Making of Paramilitarism in Turkey

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

AvÖzlem Has,Ayhan Işık,Denmark) Has, Ozlem (University of Copenhagen,Belgium) Isik, Ayhan (Free University of Brussels,Ayhan Işık,Ayhan Isik,Ayhan I¿¿k

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This edited volume explores the history and evolution of Turkish paramilitarism from the late Ottoman period to the 2010s. Aimed at undergraduates, postgraduates, scholars, and non-specialists, it offers an interdisciplinary analysis of paramilitary forces’ influence on Turkey’s historical, political, social, legal, and visual landscapes. The book examines key issues such as the Armenian Genocide, anti-communist operations, Alevi pogroms, and anti-Kurdish violence, and delves into how state-sponsored paramilitary groups have shaped the nation’s modern history. Through case studies, examining key paramilitary groups such as Grey Wolves, Village Guards, and JİTEM, contributors reveal the deep-seated connections between paramilitarism and statecraft in Turkey.With a unique focus on the suppression of marginalised groups, including Armenians, Kurds, and Alevis, the book presents groundbreaking research on how paramilitarism has been instrumental in state violence, both domestically and internationally. By incorporating political, economic, and social dimensions, this volume offers a fresh perspective on the enduring role of paramilitary actors in shaping Turkish state policies and provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the complex dynamics behind informal violence in Turkey’s history.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-08-08
Mått156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt500 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor162
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032435817

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Özlem Has is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Defence Studies at King’s College London. Her research interests include state formation, political violence, paramilitarism, and mercenarism. Her key publications include studies on paramilitaries in the Kurdish–Turkish conflict and private military companies.Ayhan Işık is an independent researcher and an interdisciplinary political historian specializing in 20th- and 21st- century political violence, paramilitarism, and Kurdish Studies. He is author of a book titled Turkish Paramilitarism in Northern Kurdistan: State Violence in the 1990s that was published 2024.

Foreword: Paramilitarism in Turkey: Deception, Performance, and ViolenceUğur Ümit ÜngörList of ContributorsAbout the BookPART I The Origins of Paramilitarism in Modern Turkey1 Modern Bandits of Purgatory in the Transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic: A Story of Property Transfer in Aintab from Warlords to Urban EliteÜmit KurtPART II Paramilitarism and Raison D’etat2 Counterinsurgency in Turkey: Coloniality of Paramilitary Forces and Provocative CounterorganisationDeniz Yonucu3 At the Intersection of Domestic and Foreign Policy in Turkey: Transformation of the Capacity for Extralegal Violence and Kurdistan IssueÇağrı KurtPART III The Functioning of Paramilitarism Abroad and At Home4 Pro-Turkish State Vigilantism in Europe in the Post-1960sMazyar Khoojinian5 The Politics of Violence and Exclusion: Paramilitary Groups and the Targeting of Alevi Communities in TurkeyOzan ÇavdarPART IV 1990s: The Heyday of Paramilitarism6 The Village Guard System: Socio-Anthropology of a Paramilitary Institution in Northern Kurdistan (Turkish Kurdistan)Adnan Çelik7 Strategically Ambiguous and Deniable: Paramilitary Violence and Psychological Warfare in the 1990sYeşim Yaprak YıldızPART V Post-Truth Paramilitarism8 The Contractual Functioning of Paramilitary Violence in Turkey: The JİTEM CaseÖzlem Has9 Disfiguring Public Reality: Televisual and Paramilitary VisionsSidar Bayram