the radicalisation of an increasing number of Kurds, the rise of the Kurdish national movement and the PKK’s insurgency against Turkey. Political activism by the Kurds or around Kurdish-related political demands continues to be viewed with deep suspicions by Turkey’s political establishment and severely restricted. Despite this, the pro-Kurdish democratic movement has emerged, providing Kurds with a channel to represent themselves and articulate their demands.

This book is timely contribution to the debate on the Kurds’ political representation in Turkey, tracing the different forms it has taken since 1950. The book highlights how the transformations in Kurdish society have affected the types of actors involved in politics and the avenues, organisations and networks Kurds use to challenge the state. Based on survey data obtained from over 350 individuals, this is the first book to provide an in-depth analysis of Kurdish attitudes from across different segments of Kurdish society, including the elite, the business and professional classes, women and youth activists. It is an intimate portrait of how Kurds today are dealing with the challenges and difficulties of political representation.

By: Cengiz Gunes (Open University UK)
Imprint: I.B. Tauris
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9780755641178
ISBN 10: 0755641175
Series: Kurdish Studies
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 19 May 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Cengiz Gunes is Associate Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University, U.K. Previously he worked as a Senior Researcher at the Iraq Institute for Strategic Studies in Beirut, Lebanon. He is the author of The Kurds in a New Middle East: The Changing Geopolitics of a Regional Conflict (2019) and The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey: From Protest to Resistance (2012) as well as being co-editor of The Kurdish Question in Turkey: New Perspectives on Violence, Representation, and Reconciliation (2014).

Reviews for The Political Representation of Kurds in Turkey: New Actors and Modes of Participation in a Changing Society

Recent developments in the Middle East have carried the Kurds to the forefront of regional and global politics. Who are the Kurds? Who represents them? Who speaks for them? This book offers a timely, well-written, and comprehensive answer to this important question. -- Mehmet Gurses, Professor of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University, USA