"The “democratic evolution” of the Kurdish Question:
Turkish and Kurdish Mothers Campaign for Peace
Emel Baştürk Akca
by Emel Baştürk Akca
- Turkey -
• Women march for peace in Izmir, Turkey. Photograph courtesy of The Turkish Peace Council. •
“We mothers, whose hearts are burning, have come together so that there will be no more pain. We do not want our children to die.” These words belong to Nurten Ekinci, a woman who lost her son during his military service. Another woman, Sakine Arat, lost three children after they joined the pro-Kurdish terrorist organization, the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK). 'This war does not benefit anyone,” she says. “It has lasted for years, and it needs to end.'"
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