The Kurdish Conflict in Turkey: A Brief Revision to an Intricate and Long-Lasting Ethnic Matter

• Torres Calderón, Laura ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Los Andes

     Universidad de Los Andes

     Colombia

     
• Localización: Humania del Sur: Revista de Estudios Latinoamericanos, Africanos y Asiáticos, ISSN-e 1856-6812, Vol. 15, Nº. 29, 2020, págs. 215-233
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El conflicto kurdo en Turquía: Una breve revisión de una compleja y prolongada cuestión étnica
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  • español

    El conflicto kurdo en Turquía se basa en varias cuestiones que pueden atribuirse a asuntos étnicos y religiosos. Turquía es un Estado laico y también una nación islámica, y como los principios del Islam están intrínsecamente ligados a la política, es innegable la infl uencia que tiene en un país como Turquía, donde casi la totalidad de su población son musulmanes suníes. Como los kurdos son considerados parte de la comunidad musulmana, su trato como grupo minoritario difi ere: son asimilados como musulmanes a la vez que se elude su identidad étnica. Este artículo pretende ofrecer una mirada al complejo confl icto kurdo en Turquía.Recibido: 15.6.20 Evaluado: 20.6.20 Aprobado: 30.6.20

  • English

    The Kurdish conflict in Turkey relies on several issues that can be traced to ethnic and religious concerns. Turkey is a secular state and also an Islamic nation, and as the principles of Islam are intrinsically linked to politics, it is undeniable the infl uence it has in a country like Turkey where almost the entirety of its population are Sunni Muslims. As Kurds are considered part of the Muslim community, its treatment as a minority group diff ers: they are assimilated as Muslims while obviating their ethnic identity. Th is article aims to give insight into the complex Kurdish confl ict in Turkey.

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