Process - Kurdish Conflict and the Search for a Solution

Back Cover Article (From the Promotional Bulletin)

“Process”… Between 2013 and 2015, when we said “process” in Turkey, we meant the “solution process” regarding the Kurdish issue. There were those who described it as a "peace process" and some who described it as a "treason process". This "process" regarding the country's most burning problem, after covering the agenda intensively, quickly ended and almost evaporated as if it had never happened. Why did the “solution process” fail? Cuma Çiçek analyzes this "failure" with an extremely cool-headed and versatile approach.

The first point that Çiçek draws attention to is not to be limited to the "us-oriented" approach that we tend to adopt in every matter. It examines conflict solutions in comparison with the world, especially by examining the examples of the Philippines and Indonesia. This comparison allows us to better see the truly unique aspects of the problem in Turkey. Geopolitical factors and the security dilemma, objective and subjective factors that "limit" the parties (the "problems" of both the ruling party and mainstream Kurdish politics), the influence of the opposition, the role of "third parties", and the problems in the institutional structure of the process itself are discussed as the main reasons for the blockage of the negotiation option. . An eye-opening study on how to not treat an important initiative regarding a vital problem as if it never happened, and how to really learn something from this experience.

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

First Printing Year: 2018

Number of Pages: 367

Size: 13 x 19.5