Friday, April 07, 2006


Turkish-Kurdish Violence

"Clashes between the government forces and the PKK [Kurdish Workers Party] have claimed more than 37,000 lives since 1984, ravaged the economy of the already impoverished Southeast and led to the migration - forced and unforced - of millions of people."

From an article:
Parliment to assess unrest as death toll reaches 15 in:
The Turkish Daily News
Tuesday April 4, 2006

Photo:
Protestors burnt a police checkpoint in Semdinli
care of:
BBC World Service

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