No banned books in north says Akinci, after politician’s arrest
Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci on Wednesday said that there is no list of banned books in the north, after a female politician was arrested...
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Turkish air strikes ‘neutralise’ 15 Kurdish militants
Air strikes by Turkish warplanes “neutralised” at least 15 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq as well as in Turkey’s...
Turkey’s main opposition accuses Erdogan of blocking coalition efforts
By Humeyra Pamuk Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused President Tayyip Erdogan of blocking efforts to form a coalition government and warned him against taking...
Early poll prospects grow as Turkish air strikes muddy coalition talks
By Orhan Coskun and Ercan Gurses Turkey looks increasingly likely to face an early election as its air strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and...
Turkey’s Erdogan: peace process with Kurdish militants impossible (Update 5)
By Tulay Karadeniz Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday it was impossible to continue a peace process with Kurdish militants and urged parliament to...
Turkish army returns fire on Islamic State after soldier killed
By Orhan Coskun Turkish forces returned fire on Islamic State fighters in Syria with artillery and tank shells on Thursday after a Turkish soldier was...
Iraqi forces push into Tikrit, bombers hit Ramadi (Update 4)
By Ahmed Rasheed Iraqi security forces and militias fought their way into Saddam Hussein’s home city of Tikrit on Wednesday, advancing from the north and...
Kurdish rebel leader in Turkey calls for disarmament congress
By Ayla Jean Yackley Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his followers to take a “historic” decision to lay down their arms, according...
Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani – Turkish PM
By Jonny Hogg Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters...
Islamic State tightens siege of Syria border town; UK joins coalition
By Jonny Hogg and Raheem Salman Islamic State fighters tightened their siege on a town on Syria’s border with Turkey on Friday despite US led...