Nuray Mert - "One must be cruel to take the risk and feel ready to pay the price of a Kurdish-Turkish confrontation not only in the big cities but also in all parts of the country where Turks and Kurds live side by side. One must be delusional to think there is no such risk."
Nuray Mert - "Besides, it is also delusional to think that the Kurdish question can be solved by differentiating between “the Kurdish people” and “the terrorists.” Most of the observers of Kurdish politics came to the point of admitting that those who are defined as “terrorists” in the eyes of the security forces are seen as “freedom fighters” in the eyes of millions of Kurds. This is a big challenge for any state and indeed for any society to overcome such deep differences of not only opinions but of loyalties and come to some sort of peaceful agreement. Yet, there must be a way, we must be searching for this way with determination and this way should not be to engage in a “domestic war on terrorism.” "