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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824058403321

Autore

Yildiz Kerim

Titolo

The Kurds in Turkey : EU accession and human rights / / Kerim Yildiz ; foreword by Noam Chomsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Ann Arbor, Mich. : , : Pluto Press in association with Kurdish Human Rights Project, , 2005

ISBN

1-281-75096-4

9786611750961

1-84964-305-9

1-4356-6265-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxix, 182 pages) : map

Altri autori (Persone)

ChomskyNoam

Disciplina

323.1191/5970561

Soggetti

Kurds - Turkey

Kurds - Civil rights - Turkey

Human rights - Turkey

Turkey Ethnic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Turkey, the Kurds and the EU -- 4 Civil, Political and Cultural Rights in Turkey -- 5 Internal Displacement -- 6 The Kurds and Human and Minority Rights -- 7 Conflict in the Southeast -- 8 The International Dimensions to the Conflict -- 9 The EU and the Kurds -- Notes -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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.