TY - CHAP AB - Abstract This chapter presents findings of an ongoing project on the social construction of ethnic identity among young Kurdish immigrants living in Turkey. The chapter begins with information on Kurdish culture. The second part overviews the difficult relations between the Turkish state and Kurds since establishment of the Republic in 1923. The third section describes the education system in the country and in Istanbul specifically. Historical ties between the Istanbul and Kurdish culture are also mentioned. The chapter closes with research that focuses on problems of Kurdish educational experiences in Turkey and preservation of their cultural identity in Istanbul. The study shows that on the one hand public education is perceived by the Kurds in Turkey as a discriminatory entity but on the other hand nonpublic educational opportunities in Istanbul help Kurdish migrants preserve and practice their cultural identity. SN - 978-1-78635-781-6, 978-1-78635-782-3/ DO - 10.1108/978-1-78635-781-620171006 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78635-781-620171006 AU - Kaczorowski Karol P. ED - Mariella Espinoza-Herold ED - Rina Manuela Contini PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/01/01 TI - Kurdish Identity in Turkey and Educational Opportunities in Istanbul: The Case of Young Migrants T2 - Living in Two Homes PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 137 EP - 165 Y2 - 2024/03/28 ER -