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Turkey, the Kurds, and the path to peace

Earlier this month about 30 Kurdish PKK fighters put their assault rifles in a cauldron and set them on fire, a symbolic move after Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK’s imprisoned leader, issued a call for the PKK to lay down its arms. Thanos Davelis is joined by Piotr Zalewski, The Economist's Turkey correspondent, as we look into whether Kurds and Turks, after more than four decades of conflict, are closer than ever to peace. 

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Kurds and Turks are closer than ever to peace

Peace in Turkey must not become a smokescreen for repression

Awaiting the details of the EU-US trade deal

MPs vote to probe subsidies scandal

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