Mobilizing the Kurds in Turkey : Newroz as a myth

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Aydın, Delal
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This thesis analyses the role of Newroz in the process of mobilization of the Kurds with the claim of separate identity in Turkey. It is claimed that Newroz is utilized as an ideological tool in order to construct/create Kurdish cultural or national unity. This function of Newroz is examined through two theoretical perspectives which are related to each other. On the one hand, Newroz is taken as a myth which has been used in the construction of Kurdish national identity. On the other hand, Newroz is considered as a tool for counter-hegemony against the hegemonic culture to create cultural unity among the Kurds. Through this analysis, a hegemonic process over/through a myth is revealed. It is claimed that the utilization of Newroz in mobilizing the Kurds resulted in a remarkable success, which gave rise to its turning out to be an ideological battlefield between Kurdish and Turkish nationalisms.
General Social Sciences.
http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606923/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15545
Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis

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D. Aydın, “Mobilizing the Kurds in Turkey : Newroz as a myth,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.
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