Since 1984 the pkk has been involved in an armed conflict with the turkish state, with the initial aim of achieving an independent kurdish state, later changing it to a demand for equal rights and kurdish autonomy in turkey. Between 27 october and 6 november 2003 the name was changed to kongra gel. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the kurdistan workers party pkk now known as the peoples congress of kurdistan or kongra gel kgk has dominated the turkish militarys attention. Treasury designates three leaders of the kongragel as. Taking a discoursetheoretical perspective where global terrorism is a political concept rather than a distinct empirical object, this article studies turkish representations of terrorism within. Their current aim was to guarantee the survival of abdullah ocalan. The contemporary kurdish national movement in turkey c. Dec 24, 2016 kurdish organizations and parties, including the hdp, dtk, bdp, hdk halklar. Ihs janes the washington institute for near east policy. The partiya karkeren kurdistan, also known as kadek and kongra gel is kurdish militant organization which has waged an armed struggle against the turkish state for cultural and political rights and selfdetermination for the kurds. Suleyman hancerli and ozgur nikbay, who are members of the turkish national police tnp and turkish institute for police studies tips, have developed two new projects titled understanding and responding to terrorism motivated hostage and kidnap situations and understanding and responding to suicide attacks and have submitted the proposals to nato headquarters in. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Transforming ethnic conflict explores the conditions that encourage nonviolent civic engagement in emerging civil societies.
The structure of pkkkongragel and its activities in europe. In this respect, the pkk left the motto of independency with ocalans capture and adopted the motto of democratic union. A separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the kurdistan workers party pkk now known as the peoples congress of kurdistan or kongra gel kgk has dominated the. While the pkks manifesto explicitly called for the creation of an independent kurdish state, the group embraced marxism to justify its kurdishseparatist war as part of a global class struggle and revolution. Subject terms pkk, kongragel, kadek, kurdistan workers party, social. Pdf kurdistan regional government assessment researchgate. It changed name again from kadek to kongragel in 2003 before returning. Foreign terrorist organizations ftos are foreign organizations that are designated by the secretary of state in accordance with section 219 of the immigration and nationality act ina, as amended. The following publications provide an overview of unicefs history pdf format. Rethinking politics and democracy in the middle east pdf. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Since world war ii, by far most of the wars that have been.
Turkeys struggle against the kongragelpkk was marked by increased clashes. The official website for the executive services directorate. The 1970s saw kurdish nationalism branching off into marxist political ideology which influenced a new generation of kurdish nationalists. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The kurdishturkish conflict is an armed conflict between the republic of turkey and various kurdish insurgent groups, which have demanded separation from turkey to create an independent kurdistan, or to have autonomy and greater political and cultural rights for kurds inside the republic of turkey. Department of treasury designated aydar and other senior pkk members as significant foreign narcotics traffickers. In a statement, the turkish military said the action was in. Though ataturk was committed to build a truly modern state on par with the european powers, he was wary of european intentions. Important exceptions worth mentioning are the publications by aliza marcus, who was the first to pen a sober history of the pkk, as well as the section dealing with the new pkk or kck in a collection of articles on turkish foreign policy, edited by bask. In the southeast, turkish security forces were active in the struggle against the kongra gel pkk. This presentation studies the history and formation of the terrorist organization pkk kongra gel, its establishment over the years and its activities both in turkey and around the world. Established in 1978, pkk kurdistan workers party started its armed struggle in 1984 after a preparatory period of numerous murders and attacks, with the objective of the establishment, through armed struggle, of an independent kurdistan within turkey s borders.
Pkk experts told ihs janes that orans role will be to control the pkk units in the overwhelmingly kurdish dersimtunceli region, turkeys only alevimajority province and a vital base for the organisations recruitment and military operations. Parti karkerani kurdistan, commonly known as pkk, also known as kgk and formerly known as kadek freedom and democracy congress of kurdistan or kongra gel kurdistan peoples congress, 6 is a kurdish organization which has since 1984 been fighting an armed struggle. Aydar was assigned to the executive committee of this body. Composed mostly of turkish kurds, the group in 1984 began a campaign of armed violence, including terrorism, which resulted in over 45,000 deaths. The objective of the assembly is to coordinate the activities of member turkish american associations and individual members of the assembly for the purpose of presenting a more balanced view of turkey and of the turkish people, and emphasizing the importance of enhanced understanding between turkey and the united states. Kongra gel kurdistan freedom and democracy congress kadek.
The abu sayyaf group asg is the most violent of the islamic separatist groups operating in the southern philippines and claims to promote an independent islamic state in western mindanao and the sulu archipelago. Kongragel kgk kurdistan peoples congress pkk terrorist. Full text of the pkk coming down from the mountains. Turkeys struggle against the kongra gel pkk was marked by increased clashes across turkey in 2005. This book is the first comprehensive account of the international labour organizations 100year history. Nov 28, 2006 a separatist insurgency begun in 1984 by the kurdistan workers party pkk now known as the peoples congress of kurdistan or kongra gel kgk has dominated the turkish militarys attention. Terrorism powerpoint presentation counter terrorism. Its members are elected by the kongragel and confirmed by ocalan. A group of radical kurdish students led by abdullah ocalan in turkey formed the militant separatist group called partiya karkeren kurdistan pkk, or kurdistan workers party in english. The kurds european country of origin information network. The history of the kurdistan workers party pkk began in 1974 as a marxist leninist organization under the leadership of abdullah ocalan. Chapter iii examines the pkk terrorist organization in its historical and. Kadek kurdistan workers party pkk partiya karkeran kurdistan pkk.
