Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
Turkey’s Erdogan links coup suspects, PKK to bomb attacks
Middle East
August 19, 2016
Turkey’s Erdogan links coup suspects, PKK to bomb attacks
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday accused followers of a U.S.-based Islamic cleric he blames for last month's coup attempt…
Turkey grants immunity to security forces fighting militants
Middle East
June 24, 2016
Turkey grants immunity to security forces fighting militants
Turkey's parliament has granted immunity from prosecution to members of the armed forces conducting counter-terrorism operations as security forces battle…
Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal
Middle East
April 28, 2016
Brawls in Turkish parliament delay legislation on EU migrant deal
Brawls between lawmakers from Turkey's ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish opposition have delayed efforts to pass legislation on a…
Curfew declared in southeast Turkey town as fresh clashes erupt
Middle East
April 5, 2016
Curfew declared in southeast Turkey town as fresh clashes erupt
Turkey declared a curfew in the southeastern town of Silopi on Tuesday after Kurdish militants launched a rocket attack on…
Dozens killed in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast: sources
Middle East
March 28, 2016
Dozens killed in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast: sources
A local elected official was killed in Turkey's strife-hit southeast on Monday after a weekend of violence that also claimed…
Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants
Middle East
March 26, 2016
Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants
Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq and killed 24 PKK fighters in southeast Turkey on…
Turkey calls for unconditional US support against Kurdish YPG
Middle East
February 21, 2016
Turkey calls for unconditional US support against Kurdish YPG
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday called on the United States to give unconditional support in the fight against…
Trapped in war zone, locals struggle in Turkey curfew towns
Middle East
December 23, 2015
Trapped in war zone, locals struggle in Turkey curfew towns
His neighborhood battered by shelling and food running out, Bahattin Yagarcik hunkers down in a basement along with several other…
’70 killed’ in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey
Middle East
December 19, 2015
’70 killed’ in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey
Seventy suspected members of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in a vast operation against the group…
State media:Turkish forces killed 771 ‘PKK rebels’ in past month
Middle East
August 21, 2015
State media:Turkish forces killed 771 ‘PKK rebels’ in past month
Turkish forces have killed 771 militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey over the…