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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Turkey's Kurds announce plan for "democratic autonomy" (SETimes.com)

"Turkey's Kurds announce plan for 'democratic autonomy'

20/07/2011

As the Kurdish political party's parliamentary boycott continues, an announcement of 'democratic autonomy' for Turkey's Kurds brings even more urgency to the issue.

By Anna Wood for Southeast European Times in Istanbul – 20/07/11

In a move that signals the heightening tension between the Turkish state and the Kurdish community, the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), an organisation that claims to represent the Kurdish population of Turkey, issued a statement last week declaring what it calls 'democratic autonomy' for Turkey's Kurds. "

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