The Invention of a Tradition: Diyarbakır’s Dengbêj Project

Turkish authorities have obstructed the expression of Kurdish culture and forms of Kurdish cultural expression for nearly a century. Beginning in the late 1990s, however, non-Turkish forms of cultural expressions gained visibility in the Turkish public sphere. This paper examines one aspect of this...

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Main Author: Clémence Scalbert-Yücel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association pour la Recherche sur le Moyen-Orient 2010-01-01
Series:European Journal of Turkish Studies
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ejts/4055