A Turkish flag hangs on the historical city walls at one of the entrance of Sur district in Diyarbakir, Turkey July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A chance to revive a wrecked peace process with Kurdish rebels has been missed as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan taps nationalist sentiment to consolidate his support after a failed military coup, the head of the pro-Kurdish opposition said.
Decrees during a state of emergency, including purges of tens of thousands of suspected coup plotters, may threaten the wider opposition, Selahattin Demirtas, co-chairman of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), also said in an interview.
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