Turkish city of Batman police dispersed a rally of Kurds, calling for his release from prison the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Abdullah Ocalan. The event was timed to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the arrest of Ocalan, said AFP.
2, thousands of protesters against the police used tear gas and smoke bombs. In turn, the shares pelted police with stones and used sticks. 15 people were detained by police, about 10 were injured.
The protests of Kurds were also in France.
Abdullah Ocalan was arrested on 15 February 1999 and sentenced to death. However, in 2002 in connection with the reforms in Turkey, where the country's abolish the death penalty, the penalty was replaced by the PKK leader to life imprisonment.
Kurdistan Workers' Party, seeking autonomy for Kurds in Turkey, declared the country a terrorist group.
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