The Partiya Karkerên Kurdistanê (PKK) which is English for Kurdistan Workers’ Party is a globally designated terrorist organisation established in Eastern Turkey, Northern Iraq and Northern Syria with the stated aim of creating an independent state of Kurdistan. The group represents the premier militant group advocating for Kurdish independence and has several times nearly been successful in achieving this goal. This is the story of the PKK….
The Young Turk Revolution (1908)
The Young Turk Revolution was a mass uprising of Turks against the Ottoman Empire due to the autocratic rule of Sultan Abdul Hamid II.In 1878, Hamid II outlawed the Ottoman Empire’s constitution and parliamentary systems, he had been able to rule unchecked for three decades. Ruling with absolute power, Hamid was able to maintain the traditionalist policies of the Empire and oppose reforms that he believed would threaten his grip on power. Hamid’s seemingly stubborn policies and refusal to modernise led to the creation of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) as the…
