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03 Nov 2017

Turkish police officer killed, nine wounded in PKK clash

One Turkish police officer was killed and nine others were wounded today in a raid to capture a suspected Kurdish militant in the southeastern province of Diyarbakir, the governor's office said.

13 Jul 2017

Turkey detains 44 people suspected of planning terror attacks

A Turkish official says 44 people suspected of planning terror attacks linked to Kurdish militants have been detained in police operations, including suspects in two separate Istanbul attacks last year.

28 Jun 2017

Turkey, Kurdish militia clash in northern Syria: Military

The Turkish military launched artillery fire on the YPG in retaliation, destroying several targets belonging to the group.

09 Apr 2017

Turkey's rival parties rally for votes ahead of referendum

Turkey's political parties held mass rallies on Saturday, a week ahead of a referendum on whether to shift to the presidential system.

06 Jan 2017

Turkey detains 18 in connection with attack near courthouse

Turkey's justice minister says police have detained 18 people in connection with a foiled attack at a courthouse in the western city of Izmir that nevertheless killed a policeman and a courthouse employee.

26 Aug 2016

Eight police killed in southeast Turkey car bomb attack: Report

Turkey sees the Kurdish Democratic Union Party and its People`s Protection Units militia as terror groups bent on carving out an autonomous region in Syria.

10 Aug 2016

Five Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack

Five Turkish soldiers were killed today in an attack blamed on Kurdish militants in the restive southeast of the country, a local security source said.

Turkish soldiers

29 Jul 2016

Five Turkish soldiers killed in PKK ambush: Report

Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed five Turkish soldiers in an ambush in the troubled southeast of the country, local media reported on Friday.

12 Apr 2016

One killed, 47 injured in Turkey car bombing: Military source

Turkey has waged an offensive against the PKK after the collapse in 2015 of a two-year ceasefire with the group that has been a thorn in its side for three decades.

19 Mar 2016

Turkey holds 5 over Ankara bombing, hits PKK in Iraq

A Turkish court detained five people overnight on suspicion of links to a March 13 suicide bombing in Ankara that killed 35, the Anatolia news agency reported today.

14 Mar 2016

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

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 today.

19 Dec 2015

70 killed in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey

Seventy suspected members of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in a vast operation against the group in the mainly Kurdish southeast over the past four days, the army said today.

18 Dec 2015

62 Kurdish rebels killed in past 3 days in Turkey: Military

Turkey's security forces killed 62 Kurdish militants in three days of operations in two mainly-Kurdish towns near the border with Iraq, the military said on Friday.

17 Dec 2015

23 Kurdish rebels killed in clashes in Turkey: Report

The Anadolu Agency said today 22 rebels were killed in Cizre and one other was killed in Silopi in the past two days.

01 Nov 2015

Erdogan's AKP set to win majority in critical Turkey vote

The party founded by strongman President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had around 51 percent of the vote with more than 80 percent of ballots counted.

01 Nov 2015

Divided Turkey votes in critical election as violence spirals

Turkey votes on Sunday in its most crucial election in years.

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