The Kurds in Turkey

EU Accession and Human Rights

Kerim Yildiz author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Pluto Press

Published:20th Aug '05

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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.

'Challenges basic assumptions about what motivates human bombs, giving us clues about how best to respond' -- The Chronicle of Higher Education

ISBN: 9780745324890

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 446g

208 pages