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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Kurds raise profile, gain seats in Turkish assembly | Reuters

"Kurds raise profile, gain seats in Turkish assembly

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the High Election Board's decision in Ankara April 19, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

By Daren Butler

ISTANBUL | Tue Jun 14, 2011 12:51pm EDT

(Reuters) - Sunday's election has given Leyla Zana a fresh chance to voice her political vision for Turkey's Kurds in parliament, 20 years after causing uproar when she spoke Kurdish at her first oath-swearing ceremony there."

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