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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Fight Against PKK Boosts Turkey Coalition-building

Fight Against PKK Boosts Turkey Coalition-building

Dorian Jones

August 12, 2015 1:23 PM
ISTANBUL—

News that the leaders of Turkey's two largest political parties will meet again to discuss forming a governing coalition caught many observers by surprise, given the widely held view that the coalition-building efforts were doomed. But with the conflict with the PKK Kurdish rebel group escalating, pressure to form a coalition government is growing, although large obstacles remain.

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