Turks Hope For Lasting Cease-Fire With Kurds

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 09/06/2010 - 11:17pm

The summer has been marked by violent attacks and reprisals between Kurdish separatist rebels and security forces.

But a Ramadan cease-fire has some Turks hoping that the two sides can return the long-running conflict to a nonviolent path.

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