51.   The leftist group supports Kurdish separatists fighting for autonomy in Turkey, whose military forces are currently staging an offensive against Kurdish rebel bases in Iraq.

52.   The Interfax news agency reported from Moscow that the airliner belonged to a Tajik airline and that the terrorists were believed to be Kurdish separatists.

53.   The Interfax news agency reported from Moscow that the terrorists were believed to be Kurdish separatists.

54.   The Kurdistan Information Center in Cologne said the behavior of the German government was encouraging Turkish authorities to proceed with their crackdown on Kurdish separatists.

55.   The parliament, which must endorse EU treaties, has repeatedly expressed worry about human rights abuses by the Turkish government, mainly against Kurdish separatists.

56.   There was no claim of responsibility in those attacks, but various terrorist groups operate in Istanbul including Kurdish separatists and leftist extremists.

57.   Turkey accuses Syria and Iran of harboring Kurdish separatists who are waging an insurrection in southeastern Turkey.

58.   Turkey summoned a Greek envoy to the Foreign Ministry to urge a crackdown on camps in Greece where Kurdish separatists allegedly receive training.

59.   Turkey accuses Syria of harboring Kurdish separatists who are waging an insurrection in southeastern Turkey.

60.   Turkey has called on Germany to clamp down on Kurdish separatists blamed for attacks on Turkish businesses.