Page 4. iii. Advisor: Richard K. Wolf. Jonathan Sanjeev Withers. Kurdish Music-Making in Istanbul: Music, Sentiment, and Ideology. Harvard DASH Contemporary Turkish Politics - Pomeps
The songs frequently utilized Kurdish language and traditional instruments (such as the tembur or dahol ), which served as a direct assertion of Kurdish identity in a public and political space. Dtp Secim Sarkisi
The shift from cultural folk music to highly politicized, modern campaign soundtracks that could compete in a national election. Page 4
The DTP was founded as a successor to parties like HADEP and DEHAP. Its existence was marked by significant tension with the Turkish state, leading to its closure by the Constitutional Court in 2009 on the grounds that it had become a "focal point for activities against the state's indivisible integrity". Harvard DASH Contemporary Turkish Politics - Pomeps The