Tag: PKK

A vote on whether to strip 10 MPs for fraternizing with militants will likely be left up to the conscience of each deputy, Deputy PM says. Deputy Prime Minister Bülent ...

Greece has discharged four military officials over presentation of a book written by a senior member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the War Museum of the Greek Defense ...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that immunity of some Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) deputies would be lifted. Prior to his departure for Spain, Erdogan replied ...

This town of 19,000 nestled in an idyllic mountain pass of impossibly green pastures and golden autumn trees is on the front lines of Turkey’s rapidly escalating guerrilla war. In ...

While traveling from Pakistan toTurkey on an official visit Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğancalled on militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Party (PKK) to put away their guns.  “A considerable majority of ...

Hundreds of Kurdish prisoners in Turkey have ended a 68-day hunger strike after jailed ex-rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan urged them to do so. The prisoners had been demanding better conditions ...

Turkish President Abdullah Gul has said that Turkey would keep combating terrorism with a great determination. Gul attended a ceremony to commemorate the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the Founder ...

   Turkish media say 17 soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in the country’s southeast. Channel 24 says the helicopter crashed in the district of Pervari in Siirt ...

The government only has a few days left to take urgent action to fulfill imprisoned hunger strikers’ demands or the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) could join the action, party ...

Turkey is currently experiencing hard times. The hunger strikes in prisons over the Kurdish problem - which have been ongoing for more than 50 days and have left the strikers ...