From the point of subjective view, one will see that decades old tribal conflicts, clan type social life, absence of a common historical and cultural heritage (see CHAPTERS II and III), and geographical isolation in remote regions far from the centers of political activity have hindered the emergence of a Kurdish nationality.

From the objective view’s angle, heterogeneity of Kurdish communities, deep differences among the languages spoken by Kurds, uncertainty over their racial background, Turkish Zazas’ refusal of Kurdishness, and differences in the religious aspect which seems less heterogeneous (in spite of the fact that the majority is Sunni Shafiite, 30% of Kurds in Turkey excluding Zazas are Alevite (see footnote no. 8); 5-7% of Kurds are Shiite, 10-15% are Yarsanist who are also known as Ahl-i Haq, Aliullahi, and Alihaq and who speak Gurani, and less than 5% are Yezidi) sometimes cause deep divisions among Kurds which hinder the development of a Kurdish identity.

On the other hand, mostly economically driven migration of citizens of Kurdish descent from the Eastern and Southeastern parts of Turkey to Western provinces demonstrates that Turkish Kurds would like to reap the benefits of a life in a modern urbanized Turkey and they desire to share the future of Turkey with its territorial integrity.