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| Kurdish protests at Erdogan visit | Kurdish protests at Erdogan visit |
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| Turkish police have clashed with demonstrators protesting against a visit by PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the country's restive south-east region. | Turkish police have clashed with demonstrators protesting against a visit by PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the country's restive south-east region. |
| About 3,000 people took to the streets in the town of Yuksekova in Hakkari province, close to the Iraqi border. | |
| Teargas was used to disperse a protest in the capital Istanbul, where about 27 people were arrested, say reports. | Teargas was used to disperse a protest in the capital Istanbul, where about 27 people were arrested, say reports. |
| Mr Erdogan has called for unity and pledged funding to develop the impoverished region. | Mr Erdogan has called for unity and pledged funding to develop the impoverished region. |
| "Let us protect our peace and stand united," he said, during a ceremony to open a new hospital in Yuksekova. | "Let us protect our peace and stand united," he said, during a ceremony to open a new hospital in Yuksekova. |
| "If we increase our solidarity, we will also increase our development." | "If we increase our solidarity, we will also increase our development." |
| Recent weeks have seen a series of protests in the mainly Kurdish south-east of Turkey. | Recent weeks have seen a series of protests in the mainly Kurdish south-east of Turkey. |
| Unrest broke out amid rumours that a leader of the rebel group PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, had been mistreated in prison - claims strongly denied by the government. | Unrest broke out amid rumours that a leader of the rebel group PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, had been mistreated in prison - claims strongly denied by the government. |
| The PKK has been fighting for autonomy in the south-east for over two decades and has stepped up its attacks in Turkey. | The PKK has been fighting for autonomy in the south-east for over two decades and has stepped up its attacks in Turkey. |
| The Turkish government has also intensified its campaign against the PKK in recent weeks. | The Turkish government has also intensified its campaign against the PKK in recent weeks. |