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Friday, June 19, 2015

Turkey's HDP Attempts to Bridge Interests of Kurds and Non-Kurds

Turkey's HDP Attempts to Bridge Interests of Kurds and Non-Kurds

Dorian Jones

June 19, 2015 3:25 PM
ISTANBUL—

Turkey’s HDP party achieved an electoral breakthrough in the June 7th election, becoming the first pro-Kurdish party to win representation in parliament. This breakthrough was made possible in part by the fact that large numbers of non-Kurdish Turks embraced the party's message of pluralism and democratic rights. The HDP’s success gives hope that ethnic divisions between Turks and Kurds can be bridged.

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