Contents
A Political Map of Kurdistan / 4
Introduction to English Edition / 5
Part I. Kurdistan and Kurdish Identity
Introduction / 17
The Establishment of Colonies in the Nineteenth Century / 18
The Political Status of Kurdistan and the Kurdish Nation: A Country and a Nation Without an Identity / 19
How the Policy of Divide and Rule Facilitates the Colonialists / 21
The Common Colony of Kurdistan / 23
The Kurdish Issue is not a Minority Issue / 26
Kurdistan and the Liquidation of the Classic Colonies / 27
The Imperialist Struggle to Divide Kurdistan 1915-1925 / 29
The Focal Point of the Kurdish Issue: The Division of Kurdistan and the Application of the Policy of “Divide, Rule and Exterminate” on the Kurdish Nation / 32
The Slogans of Kemalism / 34
Human Rights and the Kurds / 35
Double Standards Applied in Interpreting the Principle of Equality / 36
The Slogans of Unity and Togetherness / 37
The Problem of Identity Amongst Kurdish Intellectuals / 41
The United Nations and the Kurds / 41
Kurdistan is no Longer What it Used to be: the Rise of National Consciousness / 43
The Kurdish Issue and GAP / 49
The “First Bullet” Theory / 50
State Terror in Kurdistan and Basis of Guerilla Warfare / 52
The Material and psychological Basis of Guerilla Warfare / 53
The Negative Influence of the Official State Ideology / 53
The Failure of the Official Ideology / 55
The Visible Result of Guerilla Warfare / 57
Colonialist Practices and Turkish Intellectuals / 61
The Need for Scientific Research / 63
PART II. Reflections on the “Kurdish Ruling Class”
Introduction / 64
A Worn Out Phrase / 64
The Kurds Facing State Oppression / 67
The Transformation of the Class Struggle in Kurdistan in the Nineteenth Century / 70
Sheikhs in the Service of the Official Ideology / 73
The Eastern Trials of 1971 / 75
Two Major Fields of Activity of Military Courts / 79
The Use of Islamist Ideology Against the Kurdish Question / 83
The Meaning of Turk / Islam Synthesis From the Point of View of the Kurdish Issue / 86
The Results of the Breakdown of the Class Basis of Nationalistic Ideas / 89
Not a Ruling Class But an Agent Class / 89
The Situation in Eastern and Southern Kurdistan / 92
The Turkish Left and the Kurdish Question / 93
The Concept of “Minority Racism” / 96
The Significance of the Debate on the Mode of Production in Kurdistan / 99
Internal Dynamics-External Factors / 100
The Significance of Divide and Rule / 103
The Situation of Bureaucrats and State Employees / 106
The Situation of Members of Parliament / 108
The Kurdish Petty Bourgeoisie / 114
Colonial Intellectuals and Intellectuals of the Colonialist State: A Case Study / 116
Singers / 117
The Development of Capitalism in Kurdistan and the Kurdish National Movement / 118
Some Comments on Progress in the “East” / 120
The Material Basis for the Weaknesses in Kurdish Society / 122
A. The writings of Ehmede Xani, P. Auryanot, and Cigerxwin / 122
B. Herding and the Characteristics of the Tribal Structure / 125
C. Kurdistan’s Position at the Crossroads of Invasions and Migrations / 126
D. The Natural Resources of Kurdistan / 128
E. Kurdish Tribes as a Political Structure / 129
Why Was There No Kurdish State in the Middle East? Why was Divide and Rule Imposed on the Kurds? / 130
What Is Meant By The Phrase “The Kurds Are Too Fond of Their Freedom”? / 132
Village Guards: An Indication of the Weakness of Kurdish Society / 134
How Can the Division of the Nation be Overcome? / 139
Conclusion / 143
Epilogue / 147
Endnotes / 149
To the children of Kurdistan
Appended Materials to English Translation Names of Political Parties and Their Kurdish or Turkish Acronyms / 153
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