Graduation Year
2017
Date of Submission
4-2017
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Government
Reader 1
Aseema Sinha
Rights Information
© 2017 Sherin Zadah
Abstract
In “Money Talks: Turkey, The Kurdish Regional Government, and the Shaping of a Future Kurdish State”, I aim to explore the puzzle of why Turkey is establishing economic and diplomatic relations with the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) considering its violent conflict with its Kurdish population. I was able to solve this puzzle by collecting and analyzing various works of literature surrounding Turkish foreign policy towards the KRG. Through my research, I learned about the complex and nuanced partnership between the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and Ankara, and the potential effect this partnership will have on Kurdish statehood. This issue is important because it highlights a controversial debate surrounding minority groups’ right to statehood in the Middle East and points to shifting economic and political dynamics in the Middle East.
Recommended Citation
Zadah, Sherin, "Money Talks: Turkey, The Kurdish Regional Government, and the Shaping of a Future Kurdish State" (2017). CMC Senior Theses. 1566.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1566
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
