Author (Person) | Bezci, Egemen, Borroz, Nicholas |
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Series Title | EUROPP Blog |
Series Details | 22.09.15 |
Publication Date | 22/09/2015 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Clashes have taken place between Turkish authorities and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), with the violence escalating ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for 1 November 2015. Egemen Bezci and Nicholas Borroz write that the renewed hostilities, following a period of relative peace between the two sides, has undermined the notion that Kurds can legitimately participate in Turkey’s political system. They argue that with both sides becoming polarised, the conflict could ultimately lead to the fragmentation of the Turkish state. News sources reported on the 22 September 2015 indeed indicated that two ministers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) resigned from their positions in the interim government on the 21 September 2015, protesting the government's handling of escalating violence in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish Southeast and warning that the security of the upcoming general election was at risk. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/ |
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Countries / Regions | Turkey |