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Copyright Hacettepe University, Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History Fall 2013

Abstract

The Autonomy Agreement, whose foundation reaches back to the First World War, was signed on 11 March 1970 between Saddam and the Kurds. Historically, Kurds have been used as an instrument against central governments with respect to their location and its strategic, political and economic importance. Regional and Great Powers such as France, UK, US, Russia, Turkey, Iran and Syria have frequently interfered in the region and took role in shaping the political and geographical developments. Within this chaos, the Kurdish political movement began to take shape throughout the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century. The extent of Iraqi Kurds' autonomy demands was mostly depended on the power and stability of the Bagdad government: federalist demands were hidden when the central government held power. However, after the first Gulf Operation, with the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the American hegemony over the world was strengthened. Therefore, the Iraqi Kurds greatly profited from this process. In fact, following the US military intervention in the region, the autonomy agreement signed in the seventies with Saddam gained a federal structure. As of 2003, after Saddam administration, "Kurdistan Regional Government" with a federal status has been organized and recognized. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

Details

Title
Irakli Kürtlerin Özerklikten De Facto Federalizme Geçis Asamalari (1918-2005)
Author
Muhammad, Arkan H
Pages
91-129,151
Publication year
2013
Publication date
Fall 2013
Publisher
Hacettepe University, Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History
ISSN
13051458
e-ISSN
21471592
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Turkish
ProQuest document ID
1491115228
Copyright
Copyright Hacettepe University, Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History Fall 2013