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2 Turkish soldiers killed in attack carried out by PKK in N. Iraq: report
Turkey
March 28, 2020
2 Turkish soldiers killed in attack carried out by PKK in N. Iraq: report
Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two others wounded in a mortar attack launched by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq,…
Prosecutor drafts indictment 5 years after Kurdish human rights lawyer’s murder
Turkey
March 27, 2020
Prosecutor drafts indictment 5 years after Kurdish human rights lawyer’s murder
The Diyarbakır Public Prosecutor’s Office has drafted an indictment on the November 2015 killing of Kurdish human rights lawyer Tahir…
Turkey detains 5 more Kurdish mayors amid widening crackdown against HDP: report
Turkey
March 26, 2020
Turkey detains 5 more Kurdish mayors amid widening crackdown against HDP: report
Turkish authorities detained the mayors of five municipalities in Kurdish-majority areas on Monday as part of a widening government crackdown…
US halts drone intelligence program with Turkey due to Syria incursion: report
World
February 5, 2020
US halts drone intelligence program with Turkey due to Syria incursion: report
The United States has halted a secretive military intelligence cooperation program with Turkey that for years helped Ankara target Kurdistan…
Top court says demanding freedom for jailed PKK leader is free speech
Turkey
February 1, 2020
Top court says demanding freedom for jailed PKK leader is free speech
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that demanding the release from prison of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Öcalan and…
Turkey says it killed PKK’s top female militant in operation in N. Iraq
World
January 8, 2020
Turkey says it killed PKK’s top female militant in operation in N. Iraq
Turkey announced on Wednesday that it had killed a senior female militant of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) during a…
Turkey says 2 killed in car bomb attack in northeast Syria
World
December 6, 2019
Turkey says 2 killed in car bomb attack in northeast Syria
Turkey’s Defense Ministry has said a car bomb in a Turkish-controlled area of northeastern Syria has killed two civilians, The…
Turkey detains 5 more Kurdish co-mayors from HDP
Turkey
December 6, 2019
Turkey detains 5 more Kurdish co-mayors from HDP
As part of an expanding crackdown on elected mayors from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), five HDP district co-mayors…
Was Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria inevitable?
Turkey
November 30, 2019
Was Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria inevitable?
Officials in Iraqi Kurdistan have recently argued that Turkey might not have launched its attack against Kurdish-led forces in northeast…
What the Kurds want in Turkey and Syria
Turkey
November 30, 2019
What the Kurds want in Turkey and Syria
After playing a key role in the fight against the Islamic State, Kurdish organisations from Syria and Turkey have gained…