Monday, 21 December, 2009 , 11:14 AFP — Turkey had improved the prison conditions of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, following the prisoner's complaints and major protests, the press reported Tuesday.

Monday, 21 December, 2009 , 02:38 AFP — Turkish cinema has made its maiden attempts at a cool-headed look at the bloody Kurdish insurgency in the country's southeast, with one film outshining even Hollywood blockbusters and drawing praise from both the army and pacifists.

Friday, 18 December, 2009 , 13:34 AFP — A group of Kurdish lawmakers announced Friday they had reconsidered a decision to resign from Turkey's parliament after a ban on their party that triggered deadly protests.

Friday, 18 December, 2009 , 13:21 AFP — A group of Kurdish lawmakers announced Friday reconsidered a decision to resign from Turkey's parliament after a ban on their party that triggered deadly protests.

Thursday, 17 December, 2009 , 16:54 AFP — A Turkish Kurd was jailed for at least 22 years in Britain on Thursday for murdering his 15-year-old daughter in what prosecutors said was an honour killing.

Thursday, 17 December, 2009 , 14:38 AFP — A Turkish Kurd was found guilty in Britain Thursday of murdering his 15-year-old daughter more than a decade ago, in what prosecutors said was an honour killing.

Thursday, 17 December, 2009 , 10:46 AFP — The Turkish government will press ahead with reforms aimed at mending fences with the restive Kurdish community in spite of surging violence and unrest, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Thursday.

Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 , 15:41 AFP — Two people were shot dead and several were wounded Tuesday during a Kurdish demonstration in southeastern Turkey on the fifth day of unrest triggered by a court ban on the country's main Kurdish party.

Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 , 13:46 AFP — Iraqi Kurds on Tuesday slammed a Turkish court's ban on the main Turkish Kurdish political party and said it hoped the decision would not derail Ankara's efforts to end a Kurdish rebellion that has repeatedly spilled over the border.

Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 , 13:32 AFP — The Syrian authorities have arrested a prominent Kurdish lawyer and author in the northern city of Aleppo for unknown reasons, Syrian rights groups reported on Tuesday.