What do Kurds expect from Trump?

Turkey's Kurds are wondering what kind of policy President-elect Donald Trump will follow on Turkey's Kurdish problem.
U.S. President elect Donald Trump reacts to a crowd gathered in the lobby of the New York Times building after a meeting in New York, U.S., November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RTSSU9I
US President-elect Donald Trump waves to a crowd gathered in the lobby of The New York Times building after a meeting in New York, Nov. 22, 2016. - REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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Irfan Aktan
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Turkey’s Kurds are calling on US President-elect Donald Trump to follow up on the remarks he made in his July 21 interview with The New York Times: “It would be ideal if we could get them [Kurds and Turks] all together.”

What policy he plans to follow on Turkey-Kurdish relations is a matter of intense curiosity in the region.

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