M. Heper 
The State and Kurds in Turkey 
The Question of Assimilation

Uniquely, Metin Heper suggests a theory of acculturation (rather than assimilation) captures the nature of State-Kurd interaction in Turkey, by not leaving any part of that interaction unaccounted for.

Daftar Isi

Introduction Toleration as Acceptance Distant Though Not Rejected Search for a New Identity Nation in the Making Turks’ Brothers Times of ‘Troubles’ Conclusion

Tentang Penulis

METIN HEPER is Professor of Politics and Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences at Bilkent University, Turkey and is a founding and Council member of the Turkish Academy of Sciences. He served as Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Manchester, UK, and Harvard Universities and as Visiting Professor at the University of Connecticut and Brandeis and Princeton Universities. His books include
State Tradition in Turkey,
Ismet Inönü: The Making of a Turkish Statesman, and the
Historical Dictionary of Turkey.