The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations
Title | The Kurdish Question and Turkish-Iranian Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Robert W. Olson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 136 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
The Kurdish Question Revisited
Title | The Kurdish Question Revisited PDF eBook |
Author | Gareth R. V. Stansfield |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 741 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0190687177 |
"The Kurds, once marginal in the study of the Middle East and secondary in its international relations, have moved to centre stage in recent years. In Turkey, where the Kurdish question is an issue of national significance, and in Iraq, where the gains made by the Kurdistan Regional Government have allowed it to impose its authority, moves are afoot to solve 'the Kurdish Question' once and for all. The picture is less positive in Syria, where the Kurds have borne the brunt of the Islamic State's onslaught, and in Iran, where they struggle to express their cultural distinctiveness and suffer disproportionately at the hands of the Islamic Republic's security apparatus. Yet the situations in both countries remain in flux, affected by developments in Iraq and Turkey in a manner that suggests we may have to revise the notion of the Kurds being forever divided by the boundaries of the Middle East's and subsumed into the state projects of other nations. The contributors to The Kurdish Question Revisited offer insights into how this once seemingly intractable, immutable phenomenon is being transformed amid the new political realities of the Middle East"--Publisher's description.
Turkey's Kurdish Question
Title | Turkey's Kurdish Question PDF eBook |
Author | Henri J. Barkey |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Pages | 259 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0585177732 |
The Kurds, one of the oldest ethnic groups in the Middle East, are reasserting their identity—politically and through violence. Divided mainly among Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, the Kurds have posed increasingly sharp challenges to all of these states in their quest for greater autonomy if not outright independence. Turkey's essentially democratic structure and civil society_ideal tools for coping with and incorporating minority challenge_have so far been suspended on this issue, which the government is treating almost exclusively as a security problem to be dealt with by force. For the West the situation in Turkey is particularly significant because of the country's importance in the region and because of the economic, political, and diplomatic damage that the conflict has caused. If Turkey fails to find a peaceful solution within its current borders, then the outlook is grim for ethnic and separatist challenges elsewhere in the region. This study explores the roots, dimensions, character, and evolution of the problem, offers a range of approaches to a resolution of the conflict, and draws broader parallels between the Kurdish question and other separatist movements worldwide.
Turkish-Iranian Relations in a Changing Middle East
Title | Turkish-Iranian Relations in a Changing Middle East PDF eBook |
Author | F. Stephen Larrabee |
Publisher | Rand Corporation |
Pages | 90 |
Release | 2013-08-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0833080334 |
Turkey and Iran tend to be rivals rather than close partners, despite sharing certain economic and security interests. For instance, Turkey supports the opposition in Syria, while Iran supports the regime. Turkey is further concerned about a possible nuclear arms race in the Middle East. U.S. and Turkish interests in the region closely overlap, but the United States should not expect Turkey to follow its policy toward Iran unconditionally.
The Kurdish Question and Turkey
Title | The Kurdish Question and Turkey PDF eBook |
Author | Kemal Kirisci |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2013-11-05 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 113521770X |
This volume examines the Kurdish question in Turkey, tracing its developments from the end of the Ottoman Empire to the present day. The study considers: secession; federal schemes; various forms of autonomy; the provision of special rights; and further democratization.
Turkey's Relations with Iran, Syria, Israel, and Russia, 1991-2000
Title | Turkey's Relations with Iran, Syria, Israel, and Russia, 1991-2000 PDF eBook |
Author | Robert W. Olson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
The Kurdish Question in Iraq
Title | The Kurdish Question in Iraq PDF eBook |
Author | Edmund Ghareeb |
Publisher | Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1981 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
This work first briefly examines the history of the Kurdish question in Turkey and Iran, then concentrates on the Kurdish question in Iraq - specifically, the Iraqi Baath government's attempts since 1968 to achieve a political understanding with the Kurds concerning their status in northern Iraq.