In Turkey, Erdogan Finds Obstacles in His Push for Reform

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party is trying to forge ahead with an ambitious plan to neutralize the country's Kurdish insurgency and revamp the Turkish political system simultaneously. These issues cannot be addressed, however, without compromising the founding principles of the Republic of Turkey as envisioned by the country's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Not surprisingly, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan already is running into obstacles.