Turkey seems to have a far bigger “cemetery” for political parties than many other democratic nations. Its next occupant could be a controversial pro-Kurdish party. If shut down, the Democratic Society Party (DTP) will be the 26th political organization banned in the past 25 years in what political researcher Murat Sevinc calls “an unenviable world record hard to beat”. He says closing down of parties is rare in democracies, but rife in this country engaged in multi-party politics since 1946, and aspiring for full European Union membership. Full Story
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