<p>(Special report from Istanbul by Armenian Weekly columnist Ayse Gunaysu)<br /><br />ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.) &ndash;The Turkish state started a new war against the civilian Kurdish political movement in 11 provinces, from Diyarbakir and neighboring cities to Istanbul and Izmir. Homes of prominent DTP (the Kurdish party recently closed down by the Constitutional Court) leaders were broken into at 5 a.m. and around 60 people, including mayors of Kurdish provinces and districts and the human rights association chairperson in Diyarbakir were arrested. Their rights to see their lawyers are suspended for the first 24 hours.<br />&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.pf-armenia.org/uploads/RTEmagicC_ad1e91033d.jpg.jpg" /></p><p>A scene from a Kurdish protest. (photo by Mujgan Arpat)</p>