The Kurds in Turkey

By - Yildiz, Kerim

Floor - Floor 1

Published - Pluto Press in association with Kurdish Human Rights Project, London, 2005

ISBN 10 - 0745324894

ISBN 13 - 9780745324890

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Turkey

Shelf No - 15

Call Number - 323.1191 TIL

Physical Description - 1 online resource (xxix, 182 pages) : map

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With a foreword by Noam Chomsky, this is the most up-to-date critical analysis of the problems faced by the Kurds in Turkey. Turkey has a long history of human rights abuses against its Kurdish population – a population that stretches into millions. This human rights record is one of the main stumbling blocks in Turkey’s efforts to join the EU. The Kurds are denied many basic rights, including the right to learn or broadcast in their own language. This book, written by a leading human rights defender, provides a comprehensive account of the key issues now facing the Kurds, and the prospects for Turkey joining the EU. Kerim Yildiz outlines the background to the current situation and explores a range of issues including civil, cultural and political rights, minority rights, internal displacement, and the international community’s obligations regarding Turkey.

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