Tuesday, 24 February, 2009 , 17:51 AFP — A Turkish Kurd lawmaker defied the law on Tuesday and gave a speech in Kurdish in parliament, which other MPs saw as a political move ahead of municipal elections next month.

Saturday, 21 February, 2009 , 16:00 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Saturday launched a campaign to wrest control of Turkey's biggest Kurdish-dominated city in local elections next month, pledging better hospitals, cheap housing and more investment.

Tuesday, 17 February, 2009 , 18:40 AFP — President Jalal Talabani agreed on Tuesday to share power within his Kurdish party to avoid a split which would have weakened the group ahead of polls in northern Iraq.

Tuesday, 17 February, 2009 , 17:48 AFP — The United States must resolve policy snags between Baghdad and the autonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq before any troop pullout, a senior Kurdish official said on Tuesday.

Sunday, 15 February, 2009 , 17:29 AFP — Using tear gas and water cannons, Turkish police clashed with Kurdish crowds for a second day Sunday as thousands took to the streets on the 10th anniversary of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture.

Saturday, 14 February, 2009 , 16:23 AFP — Thousands of Kurds from across northern Europe demonstrated Saturday for the release of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan on the 10th anniversary of his capture by Turkish special forces.

Wednesday, 11 February, 2009 , 17:28 AFP — The Kurdish regional parliament in north Iraq on Wednesday reserved 33 seats for women in the 111-member house under amendments to the election law ahead of polls due on May 19, its speaker said.

Monday, 9 February, 2009 , 14:00 AFP — Foreigners who enter Iraq through the Kurdish north of the country without a visa issued by the authorities in Baghdad will face arrest and legal charges, the interior ministry warned on Monday.

Sunday, 8 February, 2009 , 16:35 AFP — Qatar may open a consulate in Iraq's northern Kurdish region while the Kurds may set up an office in Doha as part of plans to improve diplomatic ties, the official Qana news agency said on Sunday.

Friday, 6 February, 2009 , 15:38 AFP — Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq this week, the Anatolia news agency reported Friday, quoting an army spokesman.