http://www.newstin.com/us/diyarbakir Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/69315036 Diyarbakir: Six members of the separatist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed in a clash with Turkish military forces in southeastern Turkey late on Friday, security sources said. The firefight broke out in a rural region... Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:58:03 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/69315036 2008-07-19T10:58:03Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/68464569 Mardin, once the home of Turkey's Suryanis, or Aramaic-Syriac people, has lost most of its population at a time when it is in need of its sons and daughters, according to the Syrian Orthodox leader of the southeastern city's... Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/68464569 2008-07-15T00:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65991414 only available in modern browsers."); } } Getting a trip to the east of Turkey Getting a trip to the east of Turkey Those who have not seen and those who wish to see Diyarbakir, Mardin, Midyat and Hasankeyf should not wait any... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:12:21 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65991414 2008-07-02T10:12:21Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65207530 ANKARA, Turkey, June 27 (UPI) -- Rebels with the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, killed four Turkish soldiers and a driver in the southern Turkish province of Diyarbakir Friday. The Turkish military stepped up... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:48:58 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65207530 2008-06-27T22:48:58Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/63565612 A court on Thursday acquitted three teenage members of a Kurdish chorus accused of making Kurdish rebel propaganda by singing a rebel song under a rebel flag at a music festival in the United States. Lawyer Baran Pamuk told The... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 13:17:51 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/63565612 2008-06-19T13:17:51Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/62640241 Diyarbakir (Turkey), June 15, 2008 A cargo train was hit by a mine blast on a track in southeast Turkey on Saturday, and three railway workers were injured, security sources said. The train was crossing a bridge when the mine... Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:51:56 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/62640241 2008-06-14T20:51:56Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/61823419 Some of you may remember this news from two months ago about members of a Kurdish children’s choir who are facing prison charges by Turkish prosecutors for simply singing a few old Kurdish songs. (See the MEY report here). Just... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:09:29 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/61823419 2008-06-10T20:09:29Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/61824241 Elfin in stature and with thinning gray hair, Sait Sanli might not seem too imposing. Over the last decade, Sanli has become a local celebrity, a one-man peacekeeping force who has dedicated himself to resolving blood feuds and... Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:45:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/61824241 2008-06-10T20:45:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/60611096 Since giving up his butchering business 10 years ago, Sait Sanli has helped settle 446 disputes – some stretching back decades. Reporter Yigal Schliefer describes a day in the office of Turkey's 'ambassador of peace.' "We were afraid... Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:43:49 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/60611096 2008-06-02T12:43:49Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/60331414 In this March 22, 2008 file photo, unemployed men sit outside historical walls surrounding city center of southeastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir. Kurdish politicians boycotted a major speech by Turkey's prime minister Tayyip Erdogan... Sat, 31 May 2008 10:14:08 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/60331414 2008-05-31T10:14:08Z