Muhammad Salih Mustafa
Encyclopedia
Prof. Dr, Muhammad Salih Mustafa is the Party President and General Emir
of the Islamic Party of Kurdistan
(PIK), a Kurdish
, militant Islamist group, fighting to establish an Islamic State of Kurdistan in South-Eastern Turkey
. Unlike the Kurdish Hezbollah
, the PIK has cooperated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party
(PKK).
Emir
Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...
of the Islamic Party of Kurdistan
Islamic Party of Kurdistan
Islamic Party of Kurdistan is a Kurdish Islamic organisation established in 1979 and led-by Muhammad Salih Mustafa. Other prominent names of the organisation include Hamit Turgut , Osman Caner and Sukuti Evcim...
(PIK), a Kurdish
Kurdish people
The Kurdish people, or Kurds , are an Iranian people native to the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region known as Kurdistan, which includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey...
, militant Islamist group, fighting to establish an Islamic State of Kurdistan in South-Eastern Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Unlike the Kurdish Hezbollah
Kurdish Hezbollah
Hizbullah , often referred to as the Turkish Hezbollah or Kurdish Hezbollah , to avoid confusion with the completely unrelated Lebanese Shi'a group called Hezbollah, is a Kurdish Sunni Islamist militant organization, active against the Government of Turkey...
, the PIK has cooperated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party
Kurdistan Workers' Party
The Kurdistan Workers' Party , commonly known as PKK, also known as KGK and formerly known as KADEK or KONGRA-GEL , is a Kurdish organization which has since 1984 been fighting an armed struggle against the Turkish state for an autonomous Kurdistan and greater cultural and political rights...
(PKK).