Europe | Turkey and its Kurds
Getting just a little better
They aren't happy, but at least Kurds can vote for a party that speaks for them
|van, eastern turkey
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Getting just a little better”
From the October 26th 2002 edition
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