Turkey’s $12bn gift to woo Kurdish region

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Series Details 28.5.08
Publication Date 28/05/2008
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Turkey’s government unveiled May 2008 a $12bn investment package for the country’s south-eastern provinces, taking a tentative step to counter separatist sentiment and to improve living standards in one of Europe’s most impoverished regions.

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Wikipedia: Southeastern Anatolia Project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeastern_Anatolia_Project
Website: Southeastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Administration (GAP) http://www.gap.gov.tr/gap_en.php
BBC News, 27.5.08: Turkey PM announces rural boost http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7422797.stm
SETA: Policy Brief, No.18 (2008): New Action Plan for Southeastern Turkey http://setadc.org/pdfs/Policy_Brief_No_18_Taha_Ozhan.pdf

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