The Kurdish problem in Turkey and its possible solution

The Kurdish question is a very delicate issue on the grounds of the Turkish Republic. The Turkish government has been refusing to recognize the Kurdish minority for decades and through repressive policies and forced assimilation has been trying to marginalize any expressions of Kurdish identity. Bachelor thesis in first chapter deals with the theoretical definition of nation, nationalism and the subsequent characterization of the Kurds as the largest nation without its own state. The second chapter charts the evolution of Kurdish nationalism and the emergence of the terrorist organization PKK, which has influenced the perception of the problem significantly. The third and final part of the thesis analyzes the possible influence of the European Union on the Kurdish question and the dimension in which this problem is reflected. The paper is designed to answer the question if exists a real possibility of creating a Kurdish state in the territory of the Republic of Turkey