ABSTRACT This article focuses on the construction and competition over Dersim identity that takes place in Dersim’s diaspora, which also creates the necessity to critically engage with the concepts of Euro-Turks and Euro-Kurds. In doing so, it argues that while the activities of Dersimlis in the Dersim diaspora in Europe and in Turkey enable new identity claims, they also perpetuate a sense of belonging that builds upon ethnic, religious and/or linguistic domination. The first section broadly reviews the theoretical discussions on the complexity and fluidity of collective identities, diasporic movements, and the role the intelligentsia plays in the construction and competition over the definition of collective identities in diasporas. Building on this framework, the second section introduces the case of Dersim, the region and its history, and discusses the role Dersim diaspora and its intelligentsia play in (re)defining Dersim’s collective memory and competing over the definition of Dersim’s identity.

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欧洲谁？土耳其侨民中关于 Dersim 集体身份定义的竞争

摘要 本文重点关注在 Dersim 的侨民中发生的对 Dersim 身份的构建和竞争，这也创造了批判性地参与欧洲土耳其人和欧洲库尔德人概念的必要性。这样做时，它认为，虽然 Dersimlis 在欧洲和土耳其的 Dersim 侨民中的活动能够实现新的身份主张，但它们也使建立在种族、宗教和/或语言统治基础上的归属感永久化。第一部分广泛回顾了关于集体身份、侨民运动的复杂性和流动性的理论讨论，以及知识分子在侨民集体身份定义的构建和竞争中所扮演的角色。在此框架的基础上，第二部分介绍了 Dersim 的案例、该地区及其历史，