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just to the Kurds, but also to all other ethnic groups living in Turkey,
as well as Alawites and other minorities. These are all sources of plea-

sure and pride. They are also a requirement of greater democratiza-
tion. In addition to all this progress, efforts also need to be made to
fill a deficiency inherited from the past; that deficiency is love. Alaw-
ites, Greeks, Armenians, Jews, Christians, in short all ethnic and faith
groups that were once neglected, must be included in this policy of
love in order to make up for the past. Since our subject here is the
Kurds, however, we shall be looking at this matter separately.

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