Title

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

Authors

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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