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Iraq demands Turkey 'stop bombardment, withdraw forces' from north
Iraq's foreign ministry summons the Turkish ambassador and hands him a 'strongly-worded memorandum calling for a halt to such provocative actions'
Kurdish rebel leader calls end to jail hunger strikes in Turkey
Some 3,000 prisoners across different prisons are on hunger strike in solidarity with one of the party's lawmakers
Turkey, Iran to stage joint raid against Kurd rebels – minister
Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu does not specify which PKK bases the planned operation will target but President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has previously said it will be against militant hideouts in Iraq
11 Turkish troops killed in deadliest day of Kurdish offensive in Syria
The fatalities follow Turkey sending troops and launching air strikes against Kurdish militia in Northern Syria
Pressing Syria offensive, Turkey urges U.S. pullback
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to expand the offensive against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) to Manbij, east of Afrin
Turkey expects Trump to 'keep promise' not to arm Syria Kurds
Washington views the Kurdish YPG militia as the most effective fighting force on the ground against ISIS, but Ankara sees them as 'terrorists' linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party
Turkey angered by U.S. move to arm Syrian Kurds
The issue risks further stoking tensions between Ankara and Washington less than a week before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan heads to Washington to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump
UN accuses Turkey of 'serious' abuses in Kurd majority region
A report from the UN rights office details evidence of massive destruction killings and numerous other serious human rights violations committed between July 2015 and December 2016 in southeast Turkey
Suicide car bombing kills 14 off-duty Turkish soldiers
The government says all signs so far suggests the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party PKK was behind the bombing in the city of Kayseri
Turkey defiant as Kurdish militants claim Istanbul carnage
5th UPDATE Of the 38 fatalities in the twin attacks in Istanbul 30 are police officers
Turkish court jails 9 staff of opposition daily
UPDATED The suspects are charged with links to the Kurdistan Workers Party and the movement of Fethullah Gulen who is blamed for the failed coup bid in July
Truck bomb kills 18 in Turkey
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus describes the bombing as an atrocious and heinous terrorist attack
'Huge disaster' averted in Turkey as suspects blow themselves up
3rd UPDATE The bombing comes two days before the first anniversary of Turkey s deadliest terror attack in its modern history in Ankara
11 killed in attack, clashes with Kurdish rebels in Turkey
Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party PKK killed 10 Turkish soldiers and a village guardsman in two separate incidents in Turkey
11 Turkish police killed in PKK suicide bombing
4th UPDATE The outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party says it carried out the assault in retaliation for the continued isolation of the group s jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan and the lack of information about his welfare
3 killed, 40 wounded in PKK car bomb attack in eastern Turkey – official
The Turkish security forces have been hit by near daily attacks by the PKK since a two and a half year ceasefire collapsed in 2015 leaving hundreds of police and soldiers dead
Kurdish rebel group TAK claims Istanbul bombing
UPDATED We again warn foreign tourists who are in Turkey and who want to come to Turkey: foreigners are not our target but Turkey is no longer a reliable country for them the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons says
5 dead in Turkey bombing blamed on Kurdish rebels
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim blamed the killer PKK referring to the outlawed rebel Kurdistan Workers Party
PKK bomb attack kills 6 Turkish security forces – report
The members of the security forces were carrying out a military operation in Nusaybin in the southeastern Mardin province when a bomb left by rebels from the Kurdistan Workers Party PKK was detonated
Turkey detains 'Diyarbakir car bombing' suspect – report
Turkish authorities detain the suspect – named A C – of the car bomb attack claimed by the military wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party
7 police killed in bomb attack in Turkey's Diyarbakir
4th UPDATE The attack takes place a day before Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was to make a rare visit to the city
Turkey PM says evidence points to PKK being behind Ankara attack
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu: There are very serious almost certain findings that point to the separatist terrorist organization
Kurds must be able to give views on Syria's future – UN envoy
Staffan de Mistura says that he has a mandate to find to find formulas that are as inclusive as possible
28 killed in Ankara bomb attack on Turkish military
UPDATED Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed retaliation against the perpetrators of the attack which came on the heels of a spate of deadly strikes in Turkey blamed on jihadists but also on Kurdish rebels
