Description
Book SynopsisThis is a work of excavation of the modern history of Turkey, with the Kurdish question at its center, unearthed and exposed in Çandar's captivating narrative.
The founding of a Turkish nation-state in Asia Minor brought with it the denial of the distinct Kurdish identity in its midst, giving birth to an intractable problem that led to intermittent Kurdish revolts and culminated in the enduring insurgency of the PKK. The Kurdish question is perceived as a mortal threat for the survival of Turkey. The author weaves a fascinating account of the encounter between Turkey and the Kurds in historical perspective with special emphasis on failed peace processes. Providing a unique historical record of the authoritarian, centralist and ultra-nationalistrather than Islamistnature of the Turkish state rooted in the last decades of the Ottoman period and finally manifested in Erdogan's New Turkey, Çandar challenges stereotyped and conventional views on the Turkey of today and tomorrow.<
Table of ContentsChapter1: Historical and Ideological Background
Chapter 2. Kurdish Uprisings
Chapter 3. The Longest Kurdish Insurgency
Chapter 4. Öcalan and the Birth and Evolution of the PKK
Chapter 5. Özal, Talabani, Öcalan
Chapter 6. New Century, New Prospects, New Initiatives
Chapter 7. Road to Oslo, Contacts, and Back Channels
Chapter 8. Oslo, Talking on Secrecy
Chapter 9. Erdoğan’s Dance with Öcalan: Peace Process in Public
Chapter 10. Elusive Peace, Not Talking Turkey
Chapter 11. Battlefield Syria
Chapter 12. Neighboring Quagmire
Chapter 13. A Coup for a New Turkey
Chapter 14. Deep State
Chapter 15. The Pedigree of Turkish Autocracy
