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Ankara in transition seeks closure on troubled past - Arab News

"Ankara in transition seeks closure on troubled past

By SIMON AKAM | REUTERS

Published: Apr 22, 2010 00:41 Updated: Apr 22, 2010 00:41

ISTANBUL: In Court Number 6 in Diyarbakir, the main city in the mainly Kurdish southeast, Turkey is examining its recent history. Along with six others, Colonel Cemal Temizoz stands accused of at least 20 killings during his time as a paramilitary commander in Cizre, a town in Sirnak province on the Syrian border, between 1993 and 1995."

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