In the first section, it will provide a historical summary of the kurds in turkey. Dec 15, 2012 under freedom of information act, us following information has been declassified. The group first engaged in violent activities in 1984. Understanding and responding to the terrorism phenomenon.
This file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. The kurdistan workers party pkk is the largest kurdish opposition group in turkey, serving as an umbrella for a myriad of organizations. Building on history kurds in turkey in 1923, mustafa kemal, known as ataturk the father of all turks, unified the remnants of the ottoman empire to create the republic of turkey. You have access to the front matter, abstracts, author index, subject index and the full text of open access publications. Ios press ebooks understanding and responding to the. As a guest user you are not logged in or recognized by your ip address. The air attacks against the kurdistan workers party, the pkk, were reported to have occurred in hakkari province on iraqs border. An introduction to civil wars takes an empirical and thematic approach to the study of civil wars.
The history of the kurdistan workers party began in 1974 as a marxistleninist organization under the leadership of abdullah ocalan. What everyone needs to know, oxford university press, 2012, s. Sep 20, 2011 five dead one 17 yearold girl and 12 injured in turkey after pkktak roadside bomb blast hits a bus carrying military personnel and their families. Zubeyir aydar born 1961, siirt is a kurdish politician, lawyer and president of the kongragel. Keep track of the latest developments on the center for preventive actions global conflict tracker.
Kurdistan workers party wikipedia republished wiki 2. Although nicole watts book 2010 is certainly the most authoritative account on. Nov 22, 2018 the international political language on terrorism should be taken seriously within ir, both due to its prevalence, its distributing of identities, and its role in the legitimisation of policies. Terrorism powerpoint presentation free download as powerpoint presentation. Attacks in turkey and clashes with kurdish groups significantly increased in 2016. Disrupting terrorist networks an analysis of the pkk. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Five dead one 17 yearold girl and 12 injured in turkey after pkktak roadside bomb blast hits a bus carrying military personnel and their families. Conflict between turkey and armed kurdish groups global. Organizations an armed militia group, called kongra gel pkk kurdish peoples congress.
The general councils new female member, kesbir, is an ethnic kurd from mardin province. Abdullah ocalan founded the kurdistan workers party pkk in turkey in 1978. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Partiya karkeren kurdistane commonly known as pkk after 2002 receive the name kadek, after 2003 kongra gel kgk, in 2005 original name pkk is restored, is a kurdish guerrilla movement that has been fighting an armed struggle against the turkish state for an autonomous kurdistan and greater cultural and political rights for the kurds in turkey. Project muse the kurdistan workers party turns against the. The kurdistan peoples congress kongra gel or kgk, formerly the kurdistan workers party, pkk is a kurdish separatist group primarily active in part of northern iraq and southeastern turkey. The kurdistan workers party pkk is a kurdish military and political organization formed in turkey in 1974. The structure of pkk kongragel and its activities in europe. Gunes a thesis submitted for the degree of doctor of philosophy in ideology and discourse analysis department of government university of essex january 2010 1 abstract my research analyses two of the interrelated issues facing contemporary turkish politics, namely the furthering of democracy and the. Books by language journal of economic education 19692015 additional collections journal of materials engineering. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The kurdistan workers party, commonly referred to by its kurdish acronym, pkk partiya karkeren kurdistani is a kurdish militant organization which from 1984 to 20 fought an armed struggle against the turkish state for cultural and political rights and selfdetermination for the kurds in turkey, who comprise between 10% and 25% of the population and have been subjected to official.
In 2005, the original name of the organization pkk was restored, while the kongra gel became the legislature of the koma komalen kurdistan. The author details the torments of turkey, as a socalled medium power olson uses the theory of medium powers from the academic field of international relations here wrestling with its own ongoing battle with the kurdish pkk kongra gel kurdistan peoples party, which operates under the protection of kurdish leaders in iraq. The kurdistan peoples congress kgk, formerly the kurdistan workers party, pkk is a kurdish separatist group primarily active in part of northern iraq and. The title responses to cyber terrorism was chosen in order to put the onus on the discussion of practical solutions, and in some respects the meetings of the working groups were as important for achieving the goals of the arw as were the plenary sessions see the last chapter on the account of the working group discussions. Turkeys military allies the us, the eu, and nato see the pkk as a terrorist organization. Then, the activities of the pkk kongra gel in europe are studied in. However, the pkk had in its history arrested 4 tourists and released them all after. In 1978 the organization adopted the name kurdistan workers party and waged urban war between 19781980. Chamber of the ecthr in 2004, consisted of two books which together. Reference center assembly of turkish american associations. The book examines the radical transformations over the past decade in the politics of turkeys kurdish minority. Leitungsrat des volkskongresses kurdistan kongra gel. Pdf cengiz gunes from protest to resistance and beyond.
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