MESOP : THE URBAN SULTAN / FORT ERDOGAN – NEW TOWNS IN KURDISTAN

The Turkish parliament will vote to relocate the capitals of two majority-Kurdish provinces to more secure cities that have seen significant fighting in clashes with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) over the past year. The move is seen as an effort by Ankara to consolidate control of the country’s southeast. “This suppresses identities and is an act of revenge,” one pro-Kurdish politician tweeted. Read all : http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN10D1JH?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2AMideast%20Brief