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Abstract The Alevi movement, originating more than three decades ago in Turkey and the Western European diaspora, has led to significant social and cultural shifts within Alevi communities. This movement witnessed the emergence of Alevi associations, increased religio‐political activities, and a fervent search for a redefined Alevi identity.
Ahmet Kerim Gültekin
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Gilaki reverse Ezafe: The two faces of a nominal linker
Abstract This paper examines a nominal linker (known as reverse Ezafe) in the Caspian language Gilaki. It is shown that the nominal linker in Gilaki is in fact the realization of two different morphosyntactic elements with distinct properties. In doing so, we also highlight the differences between reverse Ezafe and Ezafe, found in Persian and other ...
Arsalan Kahnemuyipour +2 more
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Plurilingual reading practices in a global context: Circulation of books and linguistic inequalities [PDF]
Media consumption is commonly seen as a major way of appropriating languages and cultures. Availability and accessibility of material are essential conditions for developing plurilingual cultural practices. Transnational circulation of cultural goods has
Rivière, Marie
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Kurdish gender politics: Funeral ceremonies of female fighters
Abstract The funeral ceremonies of female fighters are a relatively recent phenomenon that gained popularity in Kurdish politics in Turkey in the early 2000s and after the 2011 uprisings in Syria. As a sociocultural rite, these funerals have become a spectacular site, a political means, and a symbolic investment serving an intersectional agenda ...
Yunus Abakay
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Harmonic word order constraints are not created equal: the final-over-final constraint as an epiphenomenon [PDF]
The Final-over-Final Constraint (FOFC, Holmberg 2000, Biberauer et al 2007, 2008) is a descriptive generalisation stating that a head-initial phrase cannot be dominated by a head-final phrase.
Philip, J
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Religion and ethno-nationalism: Turkey's Kurdish issue [PDF]
Cataloged from PDF version of article.One approach within the Islamic camp treats Islam, which emphasizes overarching notions such as the ‘Islamic brotherhood’ and ‘ummah’, as incompatible with ethno-nationalist ideas and movements.
Fazlioglu, O., Sarigil, Z.
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WHY I BELIEVE IN MONSTERS (AND YOU SHOULD TOO) [PDF]
According to Kaplan’s bidimensional theory of demonstratives, the descriptive content of any indexical term (and the sentences they appear in) is only employed to determine its reference in any possible world rigidly but cannot be expressed by the ...
Colomina-Alminana, Juan +1 more
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The Politics of Identity, Recognition and Multiculturalism:The Kurds in Turkey [PDF]
The politics of identity and recognition regarding the Kurds in Turkey has gained momentum since 2002 but has never been implemented fully. The rightful critics emphasising the continuity of the State's authoritarian character, however, have not so far ...
Barkey H. J. +32 more
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Bridge dictionary concepts and examples in Turkish [PDF]
Anadolu coğrafyasının kültürel zenginliklerinden bir tanesi de birçok etnik grubun bir arada yaşamasıdır: Türkler, Araplar, Arnavutlar, Boşnaklar, Çerkezler, Ermeniler, Gürcüler, Hemşinliler, Kürtler, Lazlar, Pomaklar, Romanlar, Rumlar, Süryaniler ...
Alan, Nazmi
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Kurdyjskie starania o utrzymanie tożsamości kulturowej – przemiany politycznej reprezentacji Kurdów w Republice Tureckiej [PDF]
Artykuł analizuje przemiany politycznej reprezentacji Kurdów w Republice Turcji. Zostały one przedstawione chronologicznie od czasów Imperium Osmańskiego po współczesne relacje Państwa Tureckiego z mniejszością kurdyjską.
Kaczorowski, Karol Paweł
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