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Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement
Yurtsever Devrimci Gençlik Hareketi (YDG-H) Tevgera Ciwanen Welatparêzên Şoreşger
Flag of the YDG-H
Foundation	2006
Dates of operation	2012 (2012)–2018 (2018)
Country	Turkey
Active regions	Southeastern Anatolia Region (Turkey)
Ideology	Democratic confederalism Autonomy Kurdish Nationalism
Size	8,000-15,000
Succeeded by Civil Protection Units (YPS)

The Patriotic Revolutionary Youth Movement (Kurdish: Tevgera Ciwanen Welatparêzên Şoreşger, Turkish: Yurtsever Devrimci Gençlik Hareket, YDG-H) was the urban, militant youth wing of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from 2006-2015. Trained by more experienced PKK cadres for urban fighting, and consisting mostly of children and adults in the 15-25 age group, it was reportedly established in 2006. The group started to clash with Turkish security forces and tried to enforce their authority in the areas they were located in 2014 as part of a strategy which involved unilateral declaration of self-management in various towns in southeastern Turkey, and creation of trenches and barricades reinforced with IEDs and explosives to deny security forces access.

The group was in favor of regional self-management for the Kurdish people in Southeast Anatolia. Other claimed objectives of the YDG-H include stopping all activities related to drugs and prostitution, and other similar crimes in the region.

In December 2015, the YDG-H was reorganized into the Civil Protection Units (YPS) militia.

See also

• People's Protection Units (YPG)

References

1. ^ "A new generation of Kurdish militants takes fight to Turkey's cities". Reuters. 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
2. "Children of the PKK: The Growing Intensity of Turkey's Civil War - SPIEGEL ONLINE - International". Der Spiegel. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
3. "PKK looks to the future with creation of youth militias". Al-Monitor. 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
4. "The Human Cost of the PKK Conflict in Turkey: The Case of Sur". Crisis Group. 2016-03-17. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
5. VICE News (2015-02-13), PKK Youth Fight for Autonomy in Turkey, retrieved 2017-03-30
6. "Managing Turkey's PKK Conflict: The Case of Nusaybin". Crisis Group. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2018-11-24.

• Kurdish organisations
• Kurdistan Workers' Party
• Left-wing militant groups in Turkey
• Rebel groups in Turkey