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Turkish military

03 Dec 2016

Turkish military kills 20 Kurdish rebels as fresh tensions rise

Citing the Turkish military, the Reuters reported that the PKK fighters had crossed into Turkey from northern Iraq and tried to attack the military bases.

04 Sep 2016

Turkish jets destroy Kurdish rebel, ISIS targets

Ankara stepped up its fight against militants in Turkey and northern Syria with air strikes on Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast and IS extremists in northern Syria, security sources said on Sunday.

18 Aug 2016

Bomb attacks targeting police, military in Turkey kill at least 14, wound 220 others

A string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey's security forces, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 220 others, officials said today.

10 Aug 2016

Two PKK bomb attacks kill seven in southeast Turkey

At least seven civilians were killed on Wednesday in two separate bomb attacks blamed on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in Turkey`s southeast, a regional security source said.

08 Jun 2016

Five dead in Turkey bombing blamed on Kurdish rebels

Both bombings targeted Turkish police and have been blamed on Kurdish rebels waging a decades-long insurgency against the state.

05 Apr 2016

Erdogan proposes to strip Kurdish rebel backers of citizenship

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today suggested that supporters of Kurdish rebels locked in conflict with government troops should be stripped of their Turkish citizenship.

18 Mar 2016

Turkey`s Erdogan urges Europe to stop backing Kurdish rebels

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on European countries to stop supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers` Party (PKK) days after a bombing claimed by Kurdish rebels that killed 35 people.

15 Mar 2016

45 PKK rebels killed in air strikes: Turkey's military

Turkey's military says at least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in the air strikes it conducted in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara.

14 Mar 2016

Turkey points finger at Kurdish rebels over Ankara bombing

Turkey on Monday blamed Kurdish rebels for a suicide car bombing that killed 35 people in Ankara, the latest in a series of attacks that has heightened concerns about security in the country.

14 Mar 2016

One of Ankara bombers believed to be woman with PKK links: Official

One of the suicide bombers who struck central Ankara at the weekend, killing 36 people, is believed to be a woman linked to Kurdish rebels, a Turkish official said on Monday.

Turkish warplanes

14 Mar 2016

Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish camps after Ankara bombing

Turkish warplanes pounded Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq Monday, the day after a suicide car bomb tore through downtown Ankara killing at least 36 people, in the third attack on the capital in five months.

14 Jan 2016

22 wounded in PKK attack on police in southeast Turkey

At least 22 people were wounded today in a bomb attack by Kurdish rebels on a police station in Turkey's troubled southeast, reports said.

11 Oct 2015

Turkey tries to identify suicide bombers of peace rally

Thousands mourned the 95 victims of Turkey's deadliest attack in years as state inspectors tried today to identify who sent suicide bombers to a rally promoting peace with the country's Kurdish rebels.

Turkey twin blasts

11 Oct 2015

Turkey blasts: Toll rises to 95; President says 'attack may have been carried out by two suicide bombers'

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced what he called a "heinous attack" targeting "our unity and our country's peace".

10 Oct 2015

Turkey twin blasts: At least 86 killed, 126 injured; PM says attack could be suicide bombings

At least 86 people were killed and 126 injured on Saturday when two explosions rocked Turkish capital Ankara ahead of a peace rally, the media reported.

29 Sep 2015

Turkey kills 30 Kurdish rebels in cross-border raid: Erdogan

The Turkish military killed more than 30 Kurdish fighters overnight in a cross-border raid in northern Iraq where outlawed Kurdistan Workers` Party (PKK) militants are holed up, the president said Tuesday.

22 Sep 2015

Ministers quit Turkey govt over 'logic of war' against Kurdish rebels

Two Kurdish ministers accused Turkey's government of promoting a "logic of war" as they quit the cabinet on Tuesday, two months after the resumption of fighting between the army and Kurdish rebels.

19 Sep 2015

Turkish Army `kills at least 55` in new airstrikes on Kurdish rebels: Report

Turkish fighter jets carried out a new barrage of cross-border airstrikes this week against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, killing at least 55 rebels, state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.

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