This
article examines the representation of Kurdish people in novels written during
the early Turkish Republic period. Turkish literature in the early years of the
newborn republic produced works in line with official discourse and state
policies; the novel was the most popular art form and a convenient means of
propaganda. The Kurdish question, which remains unresolved to this day, has its
roots in the establishment of the Turkish republic. Being the most resistant
minority group before the nation-state project in this period, Kurds were
considered a national security threat, and their demands were made a part of
the “securitization” policies of the nation-state process. Accordingly, in
fiction, Kurds were only referenced in the context of Kurdish rebellions that
took place in the early years of the republic. They were represented as
“bandits” and “reactionaries” in novels dealing with them, which were already
too few in number.
Early period of Turkish Republic Novel Rebellion Reactionism Literature
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 25 Ocak 2019 |
Gönderilme Tarihi | 28 Ekim 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2019 |
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