Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

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Terrorist attack in southeastern Turkey?

Terrorist attack in southeastern Turkey?

An improvised explosive device believed to have been planted by Kurdish rebels has exploded on a road in Turkey’s southeastern Sirnak province, killing two people, according to Anadolu Agency. The agency said that two security …

7 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in southeastern Turkey

7 PKK terrorists 'neutralized' in southeastern Turkey

Seven PKK terrorists were neutralized in southeastern Turkey yesterday, Anadolu agency reported. Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" in their statements to imply the terrorists in question either surrendered, …

 Turkey eliminates 26 PKK members

Turkey eliminates 26 PKK members

At least 26 PKK terrorists were eliminated in counterterrorism operations across Turkey over the past week, according to the country's Interior Ministry. In a statement, the ministry said the Turkish Armed Forces carried out 2,156 …

Turkish forces eliminate top PKK member in Iraq

Turkish forces eliminate top PKK member in Iraq

Turkish forces eliminated a senior member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which is listed as a terrorist organization in Turkey, during an operation in Iraqi Sinjar, the Turkish general staff said. "Ismail Ozden, a …

More than 30 terrorists killed in Turkey

More than 30 terrorists killed in Turkey

At least 36 PKK terrorists have been killed as part of anti-terror operations across Turkey over the past week, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. According to the ministry, the Turkish Armed Forces carried out 1,994 …

Turkish jets neutralize eight PKK terrorists

Turkish jets neutralize eight PKK terrorists

Turkish airstrikes have neutralized eight PKK terrorists in Turkey’s southeastern and eastern provinces, and northern Iraq, the military said on Sunday, Yeni Şafak reported. Turkish authorities often use the word …

German singer arrested in Turkey's Edirne

German singer arrested in Turkey's Edirne

A German-Kurdish singer Saide Inac has been remanded in custody in Turkey on terrorism-related charges. Inac, 47, who goes by the artistic name Hozan Cane, was detained on June 22 in the western province of Edirne …

Cavusoglu: PKK leaders often hide in Iran

Cavusoglu: PKK leaders often hide in Iran

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that during military operations against PKK leaders, they often enter Iran illegally and hide there.

Turkish jets ‘neutralize’ 26 PKK terrorists in Qandil

Turkish jets ‘neutralize’ 26 PKK terrorists in Qandil

Turkish jets "neutralized” 26 PKK terrorists including a senior member as part of counterterrorism operations in northern Iraq, the military said Friday, Anadolu agency reported. Turkish authorities often use the word …

Turkey's air strikes kill 26 PKK militants in Iraq

Turkey's air strikes kill 26 PKK militants in Iraq

The Turkish military said air strikes its forces carried out killed 26 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq’s Qandil mountain region on June 12. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said today …

Turkey's enemy is the PKK, not the Kurdish people

Turkey's enemy is the PKK, not the Kurdish people

Despite a Western media smear campaign portraying Turkey as an enemy of Kurds, the enemy is actually the PKK, which has been internationally condemned as a terrorist organization. As Daily Sabah writes in an article " …