Tuesday, October 01, 2013

What Does Erdogan’s Democratization Package Offer Kurds, Minorities? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East

What Does Erdogan’s Democratization Package Offer Kurds, Minorities?

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his long-awaited "democratization package" in a press conference on Monday, Sept. 30.

He said the announcement of the package was a "historic moment for Turkey." He sent a message to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Kurdish movement by saying that new reforms will follow as long as politics are used as a means of solving issues.

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