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Apr 12, 2013

Ferhat Savun aged 11, leaves his home for school in the town of Cizre in Sirnak province, near the border with Syria March 24, 2013. Turkey's fledgling peace process with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group is all over the headlines. After three decades of war, 40,000 deaths and a devastating impact on the local economy, everybody seems ready for peace. Pro-Kurdish politicians are focused on boosting minority rights and stronger local government for the Kurds, who make up about 20 percent of T — Ferhat Savun, 11, leaves his home for school in the town of Cizre in Sirnak province, near the border with Syria, March 24, 2013. — REUTERS/Umit Bektas

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