TURKEY: PM'S KURDISH POLICY IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Istanbul, 22 August (AKI) - Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan recently broke a national taboo when he refered to the issue of Kurdish separatist violence as an ethnic problem, in contrast to the official government line which brands Kurdish insurrection as terrorism. On Tuesday, the issue is set dominate a meeting of Turkey's National Security Council, (NSC) a powerful non-elected body which includes members of the government and the military.

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See also:

• Öcalan the driving force behind PKK cease-fire call (Turkish Daily News)
• 'There's a secret PKK-deep state alliance' (The New Anatolian)
• 'Is there a new roadmap we don't know about?' (The New Anatolian)
• Novelist Agaoglu warns: The PM will not keep his word if the ceasefire has pre-conditions (Hürriyetim)