Friday, 17 March, 2006 , 12:08 AFP — The Turkish authorities are stepping up security measures in the southeast ahead of Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, amid concerns that Kurdish militants may use the celebrations to fuel unrest in the already tense region.

Sunday, 12 March, 2006 , 15:59 AFP — Turkey's main armed Kurdish rebel group said Sunday that one of its militants was behind a deadly suicide bombing this week in eastern Turkey, but underlined that it had not ordered or endorsed the attack.

Sunday, 12 March, 2006 , 14:57 AFP — Turkey's Kurds on Sunday complained of police oppression and called for an end to prejudice against their language as crucial steps towards ending a 22-year-old conflict in the southeast of the country.

Sunday, 12 March, 2006 , 14:27 AFP — Security forces on Sunday arrested a former opposition MP and several Kurdish demonstrators who were marking the second anniversary of deadly clashes in northern Syria, human rights advocates said.

Saturday, 11 March, 2006 , 13:49 AFP — Turkish and Kurdish intellectuals gathered here Saturday under tight security for a major conference to discuss a peaceful resolution to the 22-year-old Kurdish conflict in the country's southeast.

Friday, 10 March, 2006 , 14:17 AFP — Turkey's main armed Kurdish rebel group on Friday denied responsibility for a bomb attack in eastern Turkey a day earlier that killed three people and injured 19 others.

Friday, 10 March, 2006 , 13:08 AFP — Kurdish politician Massud Barzani invited Friday all Iraqi leaders to hold talks on forming a national unity government in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Wednesday, 8 March, 2006 , 14:02 AFP — A prosecutor who accused Turkey's land forces commander of acting outside the law in the fight against separatist Kurdish rebels is to face a probe into his conduct, Justice Minister Cemel Cicek said Wednesday.

Tuesday, 7 March, 2006 , 16:59 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels claimed responsibility Tuesday for two attacks on security forces in southeast Turkey that have claimed four lives over the past week.

Monday, 6 March, 2006 , 16:55 AFP — Two policemen were killed and five others injured in southeast Turkey Monday when suspected Kurdish militants attacked their van, in the latest episode of mounting violence in the mainly Kurdish region, local officials said.