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Wednesday, August 06, 2014

Turkish Kurds Optimistic Ahead of Presidential Vote but Worried About Region - WSJ

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Turkish Kurds Optimistic Ahead of Presidential Vote but Worried About Region
Some Fear Developments in Neighboring Iraq Could Jeopardize Recent Gains

By
Ayla Albayrak
connect
Aug. 6, 2014 2:37 a.m. ET

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey—When Hekim Tolog, a Kurdish businessman, opened a Mercedes showroom in a barren field here eight years ago, southeastern Turkey was plagued by clashes between Kurdish militants and state-security forces.

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