Comment on the article: The GDP of Kurdistan, Tuesday, August 15, 2006, KurdishMedia.com, By Nergiz Duhoki

London (KurdishMedia.com) 15 August 2006: The PUK security forces Asayish is still searching for the participants of the protest of the town of Derbendixan (aka Darbandikhan) of the 7th August, reported local media on Monday.

Amed-Kurdistan (KurdishMedia.com) 15 August 2006: Osman Baydemir is the mayor of Amed (Diyarbakir), the largest city in northern (Turkish) Kurdistan. A veteran human rights activist and lawyer by training, Mr. Baydemir is a representative of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). He is perhaps the most prominent Kurdish politician in Turkey,