Was There, Is There, Will Be There A Kurdish Plan?, Spring 2008

Thursday, June 5, 2008 | Download PDF in English

The article explores whether the current Turkish government has a comprehensive plan towards improving the situation in Southeast Anatolia and granting cultural and political rights to Kurds. Since the landslide victory of the AKP in the July 2007 general elections, there has been much talk about such a plan, but hardly any concrete steps have been apparent. Though there is an abundance of ideas, the political will to implement them seems weak. Close cooperation with the military in the fight against terrorism as well as AKP’s effort to cater to Turkish nationalist segments of society narrows the possibilities for political maneuver.

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