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AbstractOne approach within theIslamic camp treatsIslam, which emphasizes overarching notions such as the 'Islamic brotherhood' and 'ummah', as incompatible with ethno‐nationalist ideas and movements. It is, however, striking that in the last decades, severalIslamic and conservative groups inTurkey have paid increasing attention to theKurdish issue, supporting their ethnic demands and sentiments. Even more striking, the leftist, secularKurdish ethno‐nationalists have adopted a more welcoming attitude towardIslam. How can we explain such intriguing developments and shifts? Using original data derived from several elite interviews and a public opinion survey, this study shows that the struggle forKurdish popular support and legitimacy has encouraged political elites from both camps to enrich their ideological toolbox by borrowing ideas and discourses from each other. Further,Turkish andKurdish nationalists alike utilizeIslamic discourses and ideas to legitimize their competing nationalist claims. Exploring such issues, the study also provides theoretical and policy implications.

Résumé Faut-il justifier la croyance religieuse ? Si d'autres croyances peuvent, doivent être justifiées par des arguments rationnels, ce n'est pas le cas, selon Wittgenstein, de la foi. Celle-ci renvoie à la non-raison, à ne pas confondre avec la déraison, car sa « vérité » est d'un autre ordre que celle de la science.