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This paper investigates the evolving inter-relationship between the PKK and Kurdish Drug Networks (KDNs). To understand the nature of the interaction between these differently motivated organizations, the investigators examined the... more
This paper investigates the evolving inter-relationship between the PKK and Kurdish Drug Networks (KDNs). To understand the nature of the interaction between these differently motivated organizations, the investigators examined the documented statements of drug investigators, PKK operatives and convicted drug criminals. The PKK-KDN interaction was selected as a case study because it provides important insights into much the broader and highly controversial issue concerning the relationship between criminal and terrorist organizations. The research presented here suggests that the PKK initially developed ad hoc cooperation with various KDNs. From the start, however, such cooperation was asymmetric and involved a high degree of coercion by the PKK. Moreover, the cooperation never scaled up to the point of convergence or amalgamation. On the contrary, after the PKK gained substantial experience in the drug business PKK-KDN relations were increasingly characterized by competition. The P...
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... And of course, I am grateful to my lovely family: my wife Ayse, my daughter Emine Tuba, my son Mustafa Taha, my parents, and my siblings for sharing the difficulties of this process with me. ... NY, Knopf. 18 Uslu, BN Toprak, M.,... more
... And of course, I am grateful to my lovely family: my wife Ayse, my daughter Emine Tuba, my son Mustafa Taha, my parents, and my siblings for sharing the difficulties of this process with me. ... NY, Knopf. 18 Uslu, BN Toprak, M., Dalmis, I., Aydin, E., (2005). ...
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Cartoon Crisis composed one of the most comprehensive international security problems of the last decade. A Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published 12 cartoons to satirize Prophet Mohammed in September 2005 which resulted in... more
Cartoon Crisis composed one of the most comprehensive international security problems of the last decade. A Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published 12 cartoons to satirize Prophet Mohammed in September 2005 which resulted in boycotts, anger and violent protest and thus a global conflict. The dispute over the cartoons has brought out the questions about the relations between the Islamic World and the West, the role of media on those relations, the limits of freedom of speech and right to protests and violence. This study aimed to find out how the cartoon controversy was represented in the US news media and the difference between newspapers depending on the rate of Muslim population in their circulation area. A content analysis of Detroit Free Press, Herald News, Omaha World-News and Wyoming Tribune-Eagle newspapers are used to test the hypothesis about the publication of the cartoons and reaction of the Muslims to this issue. The findings suggest that the newspapers published in Muslim diverse communities are likely to draw more attention to the controversy. However, the difference is not significant. All of the four newspapers present negative views not only about the publication of the cartoons but also the reaction of the Muslims.