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Land Inequality in Rural Southeastern Turkey: Rethinking Agricultural Development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2015

Barış Karapınar
Barış Karapınar*
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Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
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A village in the province of Diyarbakır in Southeastern Turkey has recently appeared in many national newspapers and on TV with headlines such as “Rebellion against the landlord continues,” “Tractor chain against the landlord,” and “Peasants united against the landlord.” For many, this was rather amusing news – reminding them of a popular comedy film based on a fictional representation of peasants rebelling against their landlord in the 1970s. In reality, however, the actions were a serious appeal by peasants voicing their plight about extreme inequality in rural Southeastern Anatolia.

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New Perspectives on Turkey , Volume 32 , Spring 2005 , pp. 165 - 197
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Copyright © New Perspectives on Turkey 2005

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