Turkish soldiers killed, others wounded in Kurdish militant attack
Seven Turkish soldiers were killed and three others were wounded after a roadside bomb in the southeastern province of Batman was detonated by Kurdish militants,
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Six Turkish security force members killed in Kurdish attack
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants staged an attack near a military base in southeast Turkey’s Siirt province, killing six Turkish security force members and wounding
Bomb blast ‘hits military vehicle, wounds 17’ in Turkey
Explosives planted by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants ripped through a Turkish military vehicle travelling through southeast Turkey on Monday, wounding 17 soldiers, the military
U.S. decries Washington brawl during Turkish president’s visit
By Yeganeh Torbati and Julia Harte The United States said it was voicing its “strongest possible” concern to Turkey over a street brawl that erupted
Turkey could carry out ground operations against PKK in Iraq
Turkey is ready to launch a ground operation in Iraq if it feels threatened by developments there, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday, potentially
Turkish tanks roll into Syria, pushing Islamic State out of key border town (Update 6)
Syrian rebels backed by Turkish special forces, tanks and warplanes entered one of Islamic State’s last strongholds on the Turkish-Syrian border on Wednesday, in Turkey‘s
Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants
Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq and killed 24 PKK fighters in southeast Turkey on Thursday, the army said, as
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant PKK camps in northern Iraq -army
Turkish warplanes bombed camps belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq early on Monday, Turkey’s army said, following a car bomb
Turkey car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35 – security sources (Updated)
A car bomb and rocket attack by Kurdish militants killed two police officers and wounded 35 people in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on
Two female militants shot dead in Istanbul after attack on police bus (Update 2)
By Murad Sezer and Osman Orsal Turkish police shot dead two female militants on Thursday after they fired shots and threw a grenade at a
Truck bomb attack by Kurdish militants kills six in south-east Turkey (Update 2)
By Seyhmus Cakan Kurdish militants have attacked a police station in south-east Turkey with a truck bomb, killing six people including a baby and two
Erdogan says Turkey to annihilate Kurdish militants, 25 killed
By Seyhmus Cakan Gunfire clattered constantly and smoke rose on Thursday from two towns in southeast Turkey and President Tayyip Erdogan said Kurdish militants would
Kurdish rebels attack police, military in Turkey, policeman killed
By Seyhmus Cakan Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants attacked a military outpost and a police car in southeast Turkey overnight, killing a policeman, officials and
Syrian Kurds say hit as Turkish army battles Islamic State (Update 3)
By Humeyra Pamuk and Suleiman Al-Khalidi Kurdish fighters in northern Syria accused the Turkish army of shelling their positions on Monday, highlighting the precarious path
Fiercest fighting in days hits Syrian border town
By Humeyra Pamuk The fiercest fighting in days shook the Syrian border town of Kobani overnight, sources inside the town and a monitoring group said
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in southeast
Turkish warplanes attacked Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in southeast Turkey on Sunday in the first significant air operation against the militants since the launch