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Witnessing the War of Symbols in Eastern Turkey
Dec 26, 2018 | 11:00 GMT
(OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- Turkish authorities have clamped down hard on municipalities run by the country's largest pro-Kurdish party, assuming direct control and arresting dozens of mayors.
- Some residents hope municipal elections in March 2019 will offer a return to democracy, although President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he will not tolerate victories by the main Kurdish party.
- Because the Kurdish issue has spread beyond Turkey's borders, events throughout the Middle East will ultimately have a bearing on the relationship between the Turks and the Kurds in Anatolia.
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