Several hundred people took to the streets of Paris to denounce what they deem to be anti-Kurdish policies by the Turkish government.<br /><br /> They called on Ankara to embrace the fragile 2013 Kurdish-Turkish peace process. <br /><br /> The march was held as military action against the militant PKK intensifies, which some say is actually aimed at putting an end to Kurdish territorial ambitions rather than fighting ISIL. <br /><br /> Yekbun Eksen, a representative of the Democratic Council of Kurdistan in Paris said, “Turkey has to change and has to stop its anti-Kurdish policy because it is ignoring other threats in the region like the Islamic State militants.” He added that “ it is an obstacle for peace in the Middle East and in Turkey.” <br /><br /> Meanwhile, across the border in Germany thousands of people took part in a similar protest in Cologne against the Turkish government. <br /><br /> One demonstrator, Tuelay Ozcelek said was she took to the streets because she doesn’t, “want a war between Turkey and the Kurds.” <br /><br /> The
