"Turkish Prosecutors Investigate Erdogan Reference to Kurdish Leader
By VOA News
26 March 2007
Turkish prosecutors are investigating whether Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan once referred to jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan as esteemed.
Turkey's main opposition party says Mr. Erdogan referred to Ocalan as 'Sayin' or esteemed during a 2000 interview. Prosecutors are examining recordings of the comments."
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