The Kurds of Central Anatolia

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The History, Identity and Future of a Forgotten People

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Av Mehmet Gurses, Haci Cevik, US) Gurses, Professor Mehmet (University of Central Florida, Dr Haci Cevik

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From the 16th century up to the last decades of the Ottoman Empire, dozens of Kurdish tribes migrated west and settled in the Central Anatolian plains. Geographically isolated, these Kurds sustained a largely peaceful relationship with their Turkish neighbours and maintained their tribal traditions and distinct ethnolinguistic identity. But more recently they have been exposed to forces of modernization and increasingly confrontational Turkish-Kurdish relations. This book is the first study in the English language on the Kurds of Central Anatolia. Based on extensive fieldwork, the majority of the chapters are written by scholars from within the Central Anatolian community and include perspectives from across history, anthropology, sociology and political science. The book analyses how these Kurds came to be in the plains of Central Anatolia, how they maintained their distinct identity and their evolving relationship with Turkey. It also examines the diaspora communities following their large-scale migration toward major urban centres in Turkey and Western countries. At a time when the Kurds of Central Anatolia are undergoing wide-scale transformations and contact with Kurds from the east, this book is an increasingly urgent examination into their past, their Kurdish identity and their future.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-01-22
Mått138 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieKurdish Studies
Antal sidor272
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780755655779

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Mehmet Gurses is the Najmaldin Karim & Jalal Talabani Chair of Kurdish Studies in the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs at the University of Central Florida, USA. He is the author of Anatomy of a Civil War: Sociopolitical Impacts of the Kurdish Conflict in Turkey (2018) and co-editor of Kurds in the Middle East: Enduring Problems and New Dynamics (2020).Haci Cevik is a postdoctoral researcher at the Berlin Institute for Empirical Integration and Migration Research (BIM), Humboldt University, Germany. He is the author of Are There Kurds in Konya? (2021).

Foreword, Hamit Bozarslan, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, FranceIntroduction, Mehmet Gurses, University of Central Florida, US, and Haci Cevik, Humboldt University, GermanySection I: Kurds of Central Anatolia: An OverviewChapter 1: The Historical Odyssey of Kurds of Central Anatolia, Yalcin Cakmak, Munzur University, TurkeyChapter 2: Researching Kurds of Central Anatolia: Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in Studying Kurds of Central Anatolia, Yucel Demirer, Independent Scholar, TurkeyChapter 3: Literary Works on Kurds of Central Anatolia: Resistance through Publishing, Adem Ozgur, Independent Journalist, NetherlandsSection II: Being Kurdish in a Sea of TurkishnessChapter 4: Desert Kurds of Kirsehir: Clinging to Kurdishness in the Heart of Anatolia, Arzu Yilmaz, University of Kurdistan, HewlerChapter 5: Kurds of Haymana-Ankara: A Kurdish Tribe in Turkish Capital, Reyhan Ozsahin, University of Tubingen, Germany and Haci Cevik, Humboldt University, GermanyChapter 6: Migration, Identity, and Cultural Memory: Social Construction of Kurdishness in Bala-Ankara, Sena Kaplan, University of Virginia, USChapter 7: Kurds of Yunak: Walking a Tightrope in Konya, Beyza Han-Tuncez, University of California, Berkeley, USChapter 8: A Kurdish Mahalle in Kastamonu: Neighborhood as Identity, Reyhan Ozsahin, University of Tubingen, GermanySection III: The Evolving Kurdishness in Central AnatoliaChapter 9: Identity, Migration, and Architecture among the Kurds of Central Anatolia, Gülüstan Polat-Yilmaz, Technical University of Graz, AustriaChapter 10: Women and Politics Among Kurds of Central Anatolia, Busra Çelik Kosan, Independent Scholar, TurkeyChapter 11: The Shifting Ground and Inter-Ethnic Relations in Konya, Haci Cevik, Humboldt University, Germany, and Mehmet Gurses, University of Central Florida, US

I wholeheartedly recommend this book for anyone seeking a thought-provoking exploration of Kurdish identity in the context of changing political landscapes. It lays out diverse ways of being a Central Anatolian Kurd, its connection and disconnection to Eastern Kurdishness provides a comprehensive exploration of Kurdish marginalized identity amid evolving political dynamics. A topic almost non-existent in Western academic studies, makes this book a standout contribution. The dedication to encouraging fresh thinking in methodology adds another valuable dimension for researchers.