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Thematic topic four: Ethnic groups and minorities including Kurds, Armenians, Jews, Palestinians; the role and influence of the Middle Eastern diaspora > Kurds in Turkey > Flashcards

Kurds in Turkey Flashcards

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Population?

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  • approximately 30 mil kurds in the Middle East
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1920

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  • Treaty of serves drafted to address the partition of Ottoman empire
  • treaty contains provision for a referendum on establishing and independent Kurdistan
  • 1923 Treaty of Lausanne replaces Treaty of Serves - new turkish govt given control of entire Anatolian peninsula
  • Kurds of Turkey persucted by the Turkish govt
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1970s?

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1978 Abdullah Ocalan forms the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), a Marxist organisation dedicated to creating an independent Kurdistan

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1980-90s?

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  • PKK attacks and govt reprisals lead to state of vitual war in Eastern Turkey
  • 1999 Ocalan catured and PKK activities were sharply curtailed for several years
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Thematic topic four: Ethnic groups and minorities including Kurds, Armenians, Jews, Palestinians; the role and influence of the Middle Eastern diaspora (4 decks)

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