Kurds rally to support their leader advancing peace talks with Turkey in prison

In this photo taken Sunday, March 17, 2013, Kurds wave banners depicting imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan in Istanbul, Turkey. Imprisoned Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, in a message relayed by Kurdish legislators who visited him on his prison island, said Monday, March 18 that peace talks with Turkey are making “positive progress” and that he plans to make a “historic” announcement to coincide with a Kurdish spring festival. <AP Photo>