"Turkey's Detente With Kurds Wavers
Repression of the minority was reduced as the nation sought to woo the EU, but a wave of nationalism is holding back reform efforts.
By Tracy Wilkinson, Times Staff Writer
May 14, 2006
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — When the Turkish government lifted its ban on the letter 'w,' it seemed like a breakthrough.
After decades of repression of Kurdish ethnic identity and a deadly war with separatist rebels, the government has made moves toward democratic reform in recent years, part of Turkey's bid to improve its chances of joining the European Union. "
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