You can't defeat the PKK by military force alone.
If you truly want to defeat the PKK, then you must grant more cultural and political rights to the Kurdish minority, otherwise the PKK leaders will always exploit the grievances of ethnic Kurds who feel marginalized by the Turkish government.
As long as Turkey continues to think the solution to bloodshed is more bloodshed, then nothing will be solved. On the contrary, the situation will continue to deteriorate, and Turkey will be held back from reaching its economic potential.
As for ISIS terrorism, the Turkish government must be more genuine in the fight against extremism. The AKP is still turning a blind eye to many radical Muslim preachers in Turkey, not to mention turning a blind eye to radical Islamic militant groups in Syria. As long as these suicidal policies persist, the ISIS threat will always remain.
Turkey can still solve all these problems on its own, but the country is running out of time.
Don't want to argue, looks like you don't know about policies that have already been tried in Turkey, so please read up on the 'Kurdish opening - Kürt açılımı' policy of the AKP (e.g.
link, you can find others). It is obvious that it doesn't work, and it won't work as the root of this problem is in those that use them, i.e. US, EU, Iran.
As for extra rights for the ethnic kurds in Turkey, what for? They have exactly the same rights if not more as normal citizens in Turkey. Ethnic Turks are being marginalized by the current government a lot more than Kurds are, try being a 4th class citizen in your own country by arab-islamo-loving-hugging half-wits whose praise and logic is solely 5. century. Heck last week they voted that the president of Turkey doesn't have to be Turkish, doesn't even have to be born in Turkey!! lol.
There aren't much options left but for forced exile, for those who have any link to, or are found guilty of terrorism. In some baltic EU countries there are populaces with no-rights to citizenship, passport, right to travel outside set zones within them, why not do the same in Turkey? which is another option. Currently the rich ethnic kurds are in Istanbul, Izmir while the poor ethnic kurds suffer in zones from such terrorists that target specifically them, and their children.. and the propaganda machines brainwash their own public via their media outlets to recite what you've written, this happens most within the countries that supply, arm, educate the terrorist I mentioned above. (PKK)
Islamist's, well in that I can agree, but they used to be equal to terrorists, and again who insisted in opening a Pandora's box of religious rights, that include schooling and religious attire for those not being imams, etc? It was countries like France, UK, Germany, ripping their butts on Turkic barbarity against these people, who a mere 10 years later decided Turkey was right, and are applying the same rules that Turkey applied pre-AKP to these people... A problem solved in 1921-1924 with Ataturk's reforms came back to hit it back... funny that even in those days it was clear that secularism was the only way for Turkey to go. The current government found that out but it still hasn't hit them yet, the public is suffering nonetheless...
Turkey has run away from drastic measures, and in the worlds of a good retired general ("90's) "wars not fought today will be payed in blood of our citizens in the future"...
What can I say, he is and was right, but I can add that the world is a joke to that, where only the strong wins.
Because we have become too complacant (rahatliga alistik) as a nation. We don't have the courage and tenacity to sacrifice short term peace and economy, because people value their coca cola and chips behind their screens in their living rooms more than sweating and committing for a cause, for their nation.
I agree with what you have written. But as long as this mentality continues, lazyness and ignorance will persist, we will continue on being a pawn in the greater game.
I agree.
