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How are the Kurds treated in Turkey?
Kurds have had a long history of discrimination perpetrated against them by the Turkish government. Following the military coup of 1980, the Kurdish language was officially prohibited in public and private life. Many people who spoke, published, or sang in Kurdish were arrested and imprisoned.
Who is involved in the Turkish Kurdish conflict?
| Kurdish–Turkish conflict (2015–present) | |
|---|---|
| Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Yaşar Güler (since 10 July 2018) Hulusi Akar (from 18 August 2015 to 10 July 2018) Necdet Özel (until 18 August 2015) | Murat Karayılan Bahoz Erdal Cemil Bayık Hülya Eroğlu † (senior council member) Ayfer Kordu † (senior council member) |
| Units involved |
What is the Kurdish nationalist movement?
Kurdish nationalism (Kurdish: Kurdayetî, کوردایەتی) is a nationalist political movement which asserts that Kurds are a nation and espouses the creation of a state in Kurdistan, in opposition to the various nationalisms (Turkish, Arab, Iranian, Iraqi, and Syrian) of the states that it is part of.
What is the conflict between the Kurds and Turkey?
The Kurdish–Turkish conflict is an armed conflict between the Republic of Turkey and various Kurdish insurgent groups, which have demanded separation from Turkey to create an independent Kurdistan, or to have autonomy and greater political and cultural rights for Kurds inside the Republic of Turkey.
What is the history of Kurdish rights in Turkey?
In 1977, a small group under Öcalan’s leadership released a declaration on Kurdish identity in Turkey. The group, which called itself the Revolutionaries of Kurdistan also included Ali Haydar Kaytan, Cemil Bayik, Haki Karer and Kemal Pir. The group decided in 1974 to start a campaign for Kurdish rights.
What are the main rebel groups in the Turkish Civil War?
The main rebel group is the Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK ( Kurdish: Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan ). Although insurgents have carried out attacks in many regions of Turkey, the insurgency is mainly in southeastern Turkey. The PKK’s presence in Iraq ‘s Kurdistan Region, from which it has also launched attacks,…
What are the human rights violations in Turkey?
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned Turkey for thousands of human rights abuses. Many judgments are related to the systematic executions of Kurdish civilians, torture, forced displacements, destroyed villages, arbitrary arrests, and the forced disappearance or murder of Kurdish journalists, activists and politicians.