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| Legal action to ban Kurdish party | Legal action to ban Kurdish party |
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| Turkish prosecutors have reportedly moved to ban a pro-Kurdish political party in Turkey that has been accused of colluding with Kurdish rebels. | Turkish prosecutors have reportedly moved to ban a pro-Kurdish political party in Turkey that has been accused of colluding with Kurdish rebels. |
| Supreme Court prosecutors asked the Constitutional Court to bar the Democratic Society Party (DTP), the state-run Anatolian news agency said. | Supreme Court prosecutors asked the Constitutional Court to bar the Democratic Society Party (DTP), the state-run Anatolian news agency said. |
| They allege the DTP is linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). | |
| The legal action comes amid tensions with Iraq over Turkey's threat to make cross-border attacks on PKK bases. | The legal action comes amid tensions with Iraq over Turkey's threat to make cross-border attacks on PKK bases. |
| The DTP, which is represented in parliament, has called on Ankara to grant autonomy to Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east. | The DTP, which is represented in parliament, has called on Ankara to grant autonomy to Turkey's mainly Kurdish south-east. |
| 'Step backwards' | |
| Founded in 2005, the DTP denies any links to the PKK, which is designated a terrorist group by Turkey, the US and the EU. | |
| DTP deputy Sirri Sakik said the legal action was a step backwards for Turkey in terms of democracy. | |
| "Turkey is becoming a cemetery of banned political parties," he told the AFP news agency. | |
| The PKK has waged a violent campaign for Kurdish autonomy since 1984, resulting in more than 30,000 deaths. | The PKK has waged a violent campaign for Kurdish autonomy since 1984, resulting in more than 30,000 deaths. |
| Turkey has recently massed about 100,000 troops on the Iraqi border after its parliament approved calls for a military incursion to deal with the insurgents. | Turkey has recently massed about 100,000 troops on the Iraqi border after its parliament approved calls for a military incursion to deal with the insurgents. |