1.   The measures imposed new restrictions on press reporting of the Kurdish insurgency in south-east Anatolia.

2.   But whether he wants governments in the region to join in crushing Kurdish insurgencies or in offering Kurds political concessions is not yet clear.

3.   By the way, Turkey is also suppressing a Kurdish insurgency in its southeast.

4.   The Kurdish insurgency may be entering a new phase with the changing circumstances of its leader, Abdullah Ocalan.

5.   Both Iran and Turkey are fighting Kurdish insurgencies on their own territories.

6.   Egypt and Tunisia are beset by varying degrees of Islamic opposition, and Turkey is battling a Kurdish insurgency seeking autonomy in its southeast.

7.   He was an enthusiastic reporter, writing stories with a fine eye for color and the human angle on the Kurdish insurgency in southeastern Turkey.

8.   Investment has been dampened by the harsh climate and rugged terrain as well as the Kurdish insurgency.

9.   Most of the human rights violations have been related to Turkish security forces fighting the Kurdish insurgency there.