The Kurdish Identity of Turkish Nationalist Thinkers: Ziya Gökalp and Ahmet Arvasi between Turkish Identity and Kurdish Ethnicity

Umut Uzer*

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Abstract

This article purports to study the national identity of two influential ideologues of Turkish nationalism, Ziya Gökalp and Ahmet Arvasi, their approach to Kurds and their rejection of such affiliations regardless of their background in a predominantly Kurdish milieu. Their worldviews were strikingly different regarding social matters but they both shared a common view regarding the hegemonic position of Turkish identity even in a Kurdish-majority region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)394-409
Number of pages16
JournalTurkish Studies
Volume14
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2013

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