translate English to French: The latter explains much of the repressive attitude towards free speech and independent opinion that has characterized much of Turkish public life – a straitjacket that has left little room for real negotiations with Turkey’s restless Kurds or for resolving the division of Cyprus.
Cette dernière explique, à titre principal, l’attitude répressive et peu négociatrice qu’a eu longtemps la Turquie dans les affaires Kurde et Chypriote.