ARTIFICIAL BORDERS AND NATIONALISM: TURKMEN MIGRATION FROM IRAQ TO ISTANBUL
ARTIFICIAL BORDERS AND NATIONALISM: TURKMEN MIGRATION FROM IRAQ TO ISTANBUL

Author(s): Meryem Bulut, Seher Çataloğlu
Subject(s): Anthropology, Geography, Regional studies, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Nationalism Studies, Migration Studies, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Iraq; Turkey; Istanbul; migration; Turkmen; nationalism; artificial borders; language and culture;
Summary/Abstract: Migratory movements led to a modern crisis as they have challenged the concept of borders that had emerged with nation states. Improvements in communication and travel have eroded the invincibility of geographical and political borders while social boundaries have transpired within nation state entities. It is more likely than ever that people come across different identities and cultures, and are required to cohabit with those.

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