ABSTRACT

In the past decade, the pro-Kurdish democratic movement in Turkey managed to build an extensive organizational network and, with the rise of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) since 2012, has established itself as a key political actor in Turkey. This article discusses its emergence and transformation since 1990 by firstly reflecting on the movement’s key political demands to highlight the type of political project it seeks to develop in Turkey, and secondly providing an account of the movement’s organizational evolution during the 1990s and 2000s. Finally, it provides an explanation of the HDP’s rise and discusses the challenges it has been facing in an increasingly authoritarian Turkey since the summer of 2015.

摘要

在过去的十年中，土耳其的亲库尔德民主运动设法建立了广泛的组织网络，并且自2012年以来的人民民主党（HDP）崛起，它已成为土耳其的主要政治角色。本文通过首先回顾该运动的主要政治要求，突出其在土耳其寻求发展的政治项目的类型，其次讨论该运动自1990年以来的兴起和转型，其次介绍该运动在1990年代和2000年代的组织演变。最后，它解释了HDP的崛起，并讨论了自2015年夏季以来在日益专制的土耳其面临的挑战。