Naval Postgraduate School
Dudley Knox Library
NPS Dudley Knox Library
View Item 
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  •   Calhoun Home
  • Theses and Dissertations
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items
  • View Item
  • How to search in Calhoun
  • My Accounts
  • Ask a Librarian
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Browse

All of CalhounCollectionsThis Collection

My Account

LoginRegister

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

Turkey and the Kurds: a game theoretic approach to strategy and policy

Thumbnail
Download
Icon15Jun_Jawed_Akin.pdf (525.7Kb)
Download Record
Download to EndNote/RefMan (RIS)
Download to BibTex
Author
Jawed, Muhammad Ahsan
Akin, Enes
Date
2015-06
Advisor
Strawser, Bradley J.
Second Reader
Naficy, Siamak T.
Metadata
Show full item record
Abstract
This thesis analyzes the conditions under which the Turkish-Kurdish ethnic conflict can be resolved. The Turkish government’s determination to solve the Turkish-Kurdish problem through negotiations, while avoiding violence since the start of the negotiations, has created a situation favorable for addressing this century-old grievance in southeast Turkey. We use case study analyses from archives, newspapers, published reports, and books. This study covers questions of ethnicity and ethnic conflict, provides a historical account of the problem, and suggests the different courses of action available to resolve this conflict by drawing lessons from other resolved and unresolved conflicts in Ireland, Spain, and Colombia. We examine lessons from the successful peace process between the British and the Irish Republican Army, and between Spain and the Basque separatists, which can be applied to the Turkish-Kurdish case, and whether the causes of the delay in the peace process between Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia can be avoided. We also apply game theoretic modeling tools to determine the best options available to both sides (i.e., the Turkish government and the Kurdistan Workers Party in response to each other). This thesis highlights the circumstances under which the ongoing negotiation process can succeed by granting more social rights and relative autonomy to the Kurds, and by isolating the violent groups from peaceful political parties. This study has been conducted at a time when both sides have shown keen interest in resolving the issue through dialogue, and violence has significantly decreased, if not stopped altogether.
Rights
Copyright is reserved by the copyright owner.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10945/45880
Collections
  • 1. Thesis and Dissertation Collection, all items

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • Thumbnail

    From denial to participation: Turkey's evolving discourse on Kurdish nationalism 

    Timmester, Scott K. (Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2013-09);
    Kurdish nationalism has been a central issue in domestic Turkish politics since the founding of the republic nearly a century ago. Since 1984, the insurgency waged by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has claimed the lives ...
  • Thumbnail

    The influence of key international actors (U.S.-E.U.) and Kemalists on Turkey's attitude toward its Kurdish minority 

    Oikonomopoulos, Panagiotis (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2008-06);
    This thesis seeks to examine the way key international actors (U.S.-E.U.) and the Kemalists have shaped and currently influence Turkey's attitude toward its Kurdish minority. The tough negotiations on Turkey's accession ...
  • Thumbnail

    The sons of two fatherlands: Turkey and the North Caucasian Diaspora, 1914-1923 

    Gingeras, Ryan (2011);
    “We have citizens and co-nationals in the contemporary Turkish nation who wish to propagate notions about Kurdish-ness, Circassian-ness and even more so Laz-ness or Bosnian-ness inside of the political and social ...
NPS Dudley Knox LibraryDUDLEY KNOX LIBRARY
Feedback

411 Dyer Rd. Bldg. 339
Monterey, CA 93943
circdesk@nps.edu
(831) 656-2947
DSN 756-2947

    Federal Depository Library      


Start Your Research

Research Guides
Academic Writing
Ask a Librarian
Copyright at NPS
Graduate Writing Center
How to Cite
Library Liaisons
Research Tools
Thesis Processing Office

Find & Download

Databases List
Articles, Books & More
NPS Theses
NPS Faculty Publications: Calhoun
Journal Titles
Course Reserves

Use the Library

My Accounts
Request Article or Book
Borrow, Renew, Return
Tech Help
Remote Access
Workshops & Tours

For Faculty & Researchers
For International Students
For Alumni

Print, Copy, Scan, Fax
Rooms & Study Spaces
Floor Map
Computers & Software
Adapters, Lockers & More

Collections

NPS Archive: Calhoun
Restricted Resources
Special Collections & Archives
Federal Depository
Homeland Security Digital Library

About

Hours
Library Staff
About Us
Special Exhibits
Policies
Our Affiliates
Visit Us

NPS-Licensed Resources—Terms & Conditions
Copyright Notice

Naval Postgraduate School

Naval Postgraduate School
1 University Circle, Monterey, CA 93943
Driving Directions | Campus Map

This is an official U.S. Navy Website |  Please read our Privacy Policy Notice  |  FOIA |  Section 508 |  No FEAR Act |  Whistleblower Protection |  Copyright and Accessibility |  Contact Webmaster

Export search results

The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

A logged-in user can export up to 15000 items. If you're not logged in, you can export no more than 500 items.

To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.