"Turkey's Tough Road to Reform
Judah Grunstein | Bio | 14 Dec 2009
There's a lot to unpack regarding the Turkish Supreme Court closing the 'Kurdish' DTP party. The move comes as the AKP party is rolling out its long-awaited Kurdish initiative. And although the DTP had begun to increasingly oppose the measure, by inflaming public opinion, the party's closure is certain to be a blow to the effort toward national reconciliation. There's a lot riding on Turkey resolving its Kurdish population's grievances -- domestically, in terms of national cohesion and bloodshed; and regionally, in terms of its relations with its neighbors. More broadly, an inclusive reconciliation would help Turkey's EU aspirations, and increase the prospects for a stable northern Iraq, on which the Obama administration is counting."
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