Springtime means wartime: Turkey
Article Abstract:
The war between the Turkish army and the Kurdish Workers Party has resumed in northern Turkey in the spring of 1996. The war, which began in 1984, had a temporary ceasefire in Dec 1995. The Kurdish rebels are backed up by the governments of Syria and Iraq. Many Turks believe the Kurds should have more autonomy.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Border wars
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Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrillas operating in Turkey are now fighting openly with that country, which is responding by invading rebel outposts in Iraq and Iran. Kurds in all three countries have failed to unify themselves in the face of government aggression.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1992
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