Kurdish Question

Kurdish Question

Identity
1. Religious views
  1. Kemalism (Western facing)
  2. Islamist
2. Ethnic
  1. Turkish
    1. Consider all in Turkey to be Turks
  2. Kurds
    1. populations in Iraq, Iran, Syria, Turkey
    2. Not accounted for in 1920s dividing of Ottoman Empire
Problem Definition:
1. Conflict between PKK and Turkish Military
2. Turkish non-recognition of Kurds
3. Kurdish push for independence
Outside Actors
1. USA
  1. Military intervention in area
  2. "Rigid" borders in area
    1. Assumed support for Kurds based on support for US military support
      1. Has not currently changed policy on Kurds
2. EU
  1. Turkey's pending acceptance
  2. imposed Democratization
    1. Dependent on Treatment of Kurds
Involved Actors
1. PKK
  1. Attributes:
2. AKP
  1. Right-wing, controlling party
3. CHP
  1. Opposition Party (Center Left)
Reasons for failure:
1. Politics of Intentions
2. Military Solution
  1. Alienated Kurds, not solve
3. Inability to recognize Kurdish identity
Citizenship
1. Turkish Citizenship
2. Kurdish citizenship?
3. Nation-State division
Kurdistan?
1. Arguments for
  1. Recognized separate ethnic group w/o state
  2. Mistreatment by Turkish government
2. Arguments Against
  1. Contentious ability to lead
  2. Kurks in Turkey divided on issue
Turkish Frameworks for solutions
1. Militarily
2. Seperation
3. Assimilation

Resource summary

	Created by Craig Chapman almost 7 years ago