Around 3,000 people demonstrated in The Hague on Saturday against the extradition to Turkey of Nuriye Kesbir, a senior female member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) who is wanted for attacks on military targets.
Dutch authorities last month agreed to a request from Turkey to extradite Kesbir.
The justice ministry said at the time that "the decision was taken after obtaining the express guarantee from the Turkish authorities that [Kesbir] will get a fair trial according to the relevant international treaties."
Turkey accuses Kesbir of being behind at least 25 attacks carried out between 1993 and 1995 on military targets in eastern Turkey, where the PKK is fighting for self-rule.
Kesbir has denied being involved in the attacks and claims she dealt only with women's issues as a member of the PKK's presidential council before she was arrested at Amsterdam airport in September 2001.
She has said she fears she will face an unfair trial and might be tortured if she returns to Turkey, but the Dutch authorities turned down her application for political asylum in the Netherlands.
The PKK led a bloody 15-year armed campaign for Kurdish self-rule in Turkey, claiming more than 36,000 lives.
3000 demonstrate for female PKK leader
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