oa The Changes in the Kurdish Language Among the Kurds of Syria as a Factor for Preserving Identity Before and After Displacement to Türkiye

This research paper attempts to address, in general, an issue that is under-studied: the change in the concept of identity among the Syrian Kurdish diaspora in Türkiye. It explores the sources of change and stability in the concept of identity acquired by birth from several angles: education from the axes of language, the legal reality, and the outlook for the future. The paper attempts to obtain explanations related to the options of staying, returning, or choosing a third country in light of the diaspora community's current reality and the changes taking place in the identity priorities of these communities. One of the findings of the paper is that the Syrian Kurds suffer from the overlapping of national and ethnic identity, especially after displacement. Moreover, the Kurdish language has maintained its role as a mean to preserve the national identity for the Syrian Kurds when they were in Syria, and even after displacement. Within this context, we found a lean, especially among the middle-income class and above, whose children joined kindergartens and public schools, towards speaking the Turkish language as an easier tool for communication.