Kurdistan Islamic Movement (Turkey) Explained

Hereketa İslamiya Kurdistane
Formation:1993
Founder:Seyda Mele Abdullah
Dissolution:2004 (merged with CIK organization)
Type:Kurdish Islamist movement
Headquarters:Southeastern Turkey
Region Served:Turkey
Language:Kurdish, Turkish
Leader Title:Leader
Leader Name:Seyda Mele Abdullah

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]

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  1. TÜRKİYE'DE HALEN FAALİYETLERİNE DEVAM EDEN BAŞLICA TERÖR ÖRGÜTLERİ: Web site: Archived copy . 2008-08-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130114042731/http://www.egm.gov.tr/temuh/terorgrup1.html . 2013-01-14 .