Turkish Democracy and the Kurdish Question
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Turkey goes to the polls this Sunday for the fourth time in two years.
Turkey has joined the war against the Islamic State. Following a brazen and bloody suicide attack against local activists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised to respond decisively and with military force.
The targeting and killing of young Turkish activists in the town of Suruç by ISIS extremists has provoked outrage and much soul searching in Turkey.
Last Sunday, Turkey's voters delivered a stunning verdict regarding the country's future. Though the elections were parliamentary, the real issue at stake was whether Turkey would become a presidential system or remain as a parliamentary democracy.
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