From the First Gulf War to the present upheaval in Syria, the Kurdish question has been a
crucial issue within the Middle East region and in international politics. Spread across …

The aim of the current thesis was to investigate the prejudice of Turks toward Kurds and to
explore the possible role of the perceived threat in this prejudice. Kurds are the biggest …

Who supports secession in a multiethnic country? What factors lead to secessionist or
separatist attitudes? Despite the substantial interest in secessionist movements, the micro …

The continuing dependency on fossil fuels of the Middle East not only in Turkey's energy mix
but also in world energy demand requires further analysis of oil and conflict in the region …

Using comprehensive and original data derived from a recent major public opinion survey,
this study examines an under‐investigated aspect of the K urdish issue in T urkey: the …

Political identity is a central issue in Kurdish rights' demands in Turkey. However, Kurdish
political identity is not formed in a homogeneous context and has become a ground for a …

This article examines the implementation of the Turkish state ideology as a tool for
persuading and assimilating the Kurds and other ethnic and linguistic groups. Existing …

Based on spatial modeling, this study introduces the Kurdish Opening policy of the AKP to
resolve the Kurdish problem in Turkey as a rational strategy to increase its electoral support …

The ruling ideologies of modern Turkey, understood here as more or less clearly defined
frameworks of thought-practices with a certain intentionality (Freeden 2000; Gerring 1997) …

New perspectives on ethnic relations, Islam and neoliberalism have emerged in Turkey
since the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in 2002. Placing the period within …