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Kurdish MPs to boycott Turkey parliament: party source


Thursday, 23 June, 2011 , 11:20 AFP — Newly-elected Kurdish lawmakers decided Thursday to boycott Turkey's parliament after one of them was stripped of his seat, said an official from the Kurdish party that is backing them.

New Kurdish lawmakers to boycott Turkey's parliament: party source


Thursday, 23 June, 2011 , 11:08 AFP —

Turkey's Kurds furious over lost parliamentary seat


Wednesday, 22 June, 2011 , 14:49 AFP — Newly-elected Kurdish lawmakers came under pressure Wednesday to boycott Turkey's parliament after one of them lost his seat, as Ankara faced warnings of renewed bloodshed.

Turkey's Kurds furious over lost parliamentary seat


Wednesday, 22 June, 2011 , 10:50 AFP — A leading Kurdish politician warned Turkey of renewed bloodshed Wednesday after the authorities stripped a prominent Kurdish activist of his seat in parliament, Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkey strips prominent Kurd of parliamentary seat


Wednesday, 22 June, 2011 , 07:24 AFP — Turkish authorities stripped a prominent Kurdish activist of the parliamentary seat he won in the June 12 polls, citing a terror-related conviction, Anatolia news agency reported late Tuesday.

PKK sets conditions for Turkey ceasefire


Monday, 20 June, 2011 , 11:17 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels demanded the end of Turkish military operations and the official recognition of their jailed leader as conditions to renew a ceasefire, said a statement on Monday.

Turkey's Kurdish rebels re-consider 'war' threats


Saturday, 18 June, 2011 , 10:36 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels are re-considering threats of a full-fledged "war" against Turkey following an appeal by their jailed leader, according to an agency close to the militants.

Pro-Assad Syrians rally as global outcry grows


Wednesday, 15 June, 2011 , 10:44 AFP — Thousands of supporters of Bashar al-Assad demonstrated Wednesday on the outskirts of Damascus as the embattled president came under intense world pressure to halt a crackdown on democracy protests.

Iraqi Kurds call on govt to back Syrian protesters


Wednesday, 15 June, 2011 , 10:24 AFP — Several groups and well-known personalities in Iraq's Kurdish region have called on authorities to support the pro-democracy movement in Syria, in a joint statement on Wednesday.

Kurdish conflict looms large for Erdogan after polls


Tuesday, 14 June, 2011 , 12:08 AFP — The Kurdish conflict has emerged as a top priority for Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the minority's representation in parliament nearly doubled in weekend elections.