From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2001 07:58:09 +0100
Subject: Re: Kurds
> I never said things would be easy for my Turks. An alternative storyline would be that the Kurds have been accomodated with an autonomy settlement and the conflict has died down to manageable levels (i.e.it is being waged in court and ballot box rather than with car bombs and bullets) Since the capture of Abdullah Ãcalan, the violence seems to have died down (at least it is out of the headlines over here) and you hear of occasional steps by Turkish politicians towards greater openness. This course would be especially likely if you assume the Turks manage to join the EU some day. They would then go their own way after the canonical EU breakup. Greetings Kar Heinz