Turkey’s Erdogan chastises US over support for Syrian Kurds
By Daren Butler Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan upbraided the United States for its support of Syrian Kurdish rebels on Wednesday, saying Washington’s inability to grasp...
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Turkish soldiers clash with Kurdish militants crossing from Syria
By Daren Butler One Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded when security forces clashed with Kurdish militants crossing from the Syrian border, the army...
PKK sidelined as Turkey unveils plan to end Kurdish unrest
By Seyhmus Cakan Turkey all but ruled out direct talks with Kurdish militants to end one of the worst periods of bloodshed in a three-decade...
UN rights boss urges Turkey to probe shooting by security forces (Updated)
By Stephanie Nebehay The United Nations’ top human rights official urged Turkey on Monday to investigate the shooting of unarmed people 10 days ago in...
Turkey detains 27 academics accused of signing ‘peace declaration’ (Updated)
By Ece Toksabay Turkish security forces detained 27 academics accused of terrorist propaganda, local media said, over a declaration that criticised military action in the...
Turkish army says 18 Kurdish militants killed in southeast
Turkish security forces have killed 18 Kurdish militants in south-east Turkey, the military said on Saturday, in the latest clashes to blight a region still...
Erdogan vows no respite in Turkey’s war on Kurdish militants
By Nick Tattersall and Melih Aslan Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday vowed no let-up in a military campaign which he said had killed more...
Russia hosts pro-Kurdish Turkish politician who condemns Ankara
By Dmitry Solovyov Russian politicians on Wednesday held talks in Moscow with the leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, Selahattin Demirtas, who used his visit...
Turkish tanks pound Kurdish militants in week-long military campaign
By Seyhmus Cakan Turkish tanks on Tuesday pounded Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in Cizre, a south-eastern town at the heart of a large-scale military...
Turkish police say no attack on pro-Kurdish leader’s car
Turkish police said on Monday that damage to the car of pro-Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtas was not caused by gunfire, after a party spokesman...
