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Erdogan vows to complete Kurdish peace process amid tensions


Tuesday, 2 July, 2013 , 13:58 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed to continue the fragile peace process between the government and the country's Kurdish minority which looked threatened by a weekend of rallies sparked by the death of a young protester.

Kidnapped sergeant released in Turkey's southeast


Monday, 1 July, 2013 , 21:31 AFP A sergeant kidnapped by armed groups in Turkey's Kurdish-majority southeast was released on Monday and in good health, security sources told AFP.

Turkish police fire tear gas at Kurdish protesters


Sunday, 30 June, 2013 , 17:54 AFP Turkish riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of demonstrators who gathered in the Kurdish-majority southeast on Sunday to press the Turkish government to advance the peace process.

Iraq Kurds delay presidential polls over row


Sunday, 30 June, 2013 , 15:08 AFP Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers agreed on Sunday to delay controversial presidential polls for two years as they sparred over whether to allow regional leader Massud Barzani to stand for another term in power.

Pro-Kurdish party urges Ankara to 'take step' for peace


Sunday, 30 June, 2013 , 11:43 AFP A pro-Kurdish party said it will launch on Sunday rallies in several cities to press the Turkish government to "do its part" to settle the nearly three-decade old conflict in southeast Turkey.

Turkey probes southeast clashes after death, kidnap


Saturday, 29 June, 2013 , 13:28 AFP Turkey has opened a probe into clashes between soldiers and villagers that left one person dead in the Kurdish-majority southeast, local officials said Saturday, as the army searched for an officer kidnapped hours after the unrest.

One killed as army disperses protesters in Turkey's southeast


Friday, 28 June, 2013 , 20:28 AFP One person was killed on Friday in south-east Turkey as security forces fired shots to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the expansion of an army outpost, according to local officials.

One killed as army disperses protesters in Turkey's southeast


Friday, 28 June, 2013 , 17:04 AFP One person was killed on Friday in south-east Turkey as security forces fired shots in the air to disperse hundreds of people protesting against the expansion of an army outpost, security sources told AFP.

Kurd militia kills 3 protesters in Syria: activists


Friday, 28 June, 2013 , 15:57 AFP A Kurdish militia allied with Turkey's rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) imposed a curfew on the Syrian border town of Amuda on Friday after its forces shot three protesters dead, activists said.

Kurd militia kills 3 protesters in Syria town: activists


Friday, 28 June, 2013 , 11:29 AFP A Kurdish militia allied with Turkey's rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) imposed a curfew on the Syrian border town of Amuda on Friday after its forces shot three protesters dead, activists said.