Ethnic Boundaries in Turkish Politics: The Secular Kurdish Movement and Islam

The Kurdish Movement in Turkey’s growing alliance with Islam

One of the fault lines of Turkish politics traditionally has been the divide between religious and secular movements. However, as Zeki Sarigil argues, the secular Kurdish movement in Turkey has increasingly become aligned with Islam. As a result, Islam has become part of the movement’s political discourse, strategies and actions.

Ethnic Boundaries in Turkish Politics traces the evolving relations between the leftist, secular Kurdi...