Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Politician defies law, speaks Kurdish in Turkey

"Politician defies law, speaks Kurdish in Turkey

2009-02-24 13:11:03 -

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - The leader of a Kurdish party accused of links to rebels addressed lawmakers in Turkey's parliament in the Kurdish language on Tuesday, openly defying Turkey's laws.
Ahmet Turk's speech in Kurdish could be used by a prosecutor as evidence to shut down the party on charges of alleged ties to Kurdish"

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