Turkish Hizballah

Turkish Hizballah
noun
an ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen; receives support from Iran
Regions: ↑Turkey, ↑Republic of Turkey

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