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Introduction: The Kurdish Question in Turkey
The Kurdish question in Turkey symbolizes such an opposition by the Kurds against the Turkish government. Having emerged as low-level rebellions, the Kurdish question indicates the social discontent of the Kurds due to the governmental policies made during the formation of the Turkish Republic. Most Kurds complain that they are stuck between the Turkish government and the PKK (the Kurdistan Workers’ Party – Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê in Kurdish language). On the one hand, the government wants the Kurds not to support the PKK; on the other hand, the PKK has a great suppression on the Kurdish folk from towns to the very small villages in the southeastern region of Turkey. The mountainous geography prevents the government from providing full security, and from making enough investment in the region, which, in turn, causes poverty and illiteracy. Thus, the Kurds have had...
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Can, A. (2016). Sociopolitical Factors Giving Rise to the Kurdish Question in Turkey. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2977-1
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