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Turkish police have detained the head of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB), Sebnem Korur Fincanci, for allegedly “spreading terrorist group propaganda”, the state-owned Anadolu news...
Erdogan denies allegations of Turkish army using chemical weapons
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s armed forces have never used chemical weapons and they abide by international law, saying legal action would be taken against those who...
Turkey says it ‘neutralised’ 30 PKK members in Iraq, Syria
Turkey said on Sunday it had “neutralised”, the term its defence ministry usually employs for killed, some 30 members of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party...
Sweden’s Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes
Kurds in Sweden’s large diaspora are worried they will become a pawn in the negotiations over Stockholm’s ambition to join NATO if the West makes...
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...
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...