Kurdistan Workers Party

Top prosecutor files case to close Turkey’s third biggest party, US and EU condemn move

Reuters News ServiceMarch 18, 2021March 18, 2021

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 18, 2021March 18, 20210371

A top Turkish prosecutor filed a case with the constitutional court on Wednesday demanding the closure of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), in the...

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Turkish soldiers killed, others wounded in Kurdish militant attack

Reuters News ServiceOctober 4, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 4, 2018079

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

Reuters News ServiceMarch 30, 2018

By Reuters News ServiceMarch 30, 201830 126

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...

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Bomb blast ‘hits military vehicle, wounds 17’ in Turkey

Reuters News ServiceJuly 17, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceJuly 17, 20175 146

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...

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U.S. decries Washington brawl during Turkish president’s visit

Reuters News ServiceMay 18, 2017

By Reuters News ServiceMay 18, 201730 112

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...

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Turkey could carry out ground operations against PKK in Iraq

Reuters News ServiceOctober 25, 2016November 4, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceOctober 25, 2016November 4, 201613 141

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)

Reuters News ServiceAugust 25, 2016November 7, 2016

By Reuters News ServiceAugust 25, 2016November 7, 2016127 151

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...

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Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants

FORMER STAFFMarch 25, 2016November 10, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMarch 25, 2016November 10, 201625 61

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...

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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant PKK camps in northern Iraq -army

FORMER STAFFMarch 14, 2016March 14, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMarch 14, 2016March 14, 201614 102

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...

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Turkey car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35 – security sources (Updated)

FORMER STAFFMarch 4, 2016March 4, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMarch 4, 2016March 4, 201646 59

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...

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Two female militants shot dead in Istanbul after attack on police bus (Update 2)

FORMER STAFFMarch 3, 2016March 3, 2016

By FORMER STAFFMarch 3, 2016March 3, 20164 72

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...

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Truck bomb attack by Kurdish militants kills six in south-east Turkey (Update 2)

CyprusMailJanuary 14, 2016January 14, 2016

By CyprusMailJanuary 14, 2016January 14, 20164 66

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...

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Erdogan says Turkey to annihilate Kurdish militants, 25 killed

Jean ChristouDecember 17, 2015December 17, 2015

By Jean ChristouDecember 17, 2015December 17, 20156 63

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...

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Kurdish rebels attack police, military in Turkey, policeman killed

CyprusMailAugust 9, 2015

By CyprusMailAugust 9, 20153 70

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...

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Syrian Kurds say hit as Turkish army battles Islamic State (Update 3)

CyprusMailJuly 27, 2015July 27, 2015

By CyprusMailJuly 27, 2015July 27, 20154 54

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...

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Fiercest fighting in days hits Syrian border town

CyprusMailOctober 19, 2014

By CyprusMailOctober 19, 20146 66

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...

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Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in southeast

CyprusMailOctober 14, 2014

By CyprusMailOctober 14, 20148 73

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...