Cenk Saracoglu
The role of the Kurds in Turkey has long been a controversial issue, although discussion has generally been focused around the political and cultural rights and activities of the Kurds. This book aims to bring a new approach to this contentious subject by shifting attention to the changing popular image of the Kurds in Turkish cities. It focuses particularly on the ways in which the middle-class in Turkish cities develop an exclusionary discourse against the Kurds. Cenk Saracoglu investigates the social origins of such a perception by bringing into focus how neoliberal economic policies and Kurdish migration have transformed urban life in Turkey.
Imprint: I.B.Tauris
Publisher: I.B.Tauris & Co Ltd
Hardback
ISBN: 9781848854680
Publication Date: 30 Oct 2010
Number of Pages: 248
Height: 216
Width: 134
Cenk Saraçoglu teaches Political Science and International Relations at the Middle East Technical University, Northern Cyprus Campus. He holds a PhD from The University of Western Ontario.
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