"EU membership offers ray of hope for Turkey's conflict-weary Kurds
(AFP)
15 December 2004
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - For 13 million plus Kurds living in Turkey�s southeast, EU membership means a golden opportunity for more democracy in their conflict-weary region, where many fear a return of violence and unrest if Ankara is denied entry into the 25-nation bloc.
The region has had more than its share of blood and tears since 1984, when the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) took up arms against the government for self-rule, plunging the region into chaos."
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