Weekly Tracker: April 19-25

TURKEY - Report 19 Apr 2015 by Murat Ucer and Atilla Yesilada

Executive Summary The centennial of the so-called Armenian genocide is causing major headaches to Turkish diplomacy, which AKP is overcoming with healthy doses of paranoia and xenophobia. We don’t expect President Obama to join the chorus of genocide-accepters. At home, AKP’s election manifesto is vague and unlikely to grab the hearts of the voters, though its promise of equal citizenship and human dignity is commendable. It looks like Erdogan and Davutoglu will pursue separate campaigns, which may further confuse the voters. In a small township at the foothills of Mount Ararat, PKK and Tur...

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