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Killing of Kurdish human rights lawyer prompts protests across Turkey [View all]
Kurdish demonstrators took to the streets across Turkey Saturday in protest against the death of Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci.Elci, head of the Diyarbakir Bar Association, was killed Saturday during a gun battle in the Sur district of Diyarbakir. Two policemen also died in the clashes.
State-run media in Turkey was quick to level the blame at the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), but many Kurdish activists, including the pro-PKK Firat News Agency, blamed his death on the Turkish police.
Demonstrations broke out in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Diyarbakir which were met by tear gas and water cannons. Two Kurdish militants were killed later Saturday in Sur after police imposed a curfew.
- See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/thousands-take-streets-turkey-following-killing-kurdish-human-rights-lawyer-528727877#sthash.g6fVkFTp.dpuf
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