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The Kurds in Syria: A Historical, Sociopolitical, and Cultural Analysis

Suriye'deki Kürtler, Tarihî, Sosyopolitik ve Kültürel Analiz

Bekir Atacan0009-0008-1897-6921
Adnan Hasanoğlu0000-0003-4486-5092
Pages
127–145
Publication Date
2025-12-31
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The article's core thesis rests on the sharp distinction that must be made between the actions of terrorist organizations and the Kurdish community's legitimate demands for political and cultural rights.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Understanding the phenomenon known as the 'Kurdish issue' in Syria is difficult.
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Key Findings & Data:Steps taken without this analytical preparation, even if they appear naive, rise on a Western intellectual platform that codes structures like the PKK/YPG as 'strategic allies' in the fight against ISIS.
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Conclusion & Impact:The article's core thesis rests on the sharp distinction that must be made between the actions of terrorist organizations and the Kurdish community's legitimate demands for political and cultural rights.
🔬Design:Araştırma Makalesi
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Suriye · Etnik Kimlik · Sosyopolitik Durum

Abstract

Understanding the phenomenon known as the 'Kurdish issue' in Syria is difficult. Because the effort to understand this phenomenon is not a history of pure sociological curiosity, but rather one of reconfiguration in a form compatible with the political interventions of regional and international actors. This article aims to analyze the sediment left by these political interventions and constructs. Steps taken without this analytical preparation, even if they appear naive, rise on a Western intellectual platform that codes structures like the PKK/YPG as 'strategic allies' in the fight against ISIS. This study attempts to demonstrate that the 'baseless and unfounded discourses' feeding this support from the U.S. and its allies are a 'deception'. The article's core thesis rests on the sharp distinction that must be made between the actions of terrorist organizations and the Kurdish community's legitimate demands for political and cultural rights.

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Suriye'deki 'Kürt meselesi' denen olguyu anlamak zordur. Zira bu olguyu anlama çabası, katışıksız bir sosyolojik meraktan ziyade, bölgesel ve uluslararası aktörlerin siyasi müdahalelerine uyumlu bir formda yeniden kurulmanın tarihidir. Bu makale, bu siyasi müdahalelerin ve kurguların bıraktığı tortuları tahlil etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Bu analitik hazırlık yapılmadan atılan adımlar, naif görünse bile, PKK/YPG gibi yapıları IŞİD'e karşı mücadelede 'stratejik müttefik' olarak kodlayan Batılı bir fikri platformda yükselir. Bu çalışma, ABD ve müttefiklerinin bu desteğini besleyen 'asılsız ve temelsiz söylemleri' ve bunun bir 'yanıltma' olduğunu göstermeye çalışmaktadır. Makalenin temel tezi, terör örgütlerinin eylemleri ile Kürt toplumunun meşru siyasi ve kültürel hak talepleri arasında yapılması gereken keskin ayrıma dayanmaktadır.

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Atacan, B., Hasanoğlu, A. (2025). The Kurds in Syria: A Historical, Sociopolitical, and Cultural Analysis. Avrasya Dosyası, Cilt: 16 Sayı: 2, 127–145. https://ajindex.com/articles/1368543

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