Nationalisms And Politics In Turkey

This book explores the complex political landscape of Turkey, focusing on issues such as political Islam, Kurdish and Turkish nationalisms, and the ongoing debates over the secularist nature of the Turkish Republic. It includes contributions from scholars in the field of Turkish and Kurdish studies, providing insights into the social and political dynamics of the country. The book also incorporates historical dimensions and examines the growing transnational connections between Turkey and Europe, making it relevant to ongoing negotiations for Turkey's membership in the European Union. Overall, it offers a valuable contribution to the study of contemporary politics in Turkey and the wider world.

This book examines some of the most pressing issues facing the Turkish political establishment, in particular the issues of political Islam, and Kurdish and Turkish nationalisms. The authors explore the rationales of the main political actors in Turkey in order to increase our understanding of the ongoing debates over the secularist character of the Turkish Republic and over Turkey's longstanding Kurdish issue. Original contributions from respected scholars in the field of Turkish and Kurdish studies provide us with many insights into the social and political fabric of Turkey, exploring Turkey's secularist establishment, the ruling AKP government, the Kurdistan Workers' Party and the Institutions of the European Union. While the focus of concern in this book is with the social agents of contemporary politics in Turkey, the convictions they have and the strategies they employ, historical dimensions are also integrated in their analyses. In its approach, the book makes an important contribution to a widening investigation into the making of politics in the contemporary world. Incorporating the importance of the growing transnational connections between Turkey and Europe, this book is particularly relevant in the light of the ongoing negotiations over Turkey's membership to the European Union, and will be of interest to scholars interested in Turkish studies, Kurdish studies and Middle Eastern Politics.