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{{Infobox book
| name              = Another look at east and southeast Turkey
| author            = Kameel Ahmady
| translator        = Metin Çulhao¤lu
| cover_artist      = Mehmet Masum Süer
| country           = Turkey
| language          = English
| subject           = Scientific-research
| genre             = Ethnography - research
travelogue
| publisher         = GABB Publishing (Turkey)
| pages             = 671
| isbn              = 
| isbn_note         = 
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| congress          = 
| pub_date          = 2009
| image             = The cover of the Another look at east and southeast Turkey.jpg
| editor            = Richard Lim
| award             = GABB Organization Top Research Award, Mesopotamian Centre in Diyarbakir, Turkey (2009)
}}

The book Another Look at [[Place:Turkish Kurdistan|North Kurdistan]] - A traveller's Handbook is coordinated by Kameel Ahmady, an anthropologist and British Iranian [[Research|research]]er, and was published in Turkey in 2009. This book was researched and written based on the observations of the Kurdish author of Iranian origin along with his other colleagues from these [[Place:Turkish Kurdistan|Kurdish regions of Turkey]]. This book is the result of one of the first researches that the author has done during his research activities.<ref name=":2"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Ahmady, Kameel. Another look at east and southeast Turkey. GABB Publication, Diyarbakır, 2009.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Another look at southeast.PDF |url=https://www.slideshare.net/YekbunGurgoz/another-look-at-southeastpdf |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.slideshare.net |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Köse |first=Resul |date=2021 |title=TEK PARTİ DÖNEMİ’NDE DOĞU VE GÜNEYDOĞU ANADOLU VİLAYETLERİNDE DÜZENLENEN ÜNİVERSİTE HAFTASI ETKİNLİKLERİ VE ÜNİVERSİTELİ AYDIN KESİMİN BÖLGENİN MESELELERİNE BAKIŞI (1940-1945)* |url=https://atamdergi.gov.tr/tam-metin/777/tur |journal=Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi |volume=37 |issue=104 |pages=307–356 |doi=10.33419/aamd.1015994 |issn=1011-727X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Törne |first=Annika |date=2015-03-15 |title="On the grounds where they will walk in a hundred years’ time" - Struggling with the heritage of violent past in post-genocidal Tunceli |url=https://journals.openedition.org/ejts/5099?lang=de |journal=European Journal of Turkish Studies. Social Sciences on Contemporary Turkey |language=en |issue=20 |doi=10.4000/ejts.5099 |issn=1773-0546}}</ref>

By writing this book and conducting other field research in the Kurdistan regions of Turkey, Ahmady has won awards from the [[Social:Culture|cultural]] and social institutions of these regions.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2016-07-31 |title=معرفی کتاب "نگاهی دیگر به شرق و جنوب شرق ترکیه" |trans-title=Introduction of the book "Another Look at East and Southeast of Turkey " |url=https://anthropologyandculture.com/%d9%85%d8%b9%d8%b1%d9%81%db%8c-%da%a9%d8%aa%d8%a7%d8%a8-%d9%86%da%af%d8%a7%d9%87%db%8c-%d8%af%db%8c%da%af%d8%b1-%d8%a8%d9%87-%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%82-%d9%88-%d8%ac%d9%86%d9%88%d8%a8-%d8%b4%d8%b1%d9%82/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=انسان‌شناسی و فرهنگ |language=fa-IR}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite book |last=Kameel Ahmady |url=http://archive.org/details/AnotherLookAtNorthKurdistan |title=Another Look at North Kurdistan - A traveller's Handbook |date=2009-01-01}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book |last=Lim (reisgidsen.) |first=Richard |url=https://books.google.nl/books/about/Another_Look_at_East_and_Southeast_Turke.html?id=9xUScgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y |title=Another Look at East and Southeast Turkey: A Traveller's Handbook |date=2009 |publisher=GABB |isbn=978-605-60513-0-2 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Sturkenboom publications |url=https://kunstgeschichte.univie.ac.at/en/about-us/staff/former-members/sturkenboom-ilse/sturkenboom-publications/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=kunstgeschichte.univie.ac.at |language=en}}</ref>

== About the Book ==
[[Social:Ethnography|Ethnographic]] and anthropological fieldwork research was conducted by Kameel Ahmady and colleagues for almost two years to prepare A Traveler's Handbook called “Another Look at East and Southeast of Turkey”. This work focuses on 15 Kurdish-populated provinces and villages in southeastern Turkey, conducted over three years from 2009. Published in Istanbul in English, Turkish, and Kurdish, the book first appears to be a travel guide.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=کوردیپێدیا |first=Kurdipedia- |title=Another Look at East and Southeast Turkey |url=https://www.kurdipedia.org/?q=2013092620533288502 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=Kurdipedia.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Another Look at East and Southeast Turkey |url=https://bnk.institutkurde.org/catalogue/detail.php?pirtuk=689 |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=bnk.institutkurde.org}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite book |title=Ahmady, Kameel; Lim, Richard; Çulhaoǧlu, Metin; Sturkenboom, Ilse (2009) Another Look at East and Southeast Turkey. A Traveller’s Handbook, Diyarbakır, Etik Ajans.}}</ref>

But with deeper reflection, the reader understands it aims far beyond, seeking to move the mind beyond views of underdevelopment and show these regions are known not just for military clashes but as illustrious cultural and historical experiences. Ahmady and his team explored diverse Kurdish communities in Turkey to present a more nuanced portrait of the region, challenging stereotypes of backwardness. Through vivid descriptions, they highlight the deep cultural heritage, experiential history, and resilience of the Kurdish people. Rather than a superficial tourism manual, this work aspires to promote understanding and even advocacy for a marginalized group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Another look at southeast.PDF |url=https://www.slideshare.net/YekbunGurgoz/another-look-at-southeastpdf |access-date=2023-06-18 |website=www.slideshare.net |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4"/> “Another Look at Eat and Southeast of Turkey” offers [[Social:Ethnography|ethnographic]] information and firsthand details on festivals, customs, Nowruz, myths, religious beliefs, language, dress, food, music, and architecture, and introduces ancient sites. It aims to acquaint readers with unfamiliar areas of Turkish Kurdistan long embroiled in conflict, where thousands fled or became refugees in major cities.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5" />

== Awards and Prizes ==
After publishing “Another Look at East and Southeast of Turkey” with a divergent narrative of dominant notions regarding Turkey's eastern, mostly Kurdish regions, Ahmady gained media, news, and local magazine attention for his work. He also won the 2009 Best Research Award from Gab Municipality's Mesopotamia Institute for the book, “A Different Perspective on Southern and Southeastern Turkey.” Ahmady's research and writing highlight Kurdish heritage challenges assumptions of backwardness, and advocate for an overlooked community.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />

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