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The Ultimate Enemy for Turkey: PKK

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  • OZHAN HANCILAR

    (PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY)

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This paper will take a brief look at an illegal armed group in Turkey, the PKK (Kurdistan Workers? Party), which is classified as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union. In addition to academic works, the paper will be based on sources from the media. The group has been waging a violent separatist campaign against Turkey since 1984. The PKK suffered a severe setback when its leader, Abdullah Ocalan, was captured by Turkey in 1999. The organization gave up its demands for independence, demanding instead more autonomy and rights for the Kurds in Turkey. A two-year-long ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK collapsed in July 2015. Violence has returned to the Eastern Turkey as the fragile peace process fails.

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  • Ozhan Hancilar, 2016. "The Ultimate Enemy for Turkey: PKK," Proceedings of International Academic Conferences 3505898, International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences.
    • Handle: RePEc:sek:iacpro:3505898
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    Keywords

    PKK; Turkey; Kurds; Conflict;
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    JEL classification:

    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War

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