"EU membership offers ray of hope for Turkey's Kurds
15/12/2004 AFP
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Dec 15 (AFP) - 3h49 - 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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