Syrian Turkmen Group
Syrian Turkmen Group Suriye Türkmenler Birliği | |
|---|---|
| Leader | |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Dissolved | 15 February 2012 |
| Merged into | Syria Turkmen Bloc |
| Headquarters | Turkey |
| Ideology | Syrian Turkmens' interests Turkish nationalism |
| National affiliation | Syrian National Council |
The Syrian Turkmen Group (Turkish: Suriye Türkmenler Birliği) was an early opposition movement of Syrian Turkmens. Founded in 2011 by prominent Syrian Turkmens and 180 Syrian Turkmen in Turkey, it was led by . In late 2011, it joined forces with the preexisting Syrian Turkmen Movement to form the larger Syria Turkmen Bloc, which was officially established in February 2012.[1]
Amidst the merger phase, they however suffered a split, with both leaders of the constituent organizations, the Group's Bekir Atacan and the Syrian Turkmen Movement's , leaving to launch yet another activism-based movement, the Syrian Democratic Turkmen Movement.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b ORSAM 2013, p. 9.
Bibliography[]
- ORSAM, ed. (March 2013). Syrian Turkmens: Political Movements and Military Structure (PDF). ORSAM–Middle Eastern Turkmen Report. Vol. 22 (= ORSAM Report No. 150). Ankara. ISBN 978-605-4615-47-6.
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