A worker makes a regular check on machines in a textile factory in Diyarbakir March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - In Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, deeply scarred by conflict between state forces and militants, a textile firm that supplies companies across Europe plans three new factories - a rare bet the government can deliver on a vow to regenerate the region.
The government announced a $2.8 billion investment scheme for the area in September, hoping to win over the population with the prospect of economic revival before a referendum later this month on expanding President Tayyip Erdogan's powers.
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