Georgians of Turkey: the Problem of Identity Searching in the Conditions of the Kurdish-Turkish Conflict
Abstract
The purpose of the research is to scientifically interpret the processes that took place in modern Turkey and were associated with the destruction (collapse) of a typical for totalitarian ideology system (“all Muslims are Turks”); a comprehensive study of the factors that put non- Turkish ethnic groups into the necessity of replacing the old ideology with a new one. The general scientific principles of objectivity, consistency and comprehensiveness, as well as comparative historical, historical typological, problem-chronological and structural-functional methods became the basis of the research. The scientific novelty of the results is due to the fact that for the first time a thorough study of the socio-economic, socio-political and cultural development of the multiethnic population of Turkey against the background of confrontation between compact ethnic groups and other ethnic communities is being carried out. Conclusions. The ways of solving this situation, which consist in the convergence and consensus of ethnic positions and moral values of ethnic groups, are proposed. Among the Georgian, Armenian and Turkish populations, there are differences in the views on the question autochthony question of the population living in Tao-Klarjeti, in particular the Georgians. The position of the Turks and Armenians is obvious, but the lack of awareness of a certain part of the Georgians about this problem remains incomprehensible. In particular, the positions of Georgians living here differ from each other. Despite these trends, the multiethnic population of Turkey has gained a rich experience of living together with the Turkish people, which needs to be effectively used in order to protect the interests of ethnic mobilization and the preservation of national identity
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