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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan calls off peace process with Kurds
http://www.dw.com/en/turkish-president-tayyip-erdogan-calls-off-peace-process-with-kurds/a-18611407Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan has called off a peace process with Kurdish militants. He also encouraged parliament to strip politicians with links to "terrorist groups" of immunity.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan calls off peace process with Kurds
28.07.2015
Turkish President Tayyip Recep Erdogan said on Tuesday that it was impossible to continue a peace process with Kurdish militants.
"It is not possible for us to continue the peace process with those who threaten our national unity and brotherhood," Erdogan said, referring to Kurdish militants during a news conference ahead of a state visit to China.
A fragile truce between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) - considered a terrorist organization by the government - has endured since March 2013, when it ended an insurgency in the predominantly Kurdish part of the country's southeastern region.
"Those who exploit the people and the state's tolerance and patience will receive the answer they deserve as soon as possible," Erdogan noted.
