The Evolution of Turkey's Kurdish Problem

The AK Party's efforts to end the past's military intervention in politics, chauvinism of governments discriminating against Kurdish people, still makes the party the most reformist one in Turkish politics.

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The Evolution of Turkey's Kurdish Problem
The PKK and the Reconciliation Process

The PKK and the Reconciliation Process

The PKK is threatened by the rise of politicians' influence over Kurdish citizens, which means the terrorist organization will eventually lose its presence in the region.

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Assistant Professor Bayraklı said that the majority of the Kurdish population voted for the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) to back-up the peace process. But, the PKK misinterpreted the June 7 election results as a clear approval of their policies, and exploited the peace process.

The Western media sees Kobani as a symbol that will trigger an armed fight for democracy, as it did in the Arab Spring, which puts it to the fore.

There is less than a month to go before Turkey’s presidential elections but media is still not giving a clear view of vote