Incoherent State: The Controversy over Kurdish Naming in Turkey

This article analyzes contention over Kurdish naming in Turkey. It explores why there has been increased contention over naming between Kurdish activists and Turkish state authorities since the 1980s. First, it underlines the incoherent state responses to the issue of Kurdish naming and calls attent...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Senem Aslan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association pour la Recherche sur le Moyen-Orient 2009-12-01
Series:European Journal of Turkish Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ejts/4142