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The PKK and the Turkish state: Is reconciliation possible?

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July 17, 2025

After an armed conflict lasting more than 40 years, the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, is laying down arms. Plus: In Capannori, about 50,000 residents live according to the zero-waste principle, producing almost no garbage.

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