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Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Erdogan Speech May Hurt Peace Process With Kurds

Erdogan Speech May Hurt Peace Process With Kurds

Jamie Dettmer

March 17, 2015 7:22 AM
ISTANBUL—

For weeks there has been growing anticipation here that off-and-on again peace talks between Kurdish separatists and the Turkish government will soon result in a breakthrough, ending formally a three-decades long insurgency, but Sunday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed the idea that there is even a Kurdish problem, prompting fears that a deal may not be near at hand.

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