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.
Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 , 12:46 AFP — Two people were shot dead and several were wounded Tuesday in southeastern Turkey when a shopkeeper fired on demonstrators protesting a court ban on the country's main Kurdish party, a local official said.
Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 , 12:02 AFP — Two people were shot dead and several were wounded Tuesday in southeastern Turkey when a shopkeeper fired on demonstrators protesting a court ban on the country's main Kurdish party, a local official said.
Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 , 11:50 AFP — Two people were shot dead Tuesday in the southeastern Turkish town of Bulanik when a shopkeeper opened fire on demonstrators protesting a court ban on the country's main Kurdish party, a local official said.
Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 , 11:46 AFP —
Tuesday, 15 December, 2009 , 09:30 AFP — Iraq's 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.
Monday, 14 December, 2009 , 16:15 AFP — Riot police on Monday used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of demonstrators across the country protesting a court-ordered ban of Turkey's main Kurdish party.