Exaggerating and exploiting the Sheikh Said Rebellion of 1925 for political gains

    Authors

    H. Ozoglu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    New Perspect. Turk.

    Keywords

    Kurds; Sheikh Said Revolt; Turkey; Independence Tribunals; Progressive; Republican Party; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

    Abstract

    The religious and nationalist nature of the Sheikh Said Rebellion in 1925 has been debated by the scholars for decades. For the Kurdish nationalists the rebellion symbolized the Kurdish struggle for an independent state. For the Turkish state, it was another deception by Great Britain to stir up the region for its colonialist interests. Newly available sources in the US diplomatic archives raise the question of the Turkish government's fomentation and/or manipulation of the Sheikh Said Rebellion. In addition, some of the Turkish oppositional leaders (such as Kazim Karabekir) of the time suggested that this rebellion was allowed to happen to suppress the political opposition in Turkey. This study examines the validity of these claims and how this rebellion was manipulated to silence political opposition in Turkey. More specifically, this study will seek answers to the following questions: Was the Sheikh Said Rebellion fomented by the Turkish government to eliminate the political oppositions How was this rebellion manipulated to accomplish this aim?

    Journal Title

    New Perspectives on Turkey

    Issue/Number

    41

    Publication Date

    1-1-2009

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    181

    Last Page

    210

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000271405700007

    ISSN

    1305-3299

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