Turkey's Kurdish Question: Critical Turning Points and Missed Opportunities

The deteriorating Kurdish problem in Turkey is neither new nor is it beyond resolution. This article focuses on two sets of occasions that help us understand the dynamics and chances for the resolution of the conflict. The first set includes critical turning points which refer to periods of broad so...

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Published inThe Middle East journal Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 59 - 79
Main Authors Barkey, Henri J., Fuller, Graham E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC Middle East Institute 01.01.1997
Subjects
Armies
Ceasefires
CONFLICT
Conflict resolution
Cultures and civilizations
Ethnic groups. Acculturation. Cultural identity
History
Insurgency
Interethnic conflict
Interethnic relations
International relations
Kurdish people
Kurdistan
Kurds
Military operations
Minorities (Kurds)
MINORITY GROUPS
Nationalism
Political campaigns
Political conditions
Political conflict
Political parties
Politics
Prime ministers
RACE RELATIONS
Rebellions
Refugees
SEPARATIST MOVEMENT
Social change
Sociology
Turkey
Century 20
Turkey
Policy
Nationalism
Interethnic relation
Political movement
Ethnic group
Ethnic Minority
Kurd
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Summary:The deteriorating Kurdish problem in Turkey is neither new nor is it beyond resolution. This article focuses on two sets of occasions that help us understand the dynamics and chances for the resolution of the conflict. The first set includes critical turning points which refer to periods of broad societal change often involving the institutionalization of new political arrangements that have had a direct or indirect impact on the evolution of the conflict itself. The second set is composed of opportunities that were missed to resolve the conflict.
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ISSN:0026-3141
1940-3461