Dr Bahar Baser discussed the challenges she came across conducting her qualitative research on contenious issues in Turkish and Kurdish diasporas in the Netherlands and Germany. She argued that in any research that utilizes ethnographic research methods, it is crucial that the researcher is aware of their 'subject position' and how this position affects relationships betwen the researcher and the interviewee. Since the outcome of the study and the knowledge that it produces are very much dependent on this positionality, it is important that the researcher informs the reader where he/she stands. The researcher is by no means 'an objective observer' , as their gender, class, religion, ethnicity, or age among other factors, may have an impact on the research process. Therefore, the researcher should be conscious of his/hers priviledged position and potential power relations with the groups that are under study and should adopt a 'reflexive approach' which refers to a self-reflection process during the selection of the subject, the fieldwork, as well as analysis of the data gathered.