In light of continuing Turkish attacks against the PKK in Iraqi Kurdistan, one could do worse than read Marko Attila Hoare’s clear-eyed policy prescriptions. In short: yes, the PKK is a terrorist gang. But Turkey has created its Kurdish problem and can end it. It should grant the Kurds full, unconditional political freedom and recognize Kurdish as an official language, i.e., become a bilingual state. No, this will not spell the end of the modern Turkish republic; it will, however, render the PKK entirely impotent. The Kurds, in turn, should abandon their self-defeating drive for full independence: clearly their best long-term hope lies in remaining part of Turkey. Read it all here.
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