Despite the Istanbul attacks in 2003, the Turkish fight against terrorism has remained largely synonymous with the fight against Kurdish separatists. To my knowledge, there are few if any in-depth academic studies of Turkish jihadism. Not even the 2003 Istanbul attacks have been closely examined by scholars, despite a wealth of available Turkish sources. At [...]
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A Brief History of Jihadism in Turkey
Posted: 26th June 2009 by Einar Wigen in Travel Routes, Turkey, Western books2
Are the Uzbeks Going Global?
Posted: 17th June 2009 by Einar Wigen in Afghanistan, Germany, Jihadi media, Pakistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan[Editor’s note: I am thrilled to introduce Einar Wigen, author of the recent FFI report on the IJU, as a guest contributor. Einar interned at FFI last summer and is currently a a student fellow at the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs (NUPI). A fluent Turkish speaker, Einar specialises in jihadism among the Turkics. Not [...]