Turkey shells Kurdish-held areas of Syria's Aleppo – monitor
Turkish shelling strikes areas of Aleppo including Minnigh recently taken by the Kurdish People s Protection Units YPG militia from Islamist rebels
Biden: PKK is terror group 'plain and simple,' threat to Turkey like ISIS
The US Vice President also praises Turkey for taking very important steps to counter ISIS jihadists
5 killed, 39 wounded in PKK bomb attack in southeast Turkey
A new upsurge of violence between the security forces and the PKK erupted in July in the wake of attacks blamed on Islamic extremists
9 Germans among 10 killed in Istanbul suicide attack
5th UPDATE Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber of Syrian origin while Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says he belongs to ISIS
Dutch journalist detained in Turkey while reporting on Kurds
A Turkish official tells Agence France Presse the reporter was detained for a breach of security for entering a zone where permission was needed
Two Turkish police killed in suspected PKK attack
The attack is latest deadly strike on the security forces blamed on the PKK since the Turkish government began a major anti terrorist campaign against the Kurdish militants in July
Turkey PM forms election government including pro-Kurdish party
The newly appointed cabinet will not have to undergo a vote of confidence in parliament as required in the constitution The president s approval is considered enough for interim governments
Erdogan vows Turkey will fight PKK 'to last terrorist'
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vows that Turkey will press on with its relentless campaign against Kurdish militants until not one terrorist is left
Turkey strikes 17 PKK targets in southeast – army
The strikes appear to be in retaliation for a succession of attacks in Turkey on Monday August 10 that killed 6 members of the security forces
Turkish troops killed in 'PKK suicide attack'
UPDATED A suicide bomber drove a tractor laden with explosives up to the military station in the Dogubayazit district of the eastern Agri province reports say
NATO vows solidarity with Turkey over ISIS
The rare meeting held at Turkey s request comes as an uncompromising President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he could not continue negotiations with the Kurds amid attacks on Turkish targets
US, Turkey join forces to drive ISIS from Syria
The potentially game changing accord with the US is revealed as Turkey fuels the growing anger of its Kurdish minority
Turkey shells Kurdish-held Syria village – Kurdish fighters
The shelling comes after Turkey carried out air strikes against the Islamic State ISIS group in Syria but also hit Kurdish forces it considers terrorists in northern Iraq
Two soldiers killed in Turkey as PKK truce teeters
The attack comes after the Kurdistan Workers Party PKK rebel group threatens to no longer observe a truce following Turkish air strikes on its positions in northern Iraq
Erdogan rift with Turkey government widens as threats fly
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan digs in his heels in what appears to be a widening rift with his own government over the Kurdish peace process
Erdogan at odds with government over Kurdish peace process
An unprecedented rift emerges between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the government over the handling of the peace process to end the decades long armed struggle by Kurdish militants
Western volunteers rally to Iraq Christian militia
With Kurdish peshmerga fighters now clawing back land around Mosul some Christians are keen to take up arms for their survival and Dwekh Nwasha is only one of several recently formed groups
5 Turkish deputies hurt as tensions spiral over protest bill
The scuffles saw MPs brandishing ceremonial gavels exchanging punches and one deputy even dumped in a flowerbed
Turkey government battles to push protest bill into parliament
The opposition fears so called homeland security reform bill introduced by the ruling Islamic rooted Justice and Development Party AKP will effectively create a police state under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Dutch reporter says arrested 'on terror charges' in southeast Turkey
Frederike Geerdink who writes for Dutch Turkish and English language media writes on Twitter that she had been arrested following a search of her house
Kurds battle for heart of Kobane as UN fears massacre
UPDATED Meanwhile US officials warn that while attention is focused on Kobane the jihadists have been piling on pressure in Iraq
Jihadists seize Kurdish HQ in Syria's Kobane
Commanders are mindful of the dire humanitarian situation for the Kurds in Kobane but Washington does not consider it a strategic location a US official says
US-led airstrikes pound ISIS sites as Kurds hold out in Kobane
The border town of Kobane has become a symbol of resistance against the ISIS group which proclaimed an Islamic caliphate across swathes of Iraq and Syria
At least 14 dead as protests rage in Turkey over Kobane
UPDATED At least 14 people were killed as pro Kurdish protests raged across Turkey over the government s failure to act against jihadists attacking the majority Kurdish Syrian border city of Kobane
