Abstract

This study deals with how the Kurdish question was evaluated from a radical Islamist perspective and aims to reveal the approach adopted by radical Islamism in Turkey towards the Kurdish issue during the 1980s and 1990s. This study argues that there is a direct relationship between the ideas of radical Islamists in Turkey on the nation-state and nationalism, and the approach they adopt towards the Kurdish question, which is a national issue with an ethno-political content. Between 1980-2002, radical Islamism in Turkey, which was categorically opposed to the modern nation-state and nationalism, had adopted an overall ummah-centered and universalist political perspective and thus approached the Kurdish question from that standpoint as well. In this period, radical Islamism in Turkey has viewed the establishment of an independent Kurdish state to be a nationalist solution proposal and openly opposed it. Radical Islamism also has a clear position on the recognition of Kurdish identity and the socio-cultural rights of the Kurdish people. In thid context, radical Islamism argued that the state needed to recognize the Kurdish identity and grant the socio-cultural rights of the Kurdish people in the short run.

Highlights

  • The 1980s was a milestone for the Kurdish question in Turkey

  • This study argues that there is a direct relationship between the ideas of radical Islamists in Turkey on the nation-state and nationalism, and the approach they adopt towards the Kurdish question, which is a national issue with an ethno-political content

  • In the post-1980 period, radical Islamists’ views on the political structure of the nation-state and the nationalist ideology have determined their approach towards the Kurdish question, one of the Radical Islamism’s Approach to the Kurdish Question in Turkey (19802002): “The Kurdish Question is the Ummah’s Question” İçtimaiyat Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2021, Cilt 5, Sayı 2 http://dergipark.gov.tr/ictimaiyat main issues Turkey has been facing with an ethno-political basis

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MAKALE BİLGİSİ

Anahtar Kelimeler: Radikal İslamcılık, Kürt Sorunu, Milliyetçilik, Ümmet, İslam Birliği. Bu çalışma Kürt sorununun 1980’ler ve 1990’larda radikal İslamcı perspektiften nasıl değerlendirildiğini konu edinmekte ve Türkiye’deki radikal İslamcılığın Kürt sorunu karşısında nasıl bir yaklaşım benimsediğini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. Türkiye’deki radikal İslamcılığın ulus devlet ve milliyetçilik gibi yapı ve düşünceler karşısında benimsediği yaklaşım biçimiyle etno-politik içeriğe sahip milli bir mesele olan Kürt sorunu karşısında benimsediği yaklaşım biçimi arasında doğrudan bir ilişki olduğu iddiasına sahiptir. 1980-2002 arası dönemde modern ulus devlete ve milliyetçiliğe kategorik bir şekilde karşı çıkan, ümmet merkezli ve evrenselci bir perspektif benimseyen Türkiye’deki radikal İslamcılık, Kürt sorununa da bu perspektif ile yaklaşmıştır. Radikal İslamcılık Kürt kimliğinin ve Kürt halkının sosyo-kültürel haklarının tanınması konusunda net bir söyleme sahip olmuştur. Radikal İslamcılık kısa vadede devlet tarafından Kürt kimliğinin tanınması ve Kürt halkının sosyo-kültürel haklarının güvence altına alınması gerektiğini savunmuştur. Radical Islamism’s Approach to the Kurdish Question in Turkey (19802002): “The Kurdish Question is the Ummah’s Question” İçtimaiyat Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 2021, Cilt 5, Sayı 2 http://dergipark.gov.tr/ictimaiyat

INTRODUCTION
Historical Development and Main Discourses of Radical Islamism in Turkey
Debates on an Independent Kurdish State
CONCLUSION
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