Turkey's Kurds Demonstrate On Norouz
March 19, 2006
A Turkish Kurd holds a Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) flag at a March 19 demonstration in Istanbul (epa)
In Istanbul's Zeytinburnu district, more than 10,000 Kurds carried pictures of Ocalan at a gathering that was closely watched by hundreds of riot police.
In the Aegean port of Izmir, police used tear gas to break up a demonstration by an estimated 5,000 Kurds.
In Hakkari, on the Iranian border, Kurdish politician Ahmet Turk from the Democratic Turkey Party told a rally attended by thousands that Ankara should open up a dialogue with the PKK to agree on a peace deal.
(AP)