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Dead Men Tell No Lies: Using Martyr Data to Expose the PKK's Regional
Dead Men Tell No Lies: Using Martyr Data to Expose the PKK’s Regional Shell Game Jared Ferris and Andrew Self May 05, 2015 1 Table of Contents • List of Figures in Appendix 3 • Acknowledgments 4 • Introduction 5 o Terms and Usage 7 o Literature Review 8 o Methodology/Data 12 o Background 14 • Beginning of the PJAK and PKK Franchise Era 16 • The PKK in Syria 21 o The PYD and Syrian Kurds 2003-2011 23 o The Syrian Civil War 27 • New Opportunities: ISIS, Kobani, and Sinjar 31 • Conclusion 37 • Appendix I- Figures 38 • Appendix II- PKK Military Organizational Structure Chart 46 • Appendix III- Sample “Marty” Announcements 47 • Appendix IV-Acronyms 48 • Bibliography 49 2 List of Figures in Appendix I • Figure 1: Total HPG Deaths by Country of Birth 38 • Figure 2: % of Total HPG Deaths by Country of Birth 38 • Figure 3: HPG Syrian Fighters City of Birth 39 • Figure 4: % of HPG Deaths Country of Birth: Iran vs Syria 39 • Figure 5: HPG Fighter Year of Join by % of Country of Birth 40 • Figure 6: Total Number of HPG Fighters by Year Joined 40 • Figure 7: Total HPG Deaths by Country of Birth 2001-2015 41 • Figure 8: % of HPG Combat Deaths by Country of Death 2001-2015 41 • Figure 9: % of HPG Combat Deaths by Country of Death 42 • Figure 10: YPG Combat Deaths by Country of Birth: Oct 2013-June 2014 43 • Figure 11: YPG Combat Deaths by Country of Birth: July 2014-Feb 2015 43 • Figure 12: YPG Combat Deaths by Country of Birth: Nov 2013-Feb 2015 44 • Figure 13: Map of HPG Combat Deaths in Iran 45 3 Acknowledgements We would like to thank our advisor Dr. -
The Situation in Turkish Kurdistan, November 1992
INSTITUT URD DE PARIS THE SITUATION IN TURKISH KURDISTAN Information and liaison bulletin I SPECIAL ISSUE I NOVEMBER 1992 This bulletin is issued in French. German.EnqIish. Kurdish. Spanish and TurRish. Price per issue: France: 30 FF - Elsewhere: 35 FF Annual subscribtion (12 issues) France: 300 FF - Elsewhere: 350 FF Monthly review Directeur de la publication: Mohamad HASSAN num~ro de la Commission Paritaire : 659 15 AS. ISSN 0761 1285 INSTITUT KURD!:. 106. rue La Fayette - 75010 PARIS Tel. : (I) 48 24 64 64 - Fax: 477099 04 The tragic fight of the Kurduh people, which has lasted for such a long time, has its origins in the principle right of everypopulation toauto-determination. Thu u why it is a righteous fight. I call open all governments, organizations and citizens ofall countries as well as the international organizations to become aware ; in their relations with the countries where Kurds live, they should become aware of the realpolitics conducted by the leaders of these countries and their politics concerning the Kurds. No manifestation of cruelty, no national or social injustice, no impinging on human rights and no genocide should go unnoticed. Neither should it remain without consequence for those countries allowing these actions. Andrei Sakharov Excerpt from Mr. A. Sakharov's message at the International Conference in Paris: "The Kurds: Human Rights and Cultural Identity, " ,. October 14-15,1989. THE SITUATION IN TURKISH KURDISTAN • From repression to "total war" • A few basic facts • The destruction and evacuation of Kurdish cities and villages • Assassinations of Kurdish civilians • Censorship • Turkish points of view • Western testimony FROM REPRESSION TO "TOTAL WAR" toll established by of banned and the Turkish daily Since the military caup of confiscated books). -
EU-Turkey Relations and the Stagnation of Turkish Democracy
