Turkey's President Abdullah Gul speaks during a news conference in Tbilisi May 7, 2014. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a law on Tuesday for peace talks with Kurdish militants in an important step towards ending a three-decade insurgency less than a month before a presidential election.
The bill could be a vote-winner for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, who is hoping to attract Kurdish support as he bids to become Turkey's first directly elected president in a nationwide poll on Aug. 10.
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