Kurdism in Turkey between the Years 1961-1971

Abstract

Between the years 1938-1960, the Kurdish period entered a period of pause. With the Laws on Resettlement enacted on various dates, people who had an influence in the rebellion was transferred to the western provinces of the period, and the calmness in the region was ensured by strict military measures in the rebellion areas. However, incidents in neighboring countries began to influence Turkey. Molla Mustafa Barzani returned to Iraq after the attack on General Abdulkerim on July 14, 1958 and this fact encouraged the people who carried out Kurdism activities in Turkey as much as the Kurdish people in Iraq. Turkish Labour Party (TIP), adopting the socialist ideas, was founded in 1961. Idea Club Federation (FKP) was founded in 1965. In both of these organizations, people of East and Southeast origin were found who followed the Kurdism activities with a Marxist-Leninist motive. Kurdish Students Association of Turkey established in 1963, Kurdistan Democratic Party of Turkey (TKDP) founded in 1965, and Eastern Meetings and Revolutionary Eastern Culture Centers (DDKO) organized in 1967 were at the center of separatist Kurdish political movements. In this study, separatist Kurdish political movements between 1961-1971 will be discussed.