Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara August 11, 2009. Turkey's main opposition parties have rejected a government request for talks on addressing the Kurdish minority's long-standing grievances, party officials said, in an apparent blow to the initiative. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 30 months ago

Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara August 11, 2009. Turkey's main opposition parties have rejected a government request for talks on addressing the Kurdish minority's long-standing grievances, party officials said, in an apparent blow to the initiative.