Ideological roots of the conflict between pro-Kurdish and pro-Islamic parties in Turkey / by Rahman Dag.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-198).

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Abstract; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Methodological Framework; Conceptual Framework; Structure of the Book; Part One: Historical Development of Pro-Kurdish and Pro-Islamist Identities; Chapter One; Introduction; Denial of Kurdish Identity in the Single-Party Era; Denial of Religious Identity in the Single-Party Era; Conclusion; Chapter Two; Transition from the Single-Party to the Multi-Party System; The Case of Kurdish Nationalism; The Case of Political Islam; Conclusion; Chapter Three; Mobilization of the Pro-Kurdish Social Movement

Mobilization of the Pro-Islamist Social MovementConclusion; Part Two: Institutionalisation of Pro-Kurdish and Pro-Islamic Political Groups; Chapter Four; Introduction; Institutionalization of Grassroots Pro-Kurdish Political Stream; Institutionalization of the Grassroots Pro-Islamist Political Stream; Official State Ideology and its Rivals; Conclusion; Part Three: How Pro-Kurdish and Pro-Islamic Political Streams Perceive Each Other; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Practical Examination; Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Practical Examination; Summary; Conclusion; Bibliography

The current agenda of international politics is full of headline-grabbing conflicts. This book focuses on one such conflict, namely the Kurdish question in Turkey, with recent peace negotiations between Turkey and the PKK having apparently failed. The pro-Islamic ruling party of Turkey (the AK Party) and the ideologically leftist pro-Kurdish parties are the key determinants of this conflict. Their historical development since the inception of modern Turkey is discussed here to demonstrate the similarities and differences between these oppositional social and political groups. In this sense, th.

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