Hoybun Örgütü: Kürt Milliyetçiliğinde Yeni Bir Evre

This article aims to analyze the role, structure and activities of the Xoybun Organization in taking the Kurdish issue out to the international platforms. Despite the fact that organization did not achieve major gains during its lifetime, it provided a fresh breath and a great deal of experience to the Kurdish movements afterwards. Contrary to the Kurdish organizations that were set up before it, Xoybun Organization was structured around a military and administrative configuration. Further, believing that establishment of an independent Kurdistan depended on international support, they concentrated their efforts on international lobbying, and attempted to receive attention of the international community with various publications on the Kurdish issue. In doing so, they ushered a new era in Kurdish nationalism