The stateless nation. (civil rights for Kurds in Turkey) (Editorial) From: The Economist (US) | Date: June 25, 1994 | COPYRIGHT 1994 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Turkey must give Kurds and all dissidents more civil rights before it can be recognized as a true democracy and admitted to the European Union. The government's actions include escalating military action against Separatist Kurds, arresting writers and torturing prisoners.

TURKEY likes to portray itself as an oasis of democracy and stability in a desert of dictatorships and strife. It is a claim that has been looking stronger in recent years, but is now being undermined. If Turkey w...