Kurdi u Turskoj: od nacionalizma prema etničkom sukobu i terorizmu

master's thesis

• Title (english): Kurds in Turkey: From nationalism towards ethnic conflict and terrorism
• Author: Benjamin Petrović
• Mentor: Ružica Jakešević (mentor)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; The Faculty of Political Science; (Department of International Relations and Security Studies); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2016-09-22, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Science; International Relations and National Security

Abstract

Rad se bavi prikazom položaja kurdske manjine u Turskoj te nastoji istražiti mogućnosti
rješenja kurdskog pitanja s obzirom na okolnosti, unutarnje i vanjske, kroz koje je Turska
prolazila i koje danas oblikuju političku situaciju te države. Cilj je procijeniti perspektivu za
rješavanjem kurdskog problema s obzirom na interpretaciju istog od strane turskih vlasti kao
vodećeg izazova za nacionalnu sigurnost. Nadalje, navođenjem i analizom faktora koji se
pokazuju ključnim u oblikovanju politike vlasti prema Kurdima, rad opisuje status kurdskog
pitanja kao ugroze turskog identiteta i sigurnosti. Isto tako, nastoji pokazati potencijale za
drugačijim pristupom tematiziranom problemu. Promotrivši sve činitelje, njihova preklapanja,
pozitivne i negativne učinke, u konačnici se ispostavlja kako trenutno ne postoji perspektiva za
boljim položajem Kurda u Turskoj, na koje će se i dalje gledati kao na vodeću prijetnju
unutarnjoj sigurnosti države. Razlozi tome zaključku su slabosti turskog političkog sustava u
obliku nedostatka demokratskih vrijednosti, terorističke prijetnje PKK i Islamske države,
regionalnih sukoba i nedostatka pozitivnog utjecaja iz međunarodne sfere. Prema svemu
navedenom, mogućnost rješenja pitanja Kurda ostaje neostvarena.

Abstract (english)

This paper presents the condition of Kurdish minority in Turkey and attempts to explore the
possibilities of finding solution to the Kurdish question regarding the circumstances, internal
and external, through which Turkey went through and which mold the political situation in that
country today. The goal is to estimate a perspective for finding a solution to the Kurdish issue
considering the interpretation of the same from Turkish government as a leading national
security challenge. Furthermore, through listing and analysis of key factors in shaping
government's policy towards the Kurds, this paper describes the status of Kurdish issue as a
threat to Turkish identity and security. Also, it attempts to manifest potentials for a different
approach to the question at hand. By bringing forward all factors, their overlapping, positive
and negative impacts, the final turnout is that there is no immediate perspective for a better
status of Kurds in Turkey, whom will still be observed as a leading internal security threat.
Reasoning for such conclusion lies within the weaknesses of Turkish political system that lacks
in democratic values, terrorist threats of the PKK and Islamic State, regional conflicts and the
shortage of positive influence from international sphere. According to everything that is
brought up, the possibility of solution to the Kurdish issue remains unrealized.

• Keywords: Kurdi; Turska; nacionalizam; terorizam; Erdoğan; Öcalan; nacionalna sigurnost; ljudska prava; demokracija
• Keywords (english): Kurds; Turkey; nationalism; terrorism; Erdoğan; Öcalan; national security; human rights; democracy
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:114:024214
• Study programme: Title: Political Science; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra politologije (magistar/magistra politologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2016-12-07 11:30:34