23/05/2011
Intense competition for the Kurdish vote and a political crackdown have fueled unrest as the June 12th elections approach.
By Anna Wood for Southeast European Times in Istanbul – 23/05/11
As turbulence continues throughout the Middle East, neighbouring Turkey, long revered as a model of the compatibility between Islam and democracy, is undergoing a political crisis of its own.
With national parliamentary elections scheduled for June 12th, ever-simmering tensions between the state and the Kurdish community have risen to a more dramatic level, with Kurdish candidates banned, students arrested, and threats issued on both sides. ...more...
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