1.   In May it began offering Kurdish language courses, but the courses were quickly shut down by the police.

2.   It is illegal to broadcast or to teach the Kurdish language.

3.   The judge also called for lifting the ban on teaching the Kurdish language, which he said violated international agreements.

4.   The Kurdish language is not allowed to be taught in schools nor used in TV broadcasts.

5.   There used to be a good market in the southeast for smuggled audio tapes recorded in the Kurdish language.

6.   They have called for an end to the Kurdish war and unrestricted freedom to speak, broadcast and teach in the Kurdish language.

7.   They include one that restricts use of the Kurdish language.

8.   Without mentioning the Kurds, the EU indicated in a report last week that Turkey would have to end its prohibition against broadcasts in the Kurdish language.

9.   Premier Bulent Ecevit said Wednesday that Turkey would not give in to demands for Kurdish language education.

10.   A popular Kurdish singer who sang for years in Turkish, Ahmet Kaya, recently announced he would start using the Kurdish language when he performed.