For now, however, apologising for the Sirnak killings and punishing those responsible would be a good start.
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At the start of the 1990s, they were confident enough to try taking over a number of provincial capitals Sirnak, for instance.
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Yet Mr Erdogan has rushed to the defence of the current chief of general staff, Necdet Ozel, thanking him for his pledge to pay compensation to the families of the Sirnak victims.