EU-Turkey Relations and the Stagnation of Turkish Democracy Senem Aydın-Düzgit and E. Fuat Keyman Istanbul Bilgi University and Sabanci University WORKING PAPER 02 EU-Turkey Relations and the Stagnation of Turkish Democracy Senem Aydın-Düzgit and E. Fuat Keyman* Turkey EU Accession Process Democracy Deficit Abstract Introduction The current stagnation of Turkish democracy goes hand in hand with the current impasse in EU-Turkey relations. A combination of domestic Back in August 2004, we published a working paper on the role of factors with a loss of credibility of EU conditionality led to a situation Turkey’s relations with the EU in transforming Turkish democracy in which political reform is substantially stalled and in cases where it as part of a larger project on EU-Turkey relations conducted by the is realised, it is mostly conducted to serve the interests of the ruling Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and the Economics and political elite and with no real reference to the EU. The virtuous cycle of Foreign Policy Forum (Aydın and Keyman 2004). The central argument reform that characterised the 1999-2005 period has been replaced by of the paper was that the strengthening credibility of EU conditionality a vicious cycle in which lack of effective conditionality feeds into po- towards Turkey, coupled with favourable domestic and international litical stagnation which in turn moves Turkey and the EU further away dynamics resulted in substantial reforms towards the consolidation from one another. of Turkish democracy. The paper, written prior to the EU’s decision to open accession negotiations with Turkey, concluded that the opening of accession talks with the country on the basis of a fair decision that rests on Turkey’s achievements in its modernity and democracy would constitute a crucial step in remedying the remaining problematic aspects of Turkish democracy. -
Assessment of Avalanche Hazard Situation in Turkey During Years
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2018-205 Manuscript under review for journal Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discussion started: 7 August 2018 c Author(s) 2018. CC BY 4.0 License. 1 2 Assessment of avalanche hazard situation in Turkey during years 2010s 3 Tayfun Kurt 4 Independent researcher, Istanbul, Turkey, [email protected] 5 6 ABSTRACT 7 8 Avalanches constitute risky situations especially for mountainous areas in the eastern part of Turkey. 9 According to records of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, avalanches have killed 10 30 people per year in Turkey over the last 30 years. Developing winter tourism also affects losses. For 11 example, an avalanche occurred in Torul, Köstere, in the province of Giresun, on January 25, 2009, 12 which killed 10 mountaineers and injured 7 people. 13 14 This research is focused on, known fatal avalanches and avalanche mitigation works. The obtanied 15 map provides are reliable and easy to understand information where avalanches contstitue 16 risksy sitation in regional scale as well as where new avalanche paths may develop under 17 favourable conditions. Moreover the figure of avalanche hazard situation is presented to construct a 18 picture of the potential threats. This paper provides information about avalanche fatalities and avalanche 19 mitigation works in Turkey. 20 21 Keywords: Avalanche situation, avalanche hazard in Turkey, avalanche hazard 22 management. 23 24 25 26 27 1 Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2018-205 Manuscript under review for journal Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. -
The Unspoken Truth
THE UNSPOKEN TRUTH: DISAPPEARANCES ENFORCED One of the foremost obstacles As the Truth Justice Memory Center, we aim to, in the path of Turkey’s process ■ Carry out documentation work of democratization is the fact regarding human rights violations that have taken place in the past, to publish THE UNSPOKEN that systematic and widespread and disseminate the data obtained, and to demand the acknowledgement human rights violations are of these violations; not held to account, and ■ Form archives and databases for the use of various sections of society; victims of unjust treatments TRUTH: ■ Follow court cases where crimes are not acknowledged and against humanity are brought to trial and to carry out analyses and develop compensated. Truth Justice proposals to end the impunity of public officials; Memory Center contributes ■ Contribute to society learning ENFORCED to the construction of a the truths about systematic and widespread human rights violations, democratic, just and peaceful and their reasons and outcomes; and to the adoption of a “Never present day society by Again” attitude, by establishing a link between these violations and the supporting the exposure of present day; DISAPPEAR- systematic and widespread ■ Support the work of civil society organizations that continue to work human rights violations on human rights violations that have taken place in the past, and reinforce that took place in the past the communication and collaboration between these organizations; with documentary evidence, ANCES ■ Share experiences formed in the reinforcement of social different parts of the world regarding transitional justice mechanisms, and ÖZGÜR SEVGİ GÖRAL memory, and the improvement initiate debates on Turkey’s transition period. -
