Provocations in Turkey as Kurdish peace process gets serious - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Fehim Tastekin

Fehim Tastekin

Aug 21, 2014

A picture taken on August 19, 2014 shows people making the victory sign as they attend the funeral ceremony of Mehdi Taskin, 24, who died during clashes that erupted between protesters and security forces during an operation to remove a statue of Mahsum Korkmazare, one of the founders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). One person was killed and two were wounded in the clashes that erupted when a group of protesters gathered at the cemetery to prevent security forces from removing the statue. Meh — People flash the victory sign as they attend the funeral ceremony of Mehdi Taskin, 24, a Kurd who died during clashes that erupted between protesters and security forces near Diyarbakir, Aug. 19, 2014. — ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images

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Fireworks thrown by Kurdish protestors burst in front of a riot police vehicle during a clashes with riot police on June 8, 2014 at Okmeydani district in Istanbul. The demonstration followed the death of a man during clashes with Turkish soldiers the night before in Lice, southeastern Turkey. Two Kurdish protesters have died of gunshot wounds sustained during fierce clashes with Turkish soldiers in the country's southeast on June 7. Three people, including two soldiers, were hospitalised after the demonstra

Turkey-PKK peace process unravels in Lice

Cengiz Candar

A picture taken on August 19, 2014 in Diyarbakir shows a statue depicting Mahsum Korkmaz , one of the founders of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), surrounded by Turkish armoured vehicles. One person was killed and two were wounded in the clashes that erupted when a group of protesters gathered at the cemetery to prevent security forces from removing the statue. Mehdi Taskin, 24, died at Dicle University Medical Faculty Hospital after reportedly being shot in the head. AFP PHOTO/ILYAS AKENGIN

Turkish military police remove statue of PKK militant

Tulin Daloglu

A demonstrator holds a flag with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a protest in Strasbourg February 18, 2012. Thousands of demonstrators protested in support of Ocalan, who was captured on February 15, 1999, and is currently serving a life sentence in Turkey. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

The Transformation of Ocalan

Cengiz Candar

Kurdish demonstrators hold flags with portraits of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg February 16, 2012, in support of Ocalan, who was captured on February 15, 1999, and is currently serving a life sentence in Turkey. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR2XXY4

AKP seeks to 'legalize' PKK peace talks

Fehim Tastekin

In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics