"Prospective-Turks" or "Pseudo-Citizens:" Kurds in Turkey


Yegen M.

MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL, cilt.63, sa.4, ss.597-615, 2009 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3751/63.4.14
  • Dergi Adı: MIDDLE EAST JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.597-615
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

This article explores the public images and citizenship status of Turkish-citizen Kurds in Turkey Kurds in Turkey mostly have been seen as prospective-Turks and accordingly have been subject to the assimilationist practices of citizenship throughout the Republican period. However; recent signs suggest that this image and status of the Kurds are not as secure as they once were. Kurds are now perceived by many as pseudo-citizens. A historical reading of citizenship practices it? Turkey indicates that this change in the Kurds' image may be accompanied by a change in their citizenship status and that they may now be subject to the discriminatory practices of Citizenship. The article concludes with an argument as to why such a fundamental change has taken place in the images and status of Kurds in Turkey.