Turkish-Kurdish conflict

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Mogherini worried by Turkey's arrests of Kurd leaders

Mogherini worried by Turkey's arrests of Kurd leaders

The European Union is "extremely worried" by Turkey's arrest of Kurdish opposition lawmakers and has called a meeting of EU national envoys in Ankara, the bloc's foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini tweeted on Friday. …

 Explosion rocks Turkey's Diyarbakir (VIDEO)

Explosion rocks Turkey's Diyarbakir (VIDEO)

A car bomb has reportedly killed one person and wounded around 30 others in Turkey’s south-eastern city of Diyarbakır. The attack followed the overnight arrests of 11 lawmakers from the Peoples’ Democratic party (HDP), whose …

More than 10 MPs detained in Turkey

More than 10 MPs detained in Turkey

Turkey detained two co-leaders and ten other lawmakers of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) early on Friday over reluctance to give …

Explosion hits Turkish army convoy in Mardin

Explosion hits Turkish army convoy in Mardin

An explosion ripped through a bus carrying military personnel in Turkey's Mardin province, wounding eight soldiers, Reuters reports. Suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants detonated an explosive device that had been …

Six PKK terrorists killed in Turkey's Hakkari

Six PKK terrorists killed in Turkey's Hakkari

Six PKK terrorists have been killed using the guidance of the Turkish armed-drone "Bayraktar" in a counterterror operation in Turkey's southeastern Hakkari province, military sources said. Since counter terror operations …

Turkish military opens fire on Kurds protesting in Kobane

Turkish military opens fire on Kurds protesting in Kobane

The number of Kobane residents injured by the Turkish military as they protested at the border has risen to 40 people and a 17-year old was killed, the Peoples Protection Units (YPG) said. Jinha news reported that Turkish soldiers …

Six killed in fresh PKK bombing, clashes in eastern Turkey

Six killed in fresh PKK bombing, clashes in eastern Turkey

A new bomb attack claimed by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and clashes with the militants have killed at least six members of Turkish security forces east of the country. Local media said Thursday that the bomb …

 Coup perpetrators plan to spring PKK Leader from prison

Coup perpetrators plan to spring PKK Leader from prison

A group of 12 Turkish officers, detained in Istanbul for participating in the recent coup attempt, allegedly planned to free Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan from prison, local media reported. …

8 soldiers people injured in PKK attack in Diyarbakir

8 soldiers people injured in PKK attack in Diyarbakir

Eight Turkish soldiers were injured after the militants of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) detonated a roadside bomb in the Turkish province of Diyarbakir on June 3, the administration of the province said. …

 Ankara warned of new terrorist attacks on May 19

Ankara warned of new terrorist attacks on May 19

Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) has warned of the threat of new terrorist attacks in Ankara, local media reported. Suicide bombers of the Daesh extremist group plan to carry out terrorist attacks near the mausoleum …

Police station attacked in Turkey

Police station attacked in Turkey

A police station has been attacked in Turkey's south-eastern province of Mardin, Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported on May 4th. One policeman was killed and ten …

Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in Sirnak and northern Iraq

Turkish warplanes hit PKK targets in Sirnak and northern Iraq

The Turkish army carried out air strikes in rural parts of southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, targeting logistics posts used by Kurdish militants, Reuters reports with reference to security sources said. Twenty jets took off from …

 Turkish aircraft hit PKK targets in southeast Turkey

Turkish aircraft hit PKK targets in southeast Turkey

Ten Turkish warplanes have struck militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in southeastern Turkey, broadcaster CNN Turk said citing the Turkish military. The Turkish General Staff said two successful airstrikes by F-16 aircraft …