Preparing for Peace in Turkey
The Erdogan government must not let the escalating insurgency distract it from addressing Kurdish civilians' underlying problems.
By HUGH POPE
Turkey's activism throughout the Arab Spring and its showy challenges to Israel have gotten Ankara plenty of international attention in the last several months. But closer to home, a disturbing trend is emerging. Since June, at least 150 people have been killed and hundreds injured in an escalation of the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) long-running insurgency.
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