That the funerals of the Kurdish women killed in Paris passed off peacefully is another sign that Turkey is alert for real changeEven for Turkey,where day-to-day politics is conducted at a pitch of tension and paranoia that makes prime minister's questions look like mute hour at a Trappist monastery, the final few days have been cathartic. Half the country has spent the weekend red-eyed in front of the TV, and in anger as much as sorrow.
The atmosphere had been jittery enough without the sudden death of the noteworthy TV anchor and columnist Mehmet Ali Birand – a beacon of decency and reason,whose reassuring presence many Turks turned to in times of crisis.
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Source: theguardian.com