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term extensively in 2009, its usage has continued to increase in frequency, not just among Kurds but among Turks as well, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also used the term "Kurdistan" in a speech he made on Nov. 16 in Diyarbakir with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani

s as well, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also used the term "Kurdistan" in a speech

distan" in a speech he made on Nov. 16 in Diyarbakir with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani at this side. Subsequently, Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir has also begun to use the term publicly. But even before this, it was not just members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PICK)

Kurds but among Turks as well, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also used the term "Kurdistan" in a speech he made on Nov. 16 in Diyarbakir with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani at this side. Subsequently, Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir has also begun to u

hat will give them both. A,tklc 5 AL-MONITOR Erdogan's Bigger Game: Change the Constitution Tulin Daloglu Nov 5, 2012 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at the celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on Nov. 3, reflected on the AKP's rise: "Not only

nd Development Party (AKP) on Nov. 3, reflected on the AKP's rise: "Not only a new party came to power, but a revolution in mentality took place." Erdogan is contemplating another major change in Turkish politics: rewriting the constitution so that the country's parliamentary system becomes a presiden

into a federal system, but it will lead to "advanced local administrations." Some even speculate that this would position the AKP to take over the Diyarbakir municipality from the BDP, the Kurdish party. Cemil Cicek, the spokesman of parliament and one of the deputy chairmen of the AKP, warns of the cha

on landslide victories in local polls. Opposition parties criticized the move as anti- democratic, saying it was the latest evidence that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government is intent on marginalizing pro-Kurdish voices. The mayors — of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van provinces — are members of the opposition Peo

ty, or HDP, a pro- Kurdish party. Between them, they won nearly a million votes in local elections held in March — easily defeating candidates from Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP. Erdogan has frequently accused the HDP of links to the militant Kiirrlistan VVnrkars' Party nr PKK

saying it was the latest evidence that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government is intent on marginalizing pro-Kurdish voices. The mayors — of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van provinces — are members of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, a pro- Kurdish party. Between them, they won nearly a m

on landslide victories in local polls. Opposition parties criticized the move as anti-democratic, saying it was the latest evidence that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government is intent on marginalizing pro- Kurdish voices. The mayors — of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van provinces — are members of the opposition Peop

ty, or HDP, a pro-Kurdish party. Between them, they won nearly a million votes in local elections held in March — easily defeating candidates from Erdogan's ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP. Erdogan has frequently accused the HDP of links to the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, w

, saying it was the latest evidence that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government is intent on marginalizing pro- Kurdish voices. The mayors — of Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van provinces — are members of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Party, or HDP, a pro-Kurdish party. Between them, they won nearly a m