Autonomy: The Basque autonomy in Spain and the Kurdish question in Turkey

The Kurdish question is still one of the most fundamental problems in today?s Turkey. Different approaches have been developed in order to find a solution to this problem. Autonomy is one of the popular examples of them in question. In particular, the Basque Autonomy in Spain is shown as an example to implement such a model in Turkey. Despite the proposed Basque model, it is quite difficult to find relevant scientific studies that compare the Kurdish question with Basque cases under the theory of autonomy. Therefore, this study will contribute to the Basque and the Kurdish autonomy debates. The scope of this master thesis is to compare the Basque Autonomous Region in Spain with the Kurdish case in Turkey within the theory of autonomy. In this perspective, it is aimed to answer the question that ?Can the Basque Autonomy be a model for the solution of the Kurdish question in Turkey??