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Ezarrouki, Mohammed (2018)

The end of a violent struggle for recognition? The case of the Kurdish minority in Turkey under the AKP

Bachelor thesis | International Studies (BA)

one of the biggest problems for many states at the time of writing this thesis is the multi-ethnic and multi-nationalistic dynamics within states. Examples of these kind of states are Spain and the secessionist Catalan movement, Morocco and its Berber question, and the case that will be researched in this thesis, the Turkish state and the Kurdish ethno-nationalistic movement that exists within its borders. This thesis will research how the AKP is managing the Kurdish question in Turkey. After analyzing religious, constitutional and idological factors that have influence on the matter this thesis comes to the conclusion that the AKP and Erdogan have not been successful in implementing any major reforms that will solve the Kurdish question in Turkey. The only reform that the AKP and Erdogan have implemented that have had any significant effect are the ideological reforms. These reforms have shown their potential to be of paramount importance in the nation-building process in Turkey.

Nation-building

Turkey

Kurdish

Author

Ezarrouki, Mohammed

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

International Studies Middle East

Supervisors

Henderson, Christian

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en