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| Two people have been shot dead and several wounded during a pro-Kurdish demonstration in south-east Turkey, local media report. | Two people have been shot dead and several wounded during a pro-Kurdish demonstration in south-east Turkey, local media report. |
| A shopkeeper was detained after opening fire on demonstrators when his shop was attacked, Turkish news agencies said. | |
| The crowd were protesting against the banning of Turkey's main Kurdish party - the Democratic Society Party (DTP). | |
| Turkey's constitutional court last week banned the DTP for having links with Kurdish separatist rebels. | Turkey's constitutional court last week banned the DTP for having links with Kurdish separatist rebels. |
| Tuesday's violence in the predominantly Kurdish province of Mus came after days of protests in eastern Turkey against Friday's court decision to ban the DTP. | |
| Local media say a large crowd of demonstrators had attacked shops which were not closed down in solidarity with the banned party. | |
| Nationalist backlash | Nationalist backlash |
| The DTP, which has 21 MPs, said it would withdraw from Turkey's parliament to protest against the ruling. | |
| The party was the latest in a series of 10 pro-Kurdish parties to be closed down by the Turkish authorities. | The party was the latest in a series of 10 pro-Kurdish parties to be closed down by the Turkish authorities. |
| The EU, which Turkey hopes to join, expressed concern at the ruling. | The EU, which Turkey hopes to join, expressed concern at the ruling. |
| Four months ago, Turkey's government promised a new beginning in the state's relationship with its largest minority, the Kurds. | Four months ago, Turkey's government promised a new beginning in the state's relationship with its largest minority, the Kurds. |
| It offered reforms giving the Kurds greater freedom of expression, hoping to cut support for the armed uprising waged by the separatist PKK for the past 25 years. | It offered reforms giving the Kurds greater freedom of expression, hoping to cut support for the armed uprising waged by the separatist PKK for the past 25 years. |
| But there has been a strong nationalist backlash against the initiative, fired up by a series of provocative incidents which culminated in the killing this week of seven soldiers by the PKK. | But there has been a strong nationalist backlash against the initiative, fired up by a series of provocative incidents which culminated in the killing this week of seven soldiers by the PKK. |
| DTP supporters have staged protests outside the Turkish parliament | |
| Hopes for a political settlement to the Kurdish conflict rested to a large extent on the growing co-operation between the government and the DTP, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul. | Hopes for a political settlement to the Kurdish conflict rested to a large extent on the growing co-operation between the government and the DTP, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Istanbul. |
| On Monday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he opposed the banning of the DTP, and called for national unity. | |
| Party leaders have warned the party's closure would only cause greater feelings of frustration and hopelessness within the Kurdish community, our correspondent adds. | Party leaders have warned the party's closure would only cause greater feelings of frustration and hopelessness within the Kurdish community, our correspondent adds. |
| Some 40,000 people have died since the outlawed PKK launched an armed campaign in the mainly Kurdish south-east in 1984. | Some 40,000 people have died since the outlawed PKK launched an armed campaign in the mainly Kurdish south-east in 1984. |
| Kurds make up about 20% of Turkey's population of more than 70 million. | Kurds make up about 20% of Turkey's population of more than 70 million. |
| The PKK is listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the EU and the US. | The PKK is listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the EU and the US. |
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