Today,
the ghost of terrorism threatens the world. This ghost has disturbed the people
of Sri Lanka for many years. Sri Lanka is an island country located in Asia.
Sinhalese and Tamil, two biggest ethnic groups of this island country, have
been in conflict for many years. This ethnic conflict is based on colonial era.
After independence, the Sri Lankan government wanted to establish a Sinhalese
state. This request was encountered resistance of Tamils population. Another
reason for this resistance was that Tamils wanted to establish an independent
state in the north of the Sri Lanka. Therefore, the Sri Lankan government
started a war to end the Tamil armed resistance. This war ended in 2009 with
the absolute victory of the Sri Lankan army. This study tries to analyze the
Tamil issue in Sri Lanka. In addition, this study tries to reveal the causes
and consequences of conflict.
