Indeed there are restrictions on the Kurdish language throughout the ME. Too bad the W.W.I border-drawing folks didn't pay more attention to languages. I suppose.
Commenting on the recent elections
"[The AKP] was the only party whose support was not confined to a specific region or class. Notably, its victory over Kurdish nationalists in many predominantly Kurdish provinces provided it with a mandate to launch a new democratic opening to deal with the Kurdish problem while fighting separatist terrorism. "
There is also the democratic way (small 'd' of course!) The author is a Turk but if what he said is true about the victory over Kurdish nationalists wouldn't it be well for all of us to give this a chance?
Interesting point IMO. Much is being reported about the AKP vis-a-vis their authorized cross-border attacks on the PKK but nothing that reports on the AKP dual efforts.