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Ertugrul Kurkcu - Honorary President People's Democratic Party

Could Turkey be slipping back into conflict? A fragile three year peace process between the government and Kurdish militants from the PKK, the Kurdistan workers' party, has broken down. Several Turkish soldiers and police have been killed in the past few weeks, and the government blames the PKK. Zeinab Badawi talks to Turkish MP Ertugrul Kurkcu, honorary president of the pro-Kurdish people's democratic party, the HDP. What is he doing to prevent a further escalation of violence in Turkey?

English
  • Originally Aired August 6, 2015
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC News
  • Created August 6, 2015 by
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