Thursday, 21 April, 2011 , 16:39 AFP — Turkey on Thursday approved the election bids of several prominent Kurds after their initial disqualification sparked violent Kurdish protests that flared for a third day across the southeast.
Thursday, 21 April, 2011 , 16:09 AFP — Turkey's electoral board Thursday approved six of the seven Kurdish-backed candidates who were initially declared ineligible to stand in upcoming elections, an official statement said.
Thursday, 21 April, 2011 , 15:53 AFP — Turkey's electoral board Thursday approved six of the seven Kurdish-backed candidates who were initially declared ineligible to stand in upcoming elections, the NTV news channel reported.
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Thursday, 21 April, 2011 , 14:37 AFP — Thousands of Kurds took to the streets in southeastern Turkey Thursday for the funeral of a slain protestor and waged pitch battles with police in a third day of violence over an election ban on Kurdish-backed candidates.
Thursday, 21 April, 2011 , 10:57 AFP — Thousands of Kurds took to the streets Thursday for the funeral of a protestor killed in clashes with police that have flared across Turkey over the barring of prominent Kurds from coming elections.
Thursday, 21 April, 2011 , 07:54 AFP — A Kurdish demonstrator who was killed in street clashes with police in southeast Turkey was shot with a live round, the autopsy report said Thursday.
Wednesday, 20 April, 2011 , 20:12 AFP — A Kurdish demonstrator was killed in clashes with police as street violence flared in southeast Turkey Wednesday after prominent Kurds were barred from running in coming elections.
Wednesday, 20 April, 2011 , 15:46 AFP — One person was killed Wednesday when police opened fire on Kurdish protestors in southeastern Turkey, a senior Kurdish politician said, cancelling a meeting with the president.
Wednesday, 20 April, 2011 , 15:24 AFP — The Treasury Department on Wednesday hit five leaders of Kongra-Gel, also known as the Kurdistan Workers' Party, with sanctions for drug trafficking.
