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Customized Forms of Kurdishness in Turkey
State Rhetoric, Locality, and Language Use
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2018
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The discussions on Kurds of Turkey mostly refer to them as if they are one homogeneous group, with different forms of being Kurdish mostly overlooked. Yet, Kurds have been scattered all across Turkey; they differ in terms of the language they speak; they have also been subject to different policies of the Turkish state in different periods. How can we take these factors into account when discussing Kurdishness in Turkey? That is, in which ways does a Kurd living in a small city in Southeast Turkey differ from a Kurd living in Istanbul? How does being a native Kurdish speaker play a role in forming Kurdishness? What about different state rhetoric in different periods? By focusing on these three main questions, this book offers a detailed account on the diversity of experiences of Kurdishness. Based on her fieldwork in five different field sites in Turkey, Dr. Şengül illustrates, through narratives of her respondents, how Kurdishness is exhibited in different, personalised, and customised forms across different contexts in Turkey. Each substantive chapter in the book analyses a different element that plays a role in constructing these different forms of Kurdishness: state rhetoric, localities, and the language use. By arguing that there is not one single way of exhibiting Kurdishness, this book challenges any standard definitions of Kurdishness, and defines it as the daily (re-)negotiation of state rhetoric and everyday practices individuals experience.
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Copyright year
2018
ISBN-Print
978-1-4985-7356-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-4985-7357-3
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
123
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Acknowledgments No access
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Introduction No access Pages 1 - 24
Chapter One: Two “Moments of Transition” No access Pages 25 - 66
Chapter Two: Contextualizing Kurdishness Through Localities No access Pages 67 - 84
Chapter Three: Contextualizing Kurdishness Through Language No access Pages 85 - 102
