REBELS
Rebels is an exciting and innovative series looking at contemporary rebel groups and their place in global politics. Written by leading experts, the books serve as definitive introductions to the individual organizations, whilst seeking to place them within a broader geographical and political framework. They examine the origins, ideology and future direction of each group, whilst posting such questions as When does a rebel political movement become a terrorist organization? and What are the social-economic drivers behind political violence? Provocative and original, the series is essential reading for anyone interested in how rebel groups operate today.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr P AUL W HITE works as an independent consultant in Jakarta, Indonesia. He has taught Middle East Politics courses at Deakin University in Melbourne; at Macquarie University in Sydney; and at the University of Sydneys Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. He is the author of Primitive Rebels or Revolutionary Modernizers? The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey (Zed Books, 2000). He was a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and serves on the board of directors of the Kurdish Institute, Washington DC.
THE PKK
Coming Down from the Mountains
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PAUL WHITE
The PKK: Coming Down from the Mountains
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Contents
Glossary of organizations, cities and towns
Organizations
KURDISH OR TURKISH NAME | ENGLISH NAME |
Adalet ve Kalknma Partisi | Justice and Development Party |
Anayasa Mahkemesi | Constitutional Court |
Ankara Yksek renim Dernei | Ankara Higher Education Union |
Apocular | Apoists; followers of Apo |
Arta Rizgariya Gel Kurdistan | Peoples Liberation Army of Kurdistan |
Bar ve Demokrasi Partisi | Peace and Democracy Party |
Demokratik zgr Kadn Hareketi | Free Democratic Womens Movement |
Demokratk Toplum Kongresi | Democratic Society Congress |
Demokratik Toplum Partisi | Democratic Society Party |
Derin devlet | Deep state |
Devrimci Dou Kltr Ocaklar | Eastern Revolutionary Cultural Centres |
Dou alma Grubu | East Working Group |
Eniya Rizgariya Netewa Kurdistan | National Liberation Front of Kurdistan |
Fazilet Partisi | Virtue Party |
Genelkurmay | Military General Staff |
Hkimler ve Savclar Yksek Kurulu | Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors |
Halkn Emek Partisi | Peoples Labour Party |
Halkn Kurtuluu | Peoples Liberation |
Hzn Parastina Gel | Peoples Defence Forces |
Hzn Rizgariye Kurdistan | Kurdistan Liberation Force |
Jandarma police (Jandarma Havacilik Komutanligi) | Jandarma (Jandarma Havacilik Komutanligi): paramilitary police attached to the Ministry of Interior |
Jandarma stihbarat ve Terrle Mcadele | Intelligence and Fight against Terrorism Gendarmerie |
Koma Ciwakn Krdistan | Kurdistan Communities Union |
Koma Jinn Bilind | High Womens Council |
Koma Komaln Kurdistan | Council of Associations of Kurdistan |
Komnizm le Mcadele Dernekleri | Associations for Struggling with Communism |
Kongra Netewiya Kurdistan | National Congress of Kurdistan |
Kongra-Gel | Kurdistan Peoples Congress |
Kongreya Azad Demokrasiya Kurdistan | Kurdistan Freedom and Democracy Congress |
Kordnasyona Civata Demokratk a Kurdistan | Coordination of Democratic Communities in Kurdistan |
Milli Gvenlik Kurulu | National Security Council |
Milli stihbarat Tekilat | National Intelligence Agency |
Milliyeti Hareket Partisi | Nationalist Action Party |
zel Harp Dairesi | Special Warfare Department |
Partiya Carseravi Demokratik Kurdistan | Kurdistan Democratic Solution Party |
Partiya Jiyana Azad a Kurdistan | Kurdistan Free Life Party |
Partiya Karkern Kurdistan | Kurdistan Workers Party |
Partiya Yekt a Demokratik | Democratic Union Party |
Refah Partisi | Welfare Party |
Tevgera Jinen Azadiya Kurdistan | Kurdistan Womens Freedom Movement |
Teyrbazn Azadiya Kurdistan | Kurdistan Freedom Falcons |
Trk ntikam Tugay | Turkish Revenge Brigade |
Trk Silahl Kuvvetleri | Turkish Armed Forces |
Trkiye Halk Kurtulu PartisiCephe | Popular Liberation PartyFront of Turkey |
Trkiye i Partisi | Workers Party of Turkey |
Ulusal Kurtulu Ordusu | National Liberation Army |
Yektiya Demokratk a Gel Kurd | Peoples Democratic Union |
Yektiya Jinen Azad | YJA STAR the Free Women Units |
Yektiya Jinen Azadiya Kurdistan | Association of Free Women of Kurdistan |
Cities and towns
KURDISH NAME | TURKISH NAME |
Amed | Diyarbakr |
el | ukurca |
Cizr | Cizre |
Colemrg | Hakkri |
Drsim | Tunceli |
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