The Kurdish Issue in June 2011 Elections

Continuity or Change in Turkey's Democratization

Bibliographic Data

ID12697206
AuthorsNil S Satana (0000-0002-0458-3907, Bilkent University, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume13
Issue2
Pages169-189
Publication date2012-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTurkish Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1468-3849 • E-ISSN: 1743-9663
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14683849.2012.686575
OpenAlexW2036214721
LanguageEN
Citations received9

This article analyzes the Kurdish issue in various aspects before the June 2011 elections. The main research questions include what constitutes the major grievances of the Kurds; how the ongoing conflict is framed as “Kurdish issue” versus a “terrorism problem” and how major political parties in Turkey approach the issue and its solution in their 2011 election manifestos and rallies. This article contributes the literature on the Kurdish issue in particular and Turkey's democratic consolidation in general by identifying the problems and political views of all relevant sides. Finally, based on both a historical and empirical analysis, the article reflects on the reasons why the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi and Barış ve Demokrasi Partisi have become the major players in addressing the Kurdish issue after the 2011 election. The findings are relevant for Turkish democratic consolidation in particular and the democratization literature in general

Consolidation (business · Democracy · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Economics · General election · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Turkish · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Turkey's Politics and Society

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