Thursday, October 06, 2011

A Calculated Offensive: Why Is Erdogan Attacking Germany's Foundations? - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

A Calculated Offensive
Why Is Erdogan Attacking Germany's Foundations?

By Jürgen Gottschlich in Istanbul

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is leveling targeted attacks against German political foundations, accusing them of supporting the Kurdish PKK. But the foundations view the attacks as merely part of a calculated plan to criminalize legal Kurdish organizations.
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