Turkish Paramilitarism in Northern Kurdistan: State Violence in the 1990s (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781399505994)

This book focuses on relations between paramilitary groups and the Turkish state during the armed conflict between the state and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (Partiya Karkerên Kurdistan, PKK) in the 1990s. In August 1984, the PKK launched an armed struggle against the Turkish state, leading to a full-blown war throughout the 1990s. During the conflict, the Turkish state established new armed groups, many of them having a paramilitary character. This research investigates the ways in which these paramilitary groups emerged, functioned, and were deactivated. It analyses the historical background, transformations and continuities of these paramilitary groups, and examines their violence against civilians particularly in two regions of Northern Kurdistan: Batman province and Cizre district.

Author: Ayhan Işık
ISBN-10: 1399505998
ISBN-13: 9781399505994
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/31/2025
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.57d