Weapons Transfers and Violations of the Laws of War in Turkey
WEAPONS TRANSFERS AND VIOLATIONS OF THE LAWS OF WAR IN TURKEY Human Rights Watch Arms Project Human Right Watch New York AAA Washington AAA Los Angeles AAA London AAA Brussels Copyright 8 November 1995 by Human Rights Watch. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 95-81502 ISBN 1-56432-161-4 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Human Rights Watch conducts regular, systematic investigations of human rights abuses in some seventy countries around the world. It addresses the human rights practices of governments of all political stripes, of all geopolitical alignments, and of all ethnic and religious persuasions. In internal wars it documents violations by both governments and rebel groups. Human Rights Watch defends freedom of thought and expression, due process and equal protection of the law; it documents and denounces murders, disappearances, torture, arbitrary imprisonment, exile, censorship and other abuses of internationally recognized human rights. Human Rights Watch began in 1978 with the founding of its Helsinki division. Today, it includes five divisions covering Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, as well as the signatories of the Helsinki accords. It also includes five collaborative projects on arms transfers, children's rights, free expression, prison conditions, and women's rights. It maintains offices in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, London, Brussels, Moscow, Dushanbe, Rio de Janeiro, and Hong Kong. Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly. The staff includes Kenneth Roth, executive director; Cynthia Brown, program director; Holly J. -
The Turkish Question
#3.13 PERSPECTIVES Political analysis and commentary from Turkey FEATURE ARTICLES THE TURKISH QUESTION DEMOCRACY ECOLOGY HUMAN LANDSCAPE Trade unions and deunionization Seasonal farm workers: Civil Death during ten years of AKP rule Pitiful victims or Kurdish laborers Mehmet Tarhan Aziz Çelik demanding equality? (I) Sayfa 58 Page 44 Deniz Duruiz Page 32 TURKEY REPRESENTATION Content Editor’s note 3 ■ Feature articles: The Turkish question Turkey’s Turkish identity question, Doğu Ergil 4 Well, what do Turks want? Ahmet İnsel 8 AKP’s approach to the Kurdish problem: One step forward, one step backward, Evren Balta Paker 12 The Turkish state’s GAP hocus-pocus, Mustafa Sönmez 16 Village guards: A “temporary” system ongoing for 26 years, Abdürrahim Özmen 20 “Turkishness contract” and Turkish left, Barış Ünlü 23 Feminists in the furnace of nationalism, İnci Özkan Kerestecioğlu 28 ■ Ecology Seasonal farm workers: Pitiful victims or Kurdish laborers demanding equality? (I) Deniz Duruiz 32 Urban transformation and law on disaster prevention: A pretext for lucrative investment, Yaşar Adnan Adanalı 37 Urban transformation policies and the irrepressible rise of TOKİ, Evrim Yılmaz 40 ■ Democracy Trade unions and deunionization during ten years of AKP rule, Aziz Çelik 44 The right to resist against the poverty and oppression, Ercan Kanar 49 ■ International Politics Turkey-EU Relations: What does Turkey want? Ulrike Dufner 51 ■ Culture Cultural policies on urban level: İstanbul model, Ayça İnce 53 ■ Barometer Turkey’s frailty of freedom of expression, Hüsnü Öndül 57 ■ Human Landscape Civil death, Mehmet Tarhan 58 ■ News from hbs 59 Heinrich Böll Stiftung – Turkey Representation The Heinrich Böll Stiftung, associated with the German Green Party, is a legally autonomous and intellectually open political foundation. -
