The Kurds and the politics of Turkey: agency, territory and religion

The Kurds constitute the largest stateless nation in the world.

Their position in Turkey attracts attention both within the country and internationally, particularly focusing on the demand for Kurdish independence.

Yet since the 1990s, new Kurdish parties have formed within Turkey who have a variety of ideologies and demands that go beyond, and differ in opinion on, the question of independence.

Much of the present literature on the topic looks at the Kurds of Turkey as a homogenous group with unified political demands, which over-simplifies their position within the political backdrop of Turkey.

This book provides nuance and depth to the current debate on Kurdish political agency and presence in Turkey.