"Turkish election offers hope for Kurds
By Delphine Strauss and Funja Guler in Diyarbakir
Published: March 24 2009 23:37 | Last updated: March 24 2009 23:37
Plumes of smoke rose above the fields around Diyarbakir, in Turkey’s Kurdish south-east, from fires lit to mark the traditional festival of Newruz. Under spring sunshine, families picnicked and dancers stamped in circles as Kurdish singers took the stage before a crowd of hundreds of thousands"
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