01092nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653000900051653002100060653000800081653002300089653001400112653001100126100002100137245006700158300001200225490000700237520065400244       2015                            d  c201510aISIL10aKurdish question10aPKK10asecurity discourse10aTerrorism10aTurkey1 aAntonia Todorova00aTurkish Security Discourses and Policies: The Kurdish Question  a108-1210 v333 a<p>A multidimensional problem with lengthy history, the so-called “Kurdish Question” has been one of the most important domestic security challenges that Turkey has had to face since the early 1980s. In this paper, the Kurdish issue is put in the broader framework of Turkey’s security concept and foreign policy, along with explanation of the specifics and dynamics in Turkish politics. The relations between the Kurdish groups in the Middle East region were taken in consideration, as well as the emergence of the jihadist group of ISIL. A special focus on security perceptions and results of EvoCS project is presented at the beginning.</p>