GEMICI AY, BASAK
(2016)
DYNAMICS OF COLLECTIVE ACYION IN TURKISH PRISONS:COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MAMAK AND DIYARBAKIR PRISONS BETWEEN 1980 AND 1985.
Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Historically, one of the most significant periods in which incarceration was used as a tool to manage political opponents of the regime in Turkey was the 1980s, specifically during and after the 1980 military coup. This study investigates the high-risk environments of the two notorious military prisons: Mamak and Diyarbakir Prisons between 1980 and 1985. These two
military prisons: Mamak Prison, where Turkish revolutionaries were incarcerated and Diyarbakir Prison, where Kurdish revolutionaries were incarcerated, were infamous for the torture and level
of repression implemented by the military junta. The aim of the military junta was to dissolve revolutionary organizations and military prisons were one of the state institutions that were used to realize this aim. Thus, while comparing the dynamics of collective action of the political
prisoners in two prisons, I also consider how different prisons/ prison contexts affect the success a regime has in demobilizing dissident groups.Using in-depth interviews I conducted, along with contemporary writings from former political prisoners, my research will demonstrate how the development of solidary interpersonal
relations and shared identity were solidified during prison life and facilitated formation of collective action. Moreover, the risk-taking ability of the leaders appear as contingently interconnected themes to identity and relations in explaining how political prisoners in Diyarbakir Prison formed more frequent and sustainable collective actions than the political prisoners in Mamak Prison. This thesis contributes to the discussions of different mobilization processes under high-risk contexts in undemocratic environments and addresses the understudied aspect of collective action in Turkish prisons.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
3 October 2016 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
14 April 2016 |
| Approval Date: |
3 October 2016 |
| Submission Date: |
1 August 2016 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
135 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Sociology |
| Degree: |
MA - Master of Arts |
| Thesis Type: |
Master's Thesis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Turkish Prisons, leadership in high-risk collective action, military coup, prisons, high-risk collective action, Diyarbakir Prison, Mamak Prison, Kurdish insurgents, Turkish insurgents, political prisoners, torture, humour, mobilisation, demobilisation, state repression |
| Date Deposited: |
03 Oct 2016 12:55 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 14:35 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29071 |
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