Sheikh Said Rebellion (1925): The Controversy betweenNationalist &Religious Motivations
Journal Title: International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Sheikh Said rebellion of 1925 is a complex issue in the history of the Kurdish issue, and nationalism studies. It was a large-scale rebellion of the Kurdish national movement in Turkey. The New regime i.e. the Republic, regarded the rebellion as a threat to the foundation of the new regime. Internal and external dynamics interact vis-à-vis the Kurdish issue, and influence the political agenda and Turkey’s local and foreign policies. This paper, analytical in nature, adopts a qualitative methodology. The argument is whether the rebellion triggered because of political (nationalism) or religious dynamics. The religious perspective argued that the rebellion was a reaction to the collapse of the Caliphate, and the Kemalist reforms, on the other hand, the nationalist perspective explained the effect of Kurdish nationalism on the rebellion, and the aspiration to establish a free independent Kurdish state -an aspiration that jeopardizes Turkey’s territorial integrity. Hence, the paper approaches the controversy between the nationalist and religious motivations of the rebellion.Britain, in quest of pursuing geopolitical interests in the region, supported Sheikh Said rebellion. Although the Kurdish national movement revived Kurdish nationalism in Turkey during this period, the rebellion of 1925 helped, unintentionally, the state consolidate Turkish nationalism.
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Nadia LAHDILI
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