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Turkey orders dozens of arrests, including Kurdish opposition, over Kobani protests
Middle East
September 25, 2020
Turkey orders dozens of arrests, including Kurdish opposition, over Kobani protests
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities on Friday ordered the arrest of 82 people including members of a pro-Kurdish opposition party,…
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the lengthy jailing of a former head of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish…
Turkey says its jets struck Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
Middle East
June 15, 2020
Turkey says its jets struck Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s jets carried out new cross-border airstrikes on Monday targeting Turkish Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq,…
Turkey detains 38 over suspected links to armed attack: governor
Middle East
May 15, 2020
Turkey detains 38 over suspected links to armed attack: governor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish authorities have detained 38 people including the local head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)…
Special Report: How Turkey’s courts turned on Erdogan’s foes
Features/Interviews
May 4, 2020
Special Report: How Turkey’s courts turned on Erdogan’s foes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — It took 16 judges to convict Kurdish politicians Gultan Kisanak and Sebahat Tuncel of belonging to a…
Jailed pro-Kurdish leader unwell but not taken to hospital: lawyer
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Jailed pro-Kurdish leader unwell but not taken to hospital: lawyer
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — The jailed former head of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party lost consciousness after experiencing chest pains last week…
A look at who’s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise
Middle East
October 9, 2019
A look at who’s who in northeast Syria as war fears rise
BEIRUT (AP) — President Donald Trump’s announcement that U.S. troops in Syria would step aside to make way for a…
Turkish court acquits an academic in 2016 Kurdish letter case
Middle East
September 6, 2019
Turkish court acquits an academic in 2016 Kurdish letter case
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court for the first time ruled on Friday to acquit one of nine academics who…
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
Middle East
August 6, 2019
AP Explains: Turkish military move into Syria is high risk
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s combative president is threatening to launch a military operation in northeastern Syria that is designed to…
Turkish military launches operation against militants in northern Iraq
Middle East
May 28, 2019
Turkish military launches operation against militants in northern Iraq
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s military launched an operation with commandos, backed by artillery and air strikes, against Kurdish militants in…