"Turkey: No Kurd Autonomy or Amnesty, Official Says
By SEBNEM ARSU
Published: August 31, 2009
A government plan to reach a resolution on ending a quarter-century of violence by Kurdish separatists in southeastern Turkey will not include autonomy for Kurds or an amnesty for the rebels, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Monday. Mr. Atalay also rejected the possibility of changing the Constitution, which leaves no room for the country’s diverse ethnicities to maintain their distinct cultures — a primary demand of the Democratic People’s Party, which is pro-Kurd. But he expressed optimism for progress on the issue after Parliament reconvenes next month. "
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