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| Kurdish peace 'impossible' - Turkey's Erdogan | Kurdish peace 'impossible' - Turkey's Erdogan |
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| The Turkish president has said that Turkey cannot continue the peace process with the Kurds amid attacks by Kurdish militants on Turkish targets. | The Turkish president has said that Turkey cannot continue the peace process with the Kurds amid attacks by Kurdish militants on Turkish targets. |
| It came as Nato discussed Turkish campaigns against the Islamic State (IS) group and Kurdish militants. | |
| Turkey has been hit by a series of attacks - including 32 killed by IS-linked militants in the Kurdish-majority town of Suruc on 20 July. | Turkey has been hit by a series of attacks - including 32 killed by IS-linked militants in the Kurdish-majority town of Suruc on 20 July. |
| Turkey is backing plans for a buffer zone on the border with Syria. | Turkey is backing plans for a buffer zone on the border with Syria. |
| As well as targeting IS militants, the zone would also allow Turkey to hit positions held by the outlawed Kurdish PKK group. | As well as targeting IS militants, the zone would also allow Turkey to hit positions held by the outlawed Kurdish PKK group. |
| Turkey says it draws no distinction between the PKK and IS, considering them both terrorist organisations. | Turkey says it draws no distinction between the PKK and IS, considering them both terrorist organisations. |
| Over the past week, analysts say, Turkey has turned its approach to the US-led coalition against IS on its head. | Over the past week, analysts say, Turkey has turned its approach to the US-led coalition against IS on its head. |
| Previously a reluctant partner, it is now flying combat missions and making its airbases available to US jets. | Previously a reluctant partner, it is now flying combat missions and making its airbases available to US jets. |
| Turkey v Islamic State v the Kurds | |
| Tit-for-tat | Tit-for-tat |
| Tensions have surged along Turkey's southern borders with Syria and Iraq - a part of Turkey where a conflict between the PKK and government troops has killed about 40,000 people since 1984. | Tensions have surged along Turkey's southern borders with Syria and Iraq - a part of Turkey where a conflict between the PKK and government troops has killed about 40,000 people since 1984. |
| There has been a series of tit-for-tat attacks between Turkish forces and Kurdish militants. | There has been a series of tit-for-tat attacks between Turkish forces and Kurdish militants. |
| President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Ankara that it was "not possible to continue the peace process with those who threaten our national unity and brotherhood". | President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters in Ankara that it was "not possible to continue the peace process with those who threaten our national unity and brotherhood". |
| But the leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party - the People's Democratic Party (HDP) - dismissed the claim. | But the leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party - the People's Democratic Party (HDP) - dismissed the claim. |
| HDP chairman Selahattin Demirtas insisted his party's only crime was winning 13% of the vote in June elections, reported Reuters news agency. | HDP chairman Selahattin Demirtas insisted his party's only crime was winning 13% of the vote in June elections, reported Reuters news agency. |
| Turkish police have continued to arrest suspected members of IS, the PKK and leftist groups - more than 1,000 over the past week. | Turkish police have continued to arrest suspected members of IS, the PKK and leftist groups - more than 1,000 over the past week. |
| Although Turkey insists Syrian Kurds are "outside the scope of the current military effort", analysts say its new determination to tackle IS is linked to keeping a check on Kurdish militancy. | Although Turkey insists Syrian Kurds are "outside the scope of the current military effort", analysts say its new determination to tackle IS is linked to keeping a check on Kurdish militancy. |
| Analysis: Mark Lowen, BBC News, Istanbul | Analysis: Mark Lowen, BBC News, Istanbul |
| The Turkish government has long been accused of at best turning a blind eye to the rise of IS - and at worst, actively backing the jihadists against the Assad regime. It has always denied the allegation. | The Turkish government has long been accused of at best turning a blind eye to the rise of IS - and at worst, actively backing the jihadists against the Assad regime. It has always denied the allegation. |
| But last week came the suicide bombing in Suruc, southern Turkey, in which 32 died and which Turkey blamed on a militant trained by IS. | But last week came the suicide bombing in Suruc, southern Turkey, in which 32 died and which Turkey blamed on a militant trained by IS. |
| Ankara's strategy is complex. Alongside the IS strikes, Turkey has now bombed several PKK positions and arrested hundreds of suspected members of the group. | Ankara's strategy is complex. Alongside the IS strikes, Turkey has now bombed several PKK positions and arrested hundreds of suspected members of the group. |
| Critics believe Turkey is only striking the jihadists as cover for going after its real enemy: Kurdish militants. | Critics believe Turkey is only striking the jihadists as cover for going after its real enemy: Kurdish militants. |
| Ankara's reluctance to hit IS earlier, the argument goes, was actually a reluctance to help Kurds fighting IS militants. Now both can be bombed, Turkey is willing to get involved. | Ankara's reluctance to hit IS earlier, the argument goes, was actually a reluctance to help Kurds fighting IS militants. Now both can be bombed, Turkey is willing to get involved. |
| Read more: Turkey - from reluctant observer to full player in IS fight | Read more: Turkey - from reluctant observer to full player in IS fight |
| What can Turkey gain from Nato meeting? | What can Turkey gain from Nato meeting? |
| Turkish press fears new civil war | Turkish press fears new civil war |
| Turkey's dangerous game | Turkey's dangerous game |
| Who are the PKK? | Who are the PKK? |
| 'Safe haven' | 'Safe haven' |
| Turkey is struggling with more than 1.8 million refugees from the Syrian conflict. | Turkey is struggling with more than 1.8 million refugees from the Syrian conflict. |
| Mr Erdogan said plans being discussed with the US to establish a "secure zone" in northern Syria would pave the way for the refugees' return. | Mr Erdogan said plans being discussed with the US to establish a "secure zone" in northern Syria would pave the way for the refugees' return. |
| All 28 Nato member countries met in Brussels to discuss what it called "the threats against Turkey", a key member of the alliance. | |
| In a final communique, Nato expressed "strong solidarity" with Turkey, and sent condolences to Ankara and "the families of the victims in Suruc and other attacks against police and military officers". | |
| Earlier, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the organisation would "address the instability on Turkey's doorstep and on Nato's border". | |
| Under the buffer-zone plan, militants would be removed from a 68-mile (109km) stretch west of the Euphrates River, officials say. | Under the buffer-zone plan, militants would be removed from a 68-mile (109km) stretch west of the Euphrates River, officials say. |
| The week that changed Turkey | The week that changed Turkey |
| Such a deal would significantly increase the scope of the US-led air war against IS in northern Syria, say analysts. | Such a deal would significantly increase the scope of the US-led air war against IS in northern Syria, say analysts. |
| As Turkey and the PKK continue to strike at each other, the possibility grows of a return to armed conflict, our correspondent warns. | As Turkey and the PKK continue to strike at each other, the possibility grows of a return to armed conflict, our correspondent warns. |
| If that happens, Turkey will be plunged into a serious crisis and the West's strategy against Islamic State could be severely hampered. | If that happens, Turkey will be plunged into a serious crisis and the West's strategy against Islamic State could be severely hampered. |
| Kurdish acronyms: | Kurdish acronyms: |
| Are you in the Kurdish majority areas along the Turkish-Syria border? What do you hope to see emerge from the extraordinary meeting of Nato members? You can share your views and experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. | Are you in the Kurdish majority areas along the Turkish-Syria border? What do you hope to see emerge from the extraordinary meeting of Nato members? You can share your views and experiences by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. |
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