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Turkey’s new election: War or peace? EPC Commentary, 30 October 2015

Paul, Amanda and Seyrek, Demir Murat (2015) Turkey’s new election: War or peace? EPC Commentary, 30 October 2015. [Policy Paper]

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    Abstract

    Turkey is headed to its second parliamentary election in five months with snap polls slated for November 1. The election will take place in a highly charged atmosphere with escalating violence and financial volatility. The renewed conflict between Turkey and the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) is spreading throughout the country with the rise of ethnic tensions posing a big threat to internal harmony. Even a peace rally in the capital Ankara was hit by suicide bombers marking the deadliest terror attack in Turkey's history. Turkey, which has always been the most stable country in a turbulent region, risks its security being seriously jeopardised unless the violence is urgently stopped and the political ambiguity is ended through a stable government.

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    Item Type: Policy Paper
    Subjects for non-EU documents: Countries > Turkey
    Subjects for EU documents: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Series and Periodicals: UNSPECIFIED
    EU Annual Reports: UNSPECIFIED
    Series: Series > European Policy Centre > Commentary
    Depositing User: Phil Wilkin
    Official EU Document: No
    Language: English
    Date Deposited: 30 Oct 2015 13:17
    Number of Pages: 2
    Last Modified: 30 Oct 2015 13:17
    URI: http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/69270

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