Kaakkois-Turkin Turvallisuustilanne Syyskuussa 2019
Raportti MIG-1917423 06.03.00 22.10.2019 MIGDno-2019-205 Kaakkois-Turkin turvallisuustilanne syyskuussa 2019 Tässä tilannekatsauksessa tarkastellaan Kaakkois-Turkin turvallisuustilannetta sekä erityisesti Kaakkois-Turkin alueella vuoden 2015 puolivälissä Turkin turvallisuusjoukkojen ja aseellisen kurdijärjestö Kurdistanin työväenpuolueen (PKK) välillä uudelleenkärjistynyttä aseellista konfliktia (ns. PKK-konflikti). Konfliktiin liittyvät aseelliset yhteenotot jatkuvat tämän raportin kirjoittamishetkellä monissa Kaakkois-Turkin maakunnissa edelleen, joskin vuosien 2015–2016 intensiivisintä taisteluvaihetta vähäisempinä. Tilannekatsauksessa keskitytään Diyarbakırin, Hakkârin, Mardinin ja Şırnakin maakuntien vuosien 2018 ja 2019 turvallisuustilanteeseen ja kyseisten maakuntien alueella raportoituihin, PKK:n toimintaan ja/tai konfliktin eri osapuolten välisiin aseellisiin yhteenottoihin liittyviin turvallisuusvälikohtauksiin. Lisäksi raportissa käsitellään laajemmin myös PKK-konfliktin vaikutuksia kurdiliikkeen poliittisiin toimintamahdollisuuksiin Turkissa. Raportin kokoamisessa on käytetty erilaisia julkisia lähteitä, kuten kansainvälisten järjestöjen, kansalaisjärjestöjen ja tutkimuslaitosten tuottamia raportteja ja näitä täydentävää uutismateriaalia, joka on ollut Maahanmuuttoviraston saatavilla raportin kirjoittamishetkellä (15.10.2019). Tilannekatsaus päivittää Maahanmuuttoviraston 22.6.2017 julkaiseman raportin1 Kaakkois-Turkin turvallisuustilanteesta. This situation report concerns the security situation in Southeast Turkey and, especially, -
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perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id UPAYA PEMERINTAH TURKI DALAM MENGATASI GERAKAN SEPARATISME SUKU KURDI TAHUN 1984-2007 Disusun oleh: SKRIPSI Oleh: ANDINA SARI HANDAYANI K4408013 FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN UNIVERSITAS SEBELAS MARET SURAKARTA Desember 2012 commit to user perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id commit to user ii perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id UPAYA PEMERINTAH TURKI DALAM MENGATASI GERAKAN SEPARATISME SUKU KURDI TAHUN 1984-2007 Oleh: ANDINA SARI HANDAYANI K4408013 Skripsi diajukan untuk memenuhi salah satu persyaratan mendapatkan gelar Sarjana Pendidikan Program Pendidikan Sejarah, Jurusan Pendidikan Ilmu Pengetahuan Sosial FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN UNIVERSITAS SEBELAS MARET SURAKARTA Desember 2012 commit to user iii perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id commit to user iv perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id commit to user v perpustakaan.uns.ac.id digilib.uns.ac.id ABSTRAK Andina Sari Handayani. K4408013. UPAYA PEMERINTAH TURKI DALAM MENGATASI GERAKAN SEPARATISME SUKU KURDI TAHUN 1984- 2007. Skripsi, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta. Desember 2012. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendiskripsikan: (1) Latar belakang gerakan separatisme suku Kurdi di negara Turki; (2) Gerakan separatisme suku kurdi di negara Turki; dan (3) Dampak dan upaya pemerintah Turki dalam mengatasi gerakan separatisme suku Kurdi. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode historis dengan langkah-langkah heuristik, kritik, interpretasi, dan historiografi. Sumber data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini berupa sumber primer dan sumber sekunder. Teknik pengumpulan data adalah teknik studi pustaka dengan menggunakan sistem resume katalog atau komputer dan memanfaatkan internet. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah teknik analisis historis dengan melakukan kritik ekstern dan intern. -
