Summary
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday called on parliament to "swiftly" end immunity from prosecution for pro-Kurdish lawmakers, accusing them of "inciting terrorism".
Turkish media reported that a simple majority in a vote in parliament -- where Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) holds more than half the seats -- would be enough to strip the MPs of their immunity.
Erdogan's call comes amid rising tension between the authorities and many in the Kurdish minority over the military's relentless campaign -- backed by curfews in several towns -- against rebels from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeast.
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