Ethnic identity and perceptions of the police in Turkey: the case of Kurds and Turks

Osman Sahin; Sema Akboga

doi:10.1080/10439463.2018.1477777

Ethnic identity and perceptions of the police in Turkey: the case of Kurds and Turks

Osman Sahin^*, Sema Akboga

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Economics

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Abstract

Drawing on the literature on minorities’ and ethnic groups’ perceptions of the police, this article investigates the differences between Kurds and Turks in terms of their perceptions of the police in Turkey. We conducted survey research using a nationally representative sample of 1804 people. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that Kurds in Turkey have a more negative perception of the police than Turks, regardless of their gender, education, income, party affiliation, and sectarian identity. It is concluded that the historical relationship between Kurds and the Turkish state has had a decisive effect on how Kurds perceive the police.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	985-1000
Number of pages	16
Journal	Policing and Society
Volume	29
Issue number	8
Early online date	23 May 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2018.1477777
Publication status	Published - 13 Oct 2019

Keywords

Turkey
ethnic identity
Kurds
perceptions of the police

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10.1080/10439463.2018.1477777

Sahin, O. & Akboga, S. (2018) Ethnic identity and perceptions of the police in Turkey: the case of Kurds and Turks
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Policing and Society on 23 May 2018, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/10439463.2018.1477777
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