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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier’s archiving and manuscript policies are encouraged to visit: http://www.elsevier.com/copyright Author's personal copy Biological Conservation 144 (2011) 2752–2769 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Biological Conservation journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/biocon Review Turkey’s globally important biodiversity in crisis ⇑ Çag˘an H. Sßekerciog˘lu a,b, , Sean Anderson c, Erol Akçay d, Rasßit Bilgin e, Özgün Emre Can f, Gürkan Semiz g, Çag˘atay Tavsßanog˘lu h, Mehmet Baki Yokesß i, Anıl Soyumert h, Kahraman Ipekdal_ j, Ismail_ K. Sag˘lam k, Mustafa Yücel l, H. Nüzhet Dalfes m a Department of Biology, University of Utah, 257 South 1400 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0840, USA b KuzeyDog˘a Derneg˘i, Ismail_ Aytemiz Caddesi 161/2, 36200 Kars, Turkey c Environmental Science and Resource Management Program, 1 University Drive, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA 93012, USA d National Institute -
Targeting the Minority: a New Theory of Diversionary Violence
Wright State University CORE Scholar Browse all Theses and Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 2020 Targeting the Minority: A New Theory of Diversionary Violence Nathaniel M. Arnold Wright State University Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/etd_all Part of the International Relations Commons Repository Citation Arnold, Nathaniel M., "Targeting the Minority: A New Theory of Diversionary Violence" (2020). Browse all Theses and Dissertations. 2323. https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/etd_all/2323 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Browse all Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. TARGETING THE MINORITY: A NEW THEORY OF DIVERSIONARY VIOLENCE A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts By NATHANIEL M. ARNOLD B.A., Old Dominion University, 2014 2020 Wright State University WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL April 29, 2020 I HEREBY RECOMMEND THAT THE THESIS PREPARED UNDER MY SUPERVISION BY Nathaniel M. Arnold ENTITLED Targeting the Minority: A New Theory of Diversionary Violence BE ACCEPTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Master of Arts. ______________________________ Liam Anderson, Ph.D. Thesis Director ______________________________ Laura M. Luehrmann, Ph.D. Director, Master of Arts Program in International and Comparative Politics Committee on Final Examination: ___________________________________ Liam Anderson, Ph.D. School of Public and International Affairs ___________________________________ Carlos Costa, Ph.D. School of Public and International Affairs ___________________________________ Vaughn Shannon, Ph.D. -
Theorising Women and War in Kurdistan. a Feminist and Critical Perspective
Theorising Women and War in Kurdistan. A feminist and critical perspective. Nazand Begikhani, Wendelmoet Hamelink and Nerina Weiss Abstract In this introductory article to the special issue Women and War in Kurdistan, we connect our topic to feminist theory, to anthropological theory on war and conflict and their long-term consequences, and to theory on gender, nation and (visual) representation. We investigate Kurdish women´s victimisation and marginalisation, but also their resistance and agency as female combatants and women activists, their portrayal by media and scholars, and their self- representation. We offer herewith a critical perspective on militarisation, women´s liberation, and women´s experiences in times of war and peace. We also introduce the five articles in this issue and discuss how they contribute to the study of women and war in two main areas: the wide- reaching effects of war on women’s lives, and the gendered representation and images of war in Kurdistan. Keywords: female combatants, feminism, feminist theory, gender and nation, human rights, militarism, representation, sexual violence, victimhood, visualisation, war, women’s activism, women´s movements Introduction This special issue contributes to critical and empirical-based analyses of the present realities of Kurdish women in all parts of Kurdistan and explores the multiple effects and affects of war on women in the Kurdish regions. In doing so, we follow feminist and intersectional approaches to the study of violence and war. Readers might need to be reminded that Kurdistan is not a geographical entity with defined borders and Kurds are straddling the present state boundaries of Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran (Dahlman, 2002).