Turkey's mission impossible : war and peace with the Kurds / Cengiz Çandar ; foreword by Eugene Rogan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Çandar, Cengiz, 1948- author.

Contributor:

Rogan, Eugene, 1960- writer of foreword.

Series:

Kurdish societies, politics, and international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kurds--Turkey--Politics and government.

Kurds.

Politics and government.

Kurds--Politics and government.

Turkey.

Kurds--Politics and government--21st century.

Turkey--Politics and government--21st century.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 323 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

"Providing a unique record of the authoritarian, centralist and ultra-nationalist nature of the Turkish state manifested in Erdoğan's "New Turkey," Çandar challenges stereotyped and conventional views on Turkey and details account of the encounter between Turkey and the Kurds in historical perspective with special emphasis on failed peace processes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Historical and Ideological Background

Kurdish Uprisings

The Longest Kurdish Insurgency

Öcalan and the Birth and Evolution of the PKK

Özal, Talabani, Öcalan

New Century, New Prospects, New Initiatives

Road to Oslo, Contacts, and Back Channels

Oslo, Talking on Secrecy

Erdogan's Dance with Öcalan : Peace Process in Public

Elusive Peace, Not Talking Turkey

Battlefield Syria

Neighboring Quagmire

A Coup for a New Turkey

Deep State

The Pedigree of Turkish Autocracy

New Turkey : A Reincarnation

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Çandar, Cengiz, 1948- Turkey's mission impossible

ISBN:

9781498587501

149858750X

OCLC:

1144975121