Iranian Azerbaijanis - from a "Well Integrated" Ethnic Minority to a Different Identity

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ID22225166
AuthorsGulamhuseyn MAMMADOV (0000-0001-8109-5619, Ege University, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume7
Issue1
Pages25-52
Publication date2023-06-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
Venueİran Çalışmaları Dergisi (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2651-4370 • E-ISSN: 2651-4370
PublisherIran Calismalari Dergisi (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.33201/iranian.1242541
OpenAlexW4381385782
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited24

Azerbaijan Turks constitute the second largest ethnicity of the Islamic Republic of Iran. They have faced pressure in the nation-building process that started with the coming to power of the Pahlavi dynasty, and this accelerated the formation of national consciousness in them. It was the result of these pressures that they took an active role in the Islamic Revolution. However, the formation of the national consciousness of the Azerbaijani Turks, who could not achieve what they wanted after this revolution, was triggered by the establishment of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1991. Azerbaijan Turks, who have been exposed to the great cultural influence of the Republics of Turkey and Azerbaijan with the advantages brought by globalization, have started to shift from the “best integrated ethnicity” of Iran to a different identity that is opposed to the Iranian identity. The continuation of the process in this way has the capacity to bring great changes for Iran and the entire region

Archaeology · Consciousness · Development economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Globalization · Islam · Islamic republic · National consciousness · National identity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Gender Studies · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Psychology · Turkey's Politics and Society

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