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In The Media
Bomb Attacks Continue to Hit Turkey
Terrorist attacks in Turkey continue to exacerbate the fracture between the Turkish government and the Kurds. As radicalization increases, is there hope for a political settlement?
By Sinan Ülgen
Published on Jun 8, 2016
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Carnegie Europe’s Sinan Ülgen joined ABC’s Beverley O’Connor to discuss the increasing occurrence of terrorist attacks in Turkey. Ülgen argued that the increased frequency of attacks was a direct consequence of the breakdown in peace talks between the insurgent Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and government forces in 2015. Now locked in a bitter struggle, the Kurdish movement is exporting ever more violence to metropolitan areas, such as Ankara and Istanbul.
Despite increased military action in Turkey’s southeast, Ülgen reaffirmed that a political settlement is the only way to bring an end to the conflict. Ülgen stated that any opportunity to return to peace was further undermined following the decision of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to lift Turkish parliamentarians’ immunity from prosecution, which would effectively remove any pro-Kurdish opposition party in the parliament.
About the Author
Sinan Ülgen
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Europe
Sinan Ülgen is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels, where his research focuses on Turkish foreign policy, transatlantic relations, international trade, economic security, and digital policy.
- Reforming European Security: A Turkish Perspective
Recent Work
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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