HyperDic: kaplan_group

English > 1 sense of the expression Kaplan Group:
NOUNgroupKaplan Group, Association of Islamic Groups and Communities, Caliphate Statea Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany
English > Kaplan Group: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran.
SynonymsAssociation of Islamic Groups and Communities, Caliphate State
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionGermany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRGA republic in central Europe

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