Kurds
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Turkish Minister Makes Economic Case for Peace With Kurds
in BusinessBy JOE PARKINSON ISTANBUL—Turkey’s finance minister on Friday made the economic case for a rapprochement with Turkey’s Kurdish minority, saying it could free up billions […]
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Turkey’s Peace Process with Kurds Hits Bumps
in TurkeyBy Ayla Albayrak ISTANBUL–The jubilant mood which met Kurdish militants’ call to lay down arms last month has in recent weeks been replaced by a […]
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Turkey asks ‘wise people’ to help Kurd peace talks
in TurkeyANKARA: Turkey said Wednesday it has set up a consultative body of “wise people” to help shape public opinion on the latest peace process with […]
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Kurds, Turkey Face Impasse Over Withdrawal
in TurkeyThousands of PKK supporters demonstrate with flags and posters of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, in southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, March 21, 2013. […]
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A Spring Surprise in Turkey? New Movement on the Kurdish Issue
in TurkeyMarch 31, 2013 By Valeria Giannotta On 21 March 2013, the beginning of spring was celebrated in Turkey. During the Nevruz festival in the southeastern […]
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PEACE COMES TO TURKEY
in TurkeyPosted by Jenna Krajeski For nearly thirty years, the P.K.K. and the Turkish Army have been fighting in the remote mountains on the border of Turkey […]