Diyarbakir Province

                   
voanews.com: Turkish Kurdish child jumps over a fire during a gathering to celebrate Newroz, the Kurdish New Year, in the southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir (File) voanews.com

Dismissed Turkish Mayor Continues Quest to Make Kurdish Language Official

voanews.com     23 hrs ago          

Jones report - But in Turkey the local mayor in city of Diyarbakir was dismissed and is possibly facing prison for speaking Kurdish. Abdullah Demirtas is charged with violating Turkish laws which stipulate only the Turkish...                

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Six PKK killed in clashes with Turkish military

gulfnews.com     Jul 19, 2008   4 related          

Diyarbakir: Six members of the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed in a clash with Turkish military forces in southeastern Turkey late on Friday, security sources said. The firefight broke out in a rural region...                

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The Lonely Syriacs of Mardin

aina.org     Jul 15, 2008   2 related          

Mardin, once the home of Turkey's Suryanis, or Aramaic-Syriac people, has lost most of its population at a time when it is in need of its sons and daughters, according to the Syrian Orthodox leader of the southeastern city's...                

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Getting a trip to the east of Turkey

turkishdailynews.com.tr     Jul 2, 2008          

only available in modern browsers."); } } Getting a trip to the east of Turkey Getting a trip to the east of Turkey Those who have not seen and those who wish to see Diyarbakir, Mardin, Midyat and Hasankeyf should not wait any...                

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PKK rebels attack Turkish convoy

upi.com     Jun 28, 2008   46 related          

ANKARA, Turkey, June 27 (UPI) -- Rebels with the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, killed four Turkish soldiers and a driver in the southern Turkish province of Diyarbakir Friday. The Turkish military stepped up...                

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spiegel.de: Cultural politics: Kurds in Diyarbakir, Turkey, celebrate Persian New Year in March, 2004. A boys spiegel.de

Turkish court acquits child chorus members of Kurdish separatism charges

iht.com     Jun 19, 2008   27 related          

A court on Thursday acquitted three teenage members of a Kurdish chorus accused of making Kurdish rebel propaganda by singing a rebel song under a rebel flag at a music festival in the United States. Lawyer Baran Pamuk told The...                

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Turkish train hit by mine blast - security sources

hindustantimes.com     Jun 14, 2008   7 related          

Diyarbakir (Turkey), June 15, 2008 A cargo train was hit by a mine blast on a track in southeast Turkey on Saturday, and three railway workers were injured, security sources said. The train was crossing a bridge when the mine...                

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Charges against Kurdish Youth for singing a song continue in Turkey

mideastyouth.com     Jun 10, 2008   1 related          

Some of you may remember this news from two months ago about members of a Kurdish children’s choir who are facing prison charges by Turkish prosecutors for simply singing a few old Kurdish songs. (See the MEY report here). Just...                

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Turkey: One-Man Peacekeeping Force Tries to End Blood Feuds

eurasianet.org     Jun 10, 2008          

Elfin in stature and with thinning gray hair, Sait Sanli might not seem too imposing. Over the last decade, Sanli has become a local celebrity, a one-man peacekeeping force who has dedicated himself to resolving blood feuds and...                

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In Turkey, a lone peacemaker ends many blood feuds

csmonitor.com     Jun 2, 2008   1 related          

Since giving up his butchering business 10 years ago, Sait Sanli has helped settle 446 disputes – some stretching back decades. Reporter Yigal Schliefer describes a day in the office of Turkey's 'ambassador of peace.' "We were afraid...                

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