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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823719703321

Autore

Mango Andrew

Titolo

Turkey and the war on terror : "for thirty years we fought alone" / / Andrew Mango

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Routledge, : London, c2005

ISBN

1-134-26995-1

1-134-26996-X

1-280-24417-8

9786610244171

0-203-68718-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (121 p.)

Collana

Contemporary Security Studies

Classificazione

89.58

Disciplina

956.103

Soggetti

Terrorism - Turkey - History

Turkey Politics and government 1960-1980

Turkey Politics and government 1980-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ACRONYMS; INTRODUCTION; 1 TERROR DECLARES WAR ON TURKEY; 2 KEEPING THE DEATH WISH ALIVE; 3 SEPARATIST TERROR; 4 THE ABUSE OF RELIGION; 5 FREEDOM FROM FEAR; POSTSCRIPT; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Since the 1970s, Turkey has suffered 35,000 deaths through terrorism, yet the PKK terror group was only recognized as such by the European Union in 2002.The realization that terrorism poses a world-wide threat is now forcing a keen reassessment of the struggle which Turkey has had to wage with terror for over thirty years while the world looked on. Terror is clearly now a key part of the international agenda and this authoritative account details and establishes the Turkish experience.This chronological account of terrorist attacks inside Turkey and against Turkish targets out