Kurdistan Islamic Movement (Turkey)

Summary

Hereketa İslamiya Kurdistane was a Kurdish Sunni Islamist sociopolitical movement in southeastern Turkey. It was established in 1993 and led by Seyda Mele Abdullah. The group merged with the Kurdistan Islamic Community (CÎK), a pro-PKK faction, in 2004. It was not listed as part of the 12 active terrorist organisations in Turkey as of 2007 due to it not being active, although it was a terrorist organization before.[1]

Hereketa İslamiya Kurdistane
Formation1993
FounderSeyda Mele Abdullah
TypeKurdish Islamist movement
HeadquartersSoutheastern Turkey
Region served
Turkey
Official language
Kurdish, Turkish
Leader
Seyda Mele Abdullah

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  1. ^ TÜRKİYE'DE HALEN FAALİYETLERİNE DEVAM EDEN BAŞLICA TERÖR ÖRGÜTLERİ: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2008-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)