Ulusal Kurtuluş, Ayaklanma ve Sınırların Ötesi: 1970'lerden 1990'lara Kürt Hareketi'nin Değişim Dinamikleri

Subtitle:Dynamics of transformation of the Kurdish movement in Turkey from the 1970s to the 1990s : national liberation, insurrection and beyond the borders

This article aims at tracing the evolution of the Kurdish movement in Turkey from the 1970s until the end of the 1990s. In doing this, it based on a periodization how the Kurdish movement defined itself and master frame of its collective action. In this article, the recent history of the Kurdish movement is tackled as composed of two main periods: the first one is from the first half of the 1970s until the late 1990s and later as another period which is still ongoing. The first period was developed on the basis of ‘Kurdistan as a colony ' thesis and accordingly ' national liberation struggle ' perspective. This approach represented by a multi- organizational structure until the 1980s, has been later advanced through the strategy of People’ Warfare based on the guerrilla struggle launched by the PKK which has become the only hegemonic power in the late 1980s. In the early 1990s, reaching the peak of its development, this line has then faced a blockage as a result of the repetitive practices , and embarked on new quests which were transformed into a new programmatic line as of 2000s. All of these processes can also been evaluated as marking points of the PKK’s identity. In this respect, the articles discuss the PKK on the basis of three intertwined phases or layers; as a national liberation movement, as an insurgency and as a transnational social movement. They also refer to the different historical periods in the evolution of the PKK, which are not completely disconnected from each other. However, ideas, practices and meanings associated with each phase are intertwined within the ideology and structure of the PKK. This periodization points to the complex interplay between the changing ideological, organizational and political narrative of PKK, the effects of engagement in military struggle, and the movement’s organizational structure.

ISBN:9786056067563

Publication year:2014

Accessibility:Open