"Interview: Will Turkey's 'Kurdish Initiative' Succeed?
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's initiative would give greater rights to Kurds
August 12, 2009
The government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched what it calls a comprehensive approach to ending Turkey's 'Kurdish problem.' The proposal is believed to include greater cultural rights for Kurds, some form of local autonomy, and incentives to PKK fighters to lay down arms. Why is the initiative being launched now, and what are its chances of success? RFE/RL correspondent Charles Recknagel spoke with regional expert Henri Barkey of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C."
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