Turkish-Kurdish Problem in Diaspora

Sweden and Germany have been the two countries where the Kurdish diaspora has had the most impact on the developments in Türkiye and Kurdistan. By looking at these two countries and speaking to Turks as well as Kurdish youth - all of whom have been 'mobilized' in some way - Bahar Başer offers a more complex description and analysis of relations between Kurds and Turks in Europe than we have seen in previous studies. Başer's observations are very important in order to understand the Kurdish issue not only as Turkey's problem, but also from a point where many actors are involved and strengthens the position of the Kurds on a transnational scale.
- Martin Van Bruinessen -

Large Kurdish and Turkish communities living in Europe keep the Kurdish-Turkish issue alive there as well. This is not just an extension of the issue in Turkey, but; The Turkish-Kurdish "event" in Europe also has its own dynamic. A dynamic that both affects the societies they live in and intervenes in the process in Turkey... In her work based on detailed observations, Bahar Başer examines how the Turkish-Kurdish conflict and relations took place in Sweden and Germany, and how the Turkish and Kurdish societies built themselves. The Turkish-Kurdish Problem in Diaspora is also a horizon-expanding book about the phenomenon of migration in general, about Southern/Eastern immigrant communities and Northern/Western countries receiving immigrants. Additionally, it is a book that helps one understand the dimensions of the concept of diaspora, which often has an "uncanny" connotation.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)