Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Kurdish deal would fuel Turkey’s goals - FT.com

Kurdish deal would fuel Turkey’s goals

By Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
Talks at home could help extend Turkish sway into oil-rich northern Iraq

President Lyndon Baines Johnson used to say he had one great skill – an understanding of power, “where to look for it and how to use it”. As events this week are likely to demonstrate, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey’s prime minister, believes he has the same gift.

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