1. Trace of Turkish Politics in Clashes With Kurds.
- Author
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ARANGO, TIM and YEGINSU, CEYLAN
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KURDS , *TURKISH Kurds , *ELECTIONS , *TWENTY-first century , *HISTORY , *GOVERNMENT policy ,TURKISH politics & government ,FOREIGN relations of Turkey - Abstract
The article discusses Turkish Prime Minister and leader of the Justice and Development Party (A.K.P.) Recep Tayyip Erdogan's policy towards Kurds in Turkey, in northern Iraq and in the Syrian Civil War, and how his policies affect Turkish elections, Topics discussed include the Turkish military's attacks on the separatist militant group the Kurdistan Workers' Party (P.K.K.) and its policy towards Kurdish political activity in Turkey. The relationship between the Turkish government's Kurdish policy and its attacks against the terrorist group Islamic State (ISIS, or ISIL) is discussed.
- Published
- 2015