The nature of PKK terrorism in Turkey

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dc.citation.epage37en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.spage17en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber18en_US
dc.contributor.authorCriss, Nur Bilgeen_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-08T10:51:54Z
dc.date.available2016-02-08T10:51:54Z
dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.departmentDepartment of International Relationsen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study is undertaken to evaluate the profile of the PKK (Kurdish Workers Party) and Kurdish political behavior separately in an attempt to distinguish the Kurdish issue from terrorism. PKK's profile has changed between 1978, when it was founded and now, depending on Turkey's internal politics as well as the changing international environment. Basically, it started out as a Marxist‐Leninist separatist organization, but by 1990 switched to demanding a federation of Kurds and Turks, and simultaneously bidding for a role in an independent Kurdestan comprising southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq. PKK's only consistent policy is to have remained a Marxist‐Leninist organization so far. The first part of this article addresses the roots, objectives, and methods of the PKK. The second part assesses the problem within Turkey's domestic environment, with a focus on whether PKK truly represents Turkey's Kurds. The third section tries to answer the question of who provides the logistical and financial support for PKK, thereby exploring the issue's international dimensions. The last section evaluates prospects regarding a “political solution” to the problems of the southeast, which is now being voiced in both Turkey and Western capitals.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10576109508435965en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1521-0731
dc.identifier.issn1057-610X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/25895
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10576109508435965en_US
dc.source.titleStudies in Conflict and Terrorismen_US
dc.titleThe nature of PKK terrorism in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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