Pete
10-21-2011, 04:19
Mistrust at the centre of Turkey's Kurdish strife
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15374778
An interesting observation on Turkey and the PKK.
"...................By the end of 2009, the main Kurdish party had been banned - for the seventh time - by the constitutional court, and dozens of Kurdish community leaders were being prosecuted under the draconian, catch-all anti-terror laws.
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One Kurdish editor was sentenced to 166 years in prison, merely for the pro-PKK sentiments published in his newspaper.
It was a similar situation after the general election in June this year, in which Kurdish candidates did well. ......................"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15374778
An interesting observation on Turkey and the PKK.
"...................By the end of 2009, the main Kurdish party had been banned - for the seventh time - by the constitutional court, and dozens of Kurdish community leaders were being prosecuted under the draconian, catch-all anti-terror laws.
Map
One Kurdish editor was sentenced to 166 years in prison, merely for the pro-PKK sentiments published in his newspaper.
It was a similar situation after the general election in June this year, in which Kurdish candidates did well. ......................"