Education is one of the various settings in which meanings and practices of nationalism, identity and citizenship are created and recreated.  These meanings and practices should be read not only through the notions of assimilation, oppression, conflict or ethnic 'problem' but also within their own complexity, with the recognition of the multiplicity of actors that shape and are shaped by the terrains of nationalism, ethnicity and citizenship.   Based on qualitative analysis, this paper aims to explore the Circassian narratives on their experiences of education. The Circassians, referring themselves as Adyge are the indigenous people of the North-West Caucasus who were exiled to the Ottoman lands in nineteenth century. The largest wave of emigration was to Anatolia; and today, in Turkey there is a large Circassian community; it is the largest Circassian community when compared to Syria, Jordan and Palestine/Israel.   I argue that exploring the way Circassians relate to educational institutions, curricula and practices sheds light on the way Circassians as a non-Turkish minority group historically relates to the Turkish nation state, official historiography in Turkey and state policies such as education in Turkey.   The author suggested the following areas of focus: 1. The relation between intercultural education and the narration of nation states. 2. The intercultural as agent