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Turkish Hizballah

Turkish Hizballah

9.9
A violent Kurdish Sunni group in southeastern Turkey that tries to make a state under Islamic law
  • noun
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translation icon : Hizballah turca
  • Many journalists fear the Turkish Hizballah due to its violent reputation.

Examples

  • The Turkish Hizballah has been involved in numerous violent incidents.

  • The influence of Turkish Hizballah in southeastern Turkey increased during the 1990s.

  • Authorities have linked several attacks to the militant group Turkish Hizballah.

  • International reports highlight the violent activities carried out by Turkish Hizballah against journalists.

  • Authorities have linked several attacks to the militant group Turkish Hizballah.

  • International reports highlight the violent activities carried out by Turkish Hizballah against journalists.

  • Many journalists fear the Turkish Hizballah due to its violent reputation.

Synonyms

Kurdish Hezbollah
vsTurkish Hizballah
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9.9

A Kurdish Sunni armed group that uses violence and wants an Islamic state under sharia

is the identical concept but given in an alternate name form

Surface Forms

Turkish Hizballah singular
Turkish Hizballahs plural

Morphology

Turkish + Hizballah

This is a proper-name referring to a specific organization, so its meaning (a particular extremist group) depends on factual/world knowledge rather than predictable composition. Knowing 'Turkish' only gives a geographic cue and 'Hizballah' is a proper noun (not a transparent lexical meaning), so a B1 learner who just knows the constituent words would not be able to derive the MWE's full meaning.

Etymology

Turkish Hizballah combines 'Turkish' with Hizballah, an Arabic phrase meaning 'Party of God'. The group took this religious name when it formed in southeastern Turkey in the late 1980s, so today the name refers to an armed, religious group known for violent attacks.