By Andrew Finkel
November 19, 007
A delegation of European MPs to Ankara this week is expected to urge Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to speak out against the possible closure of a political party with strong Kurdish nationalist roots.
This latest challenge to Turkey-EU relations follows action by the chief prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Appeals to open a case against the Democratic Society Party (DTP) on grounds that is pursuing a separatist agenda. If successful, the prosecution would force the expulsion of 20 DTP deputies from Parliament and deprive many of the party's mayors and local councilors of office. Full Text
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