Kurdish Movement
The myth of Turkey versus Kurds
| OpinionTurkey’s war against the PKK and the People’s Protection Units (YPG) is often presented as …
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Foreign PolicyTrump’s Dangerous Game
American indifference toward Ankara's strong demands concerning the isolation of the YPG creates deep disappointment and frustration in Turkey
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Domestic PolicyWhose Responsibility is the Formation of a New Constitution?
By Fahrettin AltunTurkey, which has experienced a number of military interventions and coup attempts, needs to rewrite the current constitution which is ironically the product of the Sept. 12 military coup.
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Domestic PolicyThe Two Sides of Radical Nationalist Kurdish Politics
By Fahrettin AltunThe Kurdish electorate is naturally confused about the sincerity of the HDP, which missed a huge opportunity to become a key partner in the reconciliation process by trying to legitimize the terrorist attacks by the PKK.
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Prudence versus Populism
In modern democratic politics, one of the most effective instruments of attracting electoral support is extending pledges for better macroeconomic governance and improvement of social welfare.
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“HDP and the Democratic Islam Congress: The Kurdish Movement’s...
By Hatem EteThe peace process has so far led the movement to prioritize political participation over armed struggle as part of a broader notion of seeking representation as a left party with ethnic overtones.
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The Diyarbakır Grafting in Politics
By Hatem EteThe political performance presented in the Diyarbakır visit of Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdish Regional Administration in Northern Iraq, and of Erdoğan will create an effect of clearing the early reservations of the Kurdish Movement about the political ground and political strength of Erdoğan.
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Politics, Not Arms, is the Way Forward for the...
By Galip DalayThe Turkish-Kurdish peace process is facing challenges which can be ironed out only through politics not violence.
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Democratization and the Kurdish Political Movement
By Taha ÖzhanAs one Kurdish issue is being resolved, another is being created. The new Kurdish issue is nothing but the PKKs Kurdish issue.