i admire professor gunter's work and respect them.i virtually agree with almost everything he said pertaining to the political analyses of the kurdish question we face in turkey, especially i fully agree with the research on the use of the term terrorism in this context because it distorts our public discussion over the issue of the kurdish people in turkey. what do the kurds want? iterative pkk ores dpp. this doesn't matter. the vast majority of kurdish people, according to my opinion wants their public political recognition and the turkish. so are there any constitutional obstacles for this public legal recognition of kurdish identity in turkey today? when we look at the articles in the constitution, we might see some problematic articles that should be changed. but as professor gunter referred to, arguing that the unamended bowl changes in the constitution, that is kind of sort of blocking the way republican political recognition of identity and turkey. i practically don't agree with this because the first three articles of the tur

. >> michael gunter, tennessee tech university, cookeville, tennessee. >> i know the city. my in-laws live there. >> i know that. senator, you mentioned -- >> my son's wife's parents, i'm sorry, i didn't -- >> you mentioned briefly the kurdish situation in turkey which has been going on in its current form for over 30 years. could you go into a little further detail about what you think turkey should do to further a solution to the kurdish problem? >> the first thing that's happened, and i think it's worthwhile mentioning, if you go to urbile, you will see a modern, thriving, dynamic economy. you will see shopping centers, multiplexes. it's incredible what has happened to the kurdish economy over the last 25 years since they were once living in the mountains. it's been incredible. and it has been the turkish influence economically that has been the driver. all of these places that i'm talking about are turkish investment and partnership with the kurds. so, with that economic success, it has dramatically reduced the influence of the pkk in kurdistan. so, they have become mor

we would then have a statement by michael gunter. he is a professor at the tennessee technological university. he will focus on the perennial question of the kurdish minority rights and the current political situation. and then lastly, levent koker, law school professor at university and gravel wrap it up and talk about the constitutional debate as i mentioned before brings together issues that are so important to understand what is happening in turkey. and they just finished the introduction by saying that often in the united states and other countries there is a lack of understanding the domestic transformations to the domestic dominican turkey and for that reason if we want to give foreign policy right and strategic u.s. turkish partnership which has the potential to become one of the top three or four or five partnerships for the united states, i think a meticulous differentiated understanding what is happening inside turkey is important. if it is only tunic sure we don't have a shortsighted and abbreviated notions of turkey shif

. >> alisyn: what is going on here with your alter ego, gunter? >> super. mr. lean. i said, what's the offer? send me one and let me taste it. i said, that's things are pretty good. and i liked it very much. what's the character? they said, a crazy german with blond hair and he talks like -- it's up to you. i'm just here to help. i said, i'm in. we went to the set and we actual will he had a lot of fun. it's basically a way of doing -- reaching millions and millions of people over the internet. i've done 13 internet commercials. do a loft stuff on twitter. it's a major source of income in a way to reach people quickly. >> steve: there go. >> food entertainment. >> steve: and deliciously as well. >> we're going to have to sit back and watch a commercial. >> steve: always a pleasure. thank you very much for telling us what you're up to. you're a busy man, joining us from the city of angels. so long.ke >> brian: back in two ereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth