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  • Turkey's peace process with Kurds continues despite regional problems

    Ozgur Ogret|Jul 12, 2013

    ISTANBUL—The decadeslong conflict between the Turkish government and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is closer to an end than it ever has been before thanks to the ongoing peace negotiations, despite setbacks on both sides. The Kurds have been demanding separation from Turkey to create an independent Kurdistan, or, at a minimum, more political and cultural rights for Kurds within Turkey. The strife has continued for more than 30 years and left some 40,000 dead on both sides. The Gezi Park protests in Istanbul (which spread acr... Full story

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