What's behind Turkey's renewed crackdown on Kurds?




Inside Story show

Summary: Just a few months ago, Turkish Kurds had hope for a political solution to their ongoing disagreements with the government. They had won seats in parliament and later this week, the pro-Kurdish party the HDP was to meet with Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu. That meeting was then cancelled. The ongoing operations against Kurdish rebels leaves no sign of a likely return to what many have described as a peace process. The political engagement has turned into a military one. Why the about-face? And will the Turkish government and the Kurds ever find a way to interact without violence? Presenter: Kamahl Santamaria Guests: Galip Dalay - Research director at the Al Sharq Forum Ertugrul Kurkcu - MP and Honorary President of the People's Democratic Party Berkay Mandiraci - Researcher on Turkey at the International Crisis Group - Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe - Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera - Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/