Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Turkey's Kurds push for autonomy

"Turkey’s Kurds push for autonomy
4/19/2006 The Washington Times
By Andrew Borowiec
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published April 19, 2006

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- In a growing climate of fear punctuated by riots and bomb explosions, Kurdish nationalists in Turkey are pressing their claim for autonomy.

Turkish military leaders and politicians feel that granting such a demand would be tantamount to storing dynamite under the republic's foundations, and likely to result in Turkey's fragmentation along ethnic lines."

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