"Turkey to stage play in Kurdish for first time
21 Sep 2009 11:08:38 GMT
Source: Reuters
* First performance in Diyarbakir, biggest city in southeast
* Government hopes better Kurdish rights will end conflict
* Kurdish still banned in some sectors despite EU pressure
ANKARA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A state theatre in Turkey will stage a play partly in the once-banned Kurdish language for the first time, state media said on Monday, part of government steps to improve minority rights and meet EU accession criteria."
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