Türkiye and Iraq to establish joint center for anti-terror fight
Türkiye and Iraq would set up a joint operations center to fight PKK terrorists, Türkiye’s national defense minister Yasar Guler …
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Erdogan: Turkey strengthening its position on “global chessboard”
Türkiye defends its national interest in both diplomacy and military fields, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. …
Turkey destroys 30 facilities of Kurdish organizations in Syria
Planes of the Turkish Air Force conducted airstrikes on facilities of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and affiliated organizations in Syria’s northern regions, the …
Identity of suicide bomber involved in Ankara terror attack established
Turkey’s Ministry of Interior has established the identity of a suicide bomber who carried out a terror attack near the agency’s building in Ankara; he turned out to be a member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is …
Türkiye launches nationwide sweep against PKK
Turkish security forces carried out a new round of operations against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) banned in the country after Sunday’s terror attack in Ankara. At least 67 suspects were apprehended in the early hours of …
Swedish extremists engage in ad hominem attacks
PKK sympathizers in Sweden held a provocative demonstration targeting Türkiye 's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in front of the Swedish parliament on September 13. Taking advantage of the opening of the Swedish parliament to …
Turkey's MIT eliminates organiser of diplomat's assassination
Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) eliminated the PKK’s so-called Iraq intelligence head during an operation in Suleymaniyah province. The terrorist Kaya, code-named "Hasan," had plotted the …
Türkiye reminds US of problems
The Turkish Foreign Minister spoke on a number of unresolved problems in relations between Türkiye and the United States. In particular, Washington's suppor of the banned PKK.
Ankara summons French envoy - report
The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned France's ambassador to the country Herve Magro on Monday over "propaganda" against Türkiye amid violent protests in Paris, according to diplomatic sources. Magro was summoned to …
Clashes in Paris with PKK supporters, police officers injured
Kurdish demonstrators clashed with police in central Paris on Friday after a 69-year-old gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and a hairdressing salon, killing three people and injuring three others. Police deployed outside …
Sweden extradites first PKK member to Turkey under NATO membership bid
Sweden extradited the first person convicted for membership in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which Ankara considers a terrorist organization, to Turkey. This marks Sweden’s first concrete step on implementation of the NATO …
Türkiye 'neutralizes' 480 PKK terrorists in Iraq
Turkish security forces have "neutralized" 13 PKK terrorists over the last two days as part of its cross-border operation in northern Iraq, the Turkish defense minister said Sunday. The operation was launched by Turkish …
Turkish servicemen eliminate seven more militants in northern Iraq
Turkish army personnel neutralized seven PKK militants in the Claw-Sword operation zone in northern Iraq, the country's Ministry of National Defense informed on Saturday. The operation has been carried out in three regions of …
Turkish armed forces kill 184 terrorists during operation ‘Claw-Sword’
The Turkish armed forces killed 184 terrorists in two days of air operation "Claw-Sword" in Syria and Iraq, Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar announced. "Since the beginning of Operation Claw-Sword, 184 …
Three dead in PKK attack on Karkamış from Syria
Three people lost their lives and another six were wounded in a terrorist attack by the Syrian wing of the PKK terrorist group, the YPG, on Monday in the southeastern Gaziantep province’s Karkamış district across the border in Syria with …
Three Turkish law enforcers wounded in attack on checkpoint on border with Syria
At least one Turkish soldier and two Turkish policemen were wounded in an attack on a checkpoint on the border between Turkey and Syria, the Turkiye newspaper said on Sunday. According to the newspaper, the checkpoint in the city of …
PKK behind Istanbul terror attack
Turkish police have detained a man who is believed to have left the bomb, which detonated on Sunday on Istiklal Street in Istanbul's Beyoglu district, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said early Monday. Soylu was speaking to …
Turkish forces ‘neutralize’ 11 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq
Turkish security forces "neutralized" 11 PKK terrorists, including senior figures of the group, in northern Iraq, Türkiye’s National Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. The terrorists were targeted in the Operation …
Türkiye launches anti-terrorism operation in east
Turkish security forces have launched another anti-terrorism operation in the country’s east, the Turkish Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The operation, Eren Abluka Autumn Winter-10, started in the Van province with 460 security …
Türkiye 'neutralizes' YPG/PKK ringleader in northern Syria
Turkish forces “neutralized” a ringleader of the YPG/PKK terrorist group in northern Syria, security sources said on Tuesday. Ersin Sahin, codenamed Serdem Pir-Serhat Harun, was neutralized in an operation by the National …
