BBC
Recently there has been talk of finding a solution to Turkey's long running war with the Kurdish separatist group the PKK, and negotiations are said to be going on behind the scenes to bring about peace. Promising signs for some - too late for others.
"We need to stop this dirty war. Don't let our children die anymore," Sakine Arat tells me. She, as much as anyone, knows the cost of this war.
The first time I saw Mrs Arat, a Kurdish woman in her 70s, was on a television programme.
"Is there any other pain more profound than the loss of one's child?" she lamented as I watched her describe how she had lost three sons during the 25-year conflict.
When I went to meet Mrs Arat, she told me about the devastating impact the struggle has had on her.
