| ID | 130545 |
| Title Proper | Hierarchy and interaction |
| Other Title Information | an analysis of Kurdish political groups in Turkey |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gunter, Michael |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | More than 30 years after it was founded as a small, violent, and isolated Kurdish party advocating Marxist revolution and the creation of a pan-Kurdish state, the Kurdistan workers Party (Partiyzz Karkaren Kurdistan) or PKK has both spawned and/or inspired a plethora of Kurdish nationalist organizations in Turkey. The rise of Kurdish nationalism, demands for Kurdish constitutional and legal rights, and need to establish new organizational names and identities to substitute for that of the
"terro1ist"-designated PKK help explain this Kurdish organizational proliferation. To the extent that the PKK has ignited Kurdish democratic self-determination, this article will analyze the broadly-based, complementary dynamics ol the various Kurdish nationalist groups in Turkey created over the years by the PKK (KCK]. VV hat are its components? Why were they created? How do they interact with each other? How successful has this movement been? Specifically analyzed are the PKK, KCK, BDP and the DTK in Turkey; and in the European diaspora, KON-KURD, KGK, KNK, EUTCC, Pl K, and CAMPACC, among others. The tentative conclusion is that this Kurdish movement has enjoyed enough success to promise an eventual solution to the long-simmering Kurdish problem in Turkey along the lines of democratic autonomy or democratic self-determination and thus will be fair to all parties. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Vol.37, No.3; Spring 2014: p.44-62 |
| Journal Source | Journal of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Vol.37, No.3; Spring 2014: p.44-62 |
| Key Words | Kurdish Political Parties - KPP ; PKK - KCK ; KNK ; EUTCC ; PIK ; CAMPACC ; Kurdish Nationalist ; Organizations ; Turkey ; Democracy ; Politics ; Violence ; Civil War ; Ethnic Violence ; Marxist Revolution ; Kurdish Political Groups - KPG ; Political Hierarchy ; Political Interaction ; Kurdish Organizational Proliferation - KOP |