The Kurds' Dangerous Game in Turkey
By Nuray Mert
Posted 2014-01-27 01:56 GMT
Under different circumstances, it would be a sign of great hope to witness an alliance between the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Kurdish political movement. Since the Kurdish issue has always been an important aspect of democratization, any possibility of reconciliation with the government would promise a great chance for the democratization of Turkey's politics. Alas, nowadays, the tacit alliance between the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) jailed leader, Abdullah Öcalan, and the government presents more of a risk of further complicating the present political crisis than anything else.
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