Sunday, 29 November, 2009 , 05:54 AFP — Turkey is making moves to reconcile with the country's minority communities, but analysts are divided on whether this new form of openness indicates a seismic shift in policy.

Friday, 27 November, 2009 , 16:15 AFP — Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan, serving a life sentence in Turkey, has complained about prison conditions after other inmates were brought to his island jail, a news agency reported Friday.

Thursday, 26 November, 2009 , 13:15 AFP — The first bilingual road signs in Turkish and Kurdish have been erected in Turkey's southeast as part of efforts by Ankara to win over its restive minority, an AFP reporter observed Thursday.

Thursday, 26 November, 2009 , 10:22 AFP — Syrian authorities should end their "unlawful and unjustified" practices of attacking Kurdish gatherings and detaining Kurdish activists, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday.

Wednesday, 25 November, 2009 , 12:19 AFP — The European parliament on Wednesday handed its Lux 2009 film prize to the story of an Iraqi-Kurd refugee hell-bent on swimming illegally to Britain from France.

Monday, 23 November, 2009 , 16:46 AFP — Iraq's upcoming general election will be delayed, a top MP warned, because an amended electoral law agreed on Monday is likely to be vetoed for a second time by the country's Sunni vice president.

Sunday, 22 November, 2009 , 17:52 AFP — Iraqi President Jalal Talabani flew to Tehran on Sunday to appeal for the lives of Iranian Kurds sentenced to death, a newspaper website reported.

Sunday, 22 November, 2009 , 16:46 AFP — Eleven people, including four policemen, were injured Sunday when clashes broke out at a Kurdish rally in western Turkey, forcing police to fire warning shots in the air, Anatolia news agency reported.

Sunday, 22 November, 2009 , 12:00 AFP — The president of Iraq's Kurdish north, Massud Barzani, intends to create a unified army in the autonomous region, a statement from his office said on Sunday.

Tuesday, 17 November, 2009 , 12:48 AFP — Turkey transferred five inmates to a high-security prison island Tuesday to provide company for Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, the sole prisoner there since 1999, the justice minister said.