Mourners in Turkey protest killings of Kurdish activists January 17, 2013 -- Updated 1206 GMT (2006 HKT) Thousands of Kurds in Diyarbakir carry the coffins of the three Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris. Three Kurdish political activists were killed execution-style in France, authorities say The bodies of the women were repatriated to Turkey for burial Among the dead was Sakine Cansiz, a co-founder of Kurdish rebel group PKK Diyarbakir, Turkey (CNN) -- Thousands took to the streets Thursday in the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, to mourn three political activists killed last week in execution-style shootings in France. The women were saluted as the "three flowers of Kurdistan" by a mourner using a sound system atop a bus, while some carried portraits of the victims or signs reading "Sakine Cansiz is immortal." Read more: Kurds rally in Paris over murder of 3 women activists Cansiz, one of the three killed, was one of the co-founders of the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK, a Kurdish rebel group that has waged a guerrilla war against the Turkish state since 1984. Also killed were Leyla Sonmez and Fidan Dogan. French authorities said the bodies of the three women were discovered in the Information Center of Kurdistan in Paris. Many in Turkey fear that the triple killings could derail delicate peace talks between the Turkish government and the PKK. More than 40,000 people have been killed in the nearly 30-year conflict. Turkey, the United States and the European Union have labeled the PKK a terrorist organization. Last fall, the Turkish government initiated a new attempt at dialogue with Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK leader serving a life sentence in a prison on the Turkish island of Imrali. Read more: Report says Turkey's Kurdish conflict has turned more violent In what appeared to be a sign of good will, Turkish authorities allowed the bodies of the three women, all Turkish citizens, to be repatriated from France. Brigades of Turkish riot police armed with machine guns and gas masks fanned out across the grounds Thursday where mourners were gathered, even as Kurdish politicians denounced Turkey's prime minister and some carried portraits of Ocalan. In recent days, the Turkish military bombed suspected PKK camps in the Qandil Mountains of northern Iraq. On Wednesday, a Turkish police officer was killed in "an armed attack on a police car," according to the office of the governor of the southeastern province of Mardin. They say peace on the one hand, but then they bomb Qandil. In short, we have no trust left in the prime minister," said a middle-aged Kurdish man attending Thursday's funeral demonstration. The man asked not to be identified for security reasons. The peace process has already been stalled. It didn't even begin. The atmosphere in Diyarbakir was subdued Thursday, with nearly every shop shuttered, in a citywide shutdown coinciding with the funeral demonstration. January 16, 2013 -- Updated 1859 GMT (0259 HKT) UK parliament member Nicky Morgan tells what she witnessed as a copter crashed into a crane in London. January 16, 2013 -- Updated 1540 GMT (2340 HKT) The French government has thrown down the gauntlet to the jihadists of Ansar Dine and their fellow travelers in Mali. January 16, 2013 -- Updated 1828 GMT (0228 HKT) CNN asked for views on whether disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong deserves another chance. January 16, 2013 -- Updated 1319 GMT (2119 HKT) It's the place where countless teenagers have spent a Saturday afternoon meeting friends and browsing racks. January 17, 2013 -- Updated 1207 GMT (2007 HKT) Michelle Obama embodies the importance of staying true to a style that fits your life and body. January 16, 2013 -- Updated 1332 GMT (2132 HKT) When Janet Servoss shops for clothes in Orange County, California, she sees plenty of selection in sizes 0, 2 and 4, but fewer in sizes 12 and 14. January 16, 2013 -- Updated 1236 GMT (2036 HKT) 3,000 party crashers, a house burned to the ground, and the SWAT team called. That's Australian for "party." January 17, 2013 -- Updated 0150 GMT (0950 HKT) The Center for Science in the Public Interest releases its "Xtreme Eating Awards."