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Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey A historic pullout of Kurdish rebels from Turkey is under way. Six weeks ago, on 21 March, after 30 years of bloody conflict the leader of the Kurdish armed… 08/05/2013
Kurdish militants announce pullout Kurdish PKK militants who have fought for autonomy in Turkey for decades will begin withdrawing within two weeks. Kurdistan Workers Party commander Murat… 25/04/2013
Kurdish militants to begin withdrawal from Turkey in MayKurdish militants who have been fighting for autonomy in Turkey for decades have announced they will withdraw from the country in May. The Kurdistan Workers… 25/04/2013
Turkey: PKK peace process raises constitutional change questions The people of Turkey are digesting the historic statement from jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, who called for a PKK ceasefire on March 21. The… 22/03/2013
Cautious optimism greets PKK ceasefire Political groups in Istanbul of all colours have been reacting to the call by rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish PKK fighters to lay down their… 22/03/2013
The road ahead for Turkey and the PKK In all its years of clashes with the Kurds, Turkey has finally decided that political efforts may be more effective than its military advantage. The Turkish… 21/03/2013
Turks sceptical about Ocalan’s call for PKK peace Amid springtime celebrations in Istanbul, Turks reacted to the call by rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish PKK fighters to lay down their arms. The… 21/03/2013
Ocalan’s farewell to arms brings Turks hope for peace Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has called for a ceasefire, telling PKK fighters to lay down their arms and leave Turkey. An estimated quarter… 21/03/2013
Turkish-Kurdish spring initiative A coffin heading for burial, containing the body of a Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) member… and then the funeral exploded into pandemonium in Cizre… 21/03/2013
Turkey: PKK hostage release could signal lasting peace Turkish Kurd militants freed eight hostages they had held in the mountains of northern Iraq for more than a year. It is felt this could be the first big… 14/03/2013
Kurds protest in Turkey on anniversary of Ocalan capture – nocomment Kurds clashed with police in the southeastern Turkey during protests to mark the 14th anniversary of the capture of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader… 16/02/2013
Kurdish killings: where will the trail lead The apparent premeditation behind the killing of three Kurdish activists in Paris has caused many to ponder on the motives behind the murders. One thing is… 10/01/2013
Kurdish protesters clash with police – nocomment Scores of demonstrators clashed with police in southeast Turkey ahead of a rally organised by a pro-Kurdish political party. 15/07/2012
Kurds clash with police in Turkey – nocomment On March 20, over 1,000 Kurds clashed with police in Turkey’s southeastern Batman Province on the eve of Nowruz, the Kurdish New Year. According to the … 21/03/2012
Turkish police clash with pro-Kurd demontrators – nocomment Turkish police used pepper spray and water canon to disperse hundreds of Kurds protesting in Istanbul. 19/03/2012
Turkish airstrike kills 35 Kurds – nocomment Turkish warplanes killed at least 35 people in an air strike in south-eastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, apparently mistaking smugglers for Kurdish… 30/12/2011
Turkish PKK attacks ‘just the beginning’After the deaths of nine soldiers near the town of Cukurca in south-east Turkey on Wednesday, Turkish warplanes bombarded PKK bases in Northern Iraq. The… 18/08/2011
Protesters and police clash at rally in TurkeyViolence flared in southern Turkey when riot police clashed with a group of protesters demonstrating in support of the Kurdish community in Syria… 04/02/2013
PKK ‘to cease hostilities’ in February, says Turkish paperA report in the mainstream Turkish newspaper Hurriyet claims Kurdish militants are ready to stop hostilities next month under a fledgling peace… 29/01/2013
Turkey allows the use of Kurdish in courtTurkey’s parliament has passed a law permitting the use of the Kurdish language in court. The move addresses a key demand of Kurdish politicians, as the… 25/01/2013
Driver questioned in connection with Kurd deathsA 30-year-old man working as a driver for three Kurdish women shot dead in Paris earlier this month has been placed under formal investigation for their… 22/01/2013
Two detained over murder of Kurdish activists in ParisFrench police are holding two Kurdish men in connection with the murders of three activists in the French capital last week. The victims include Sakine… 19/01/2013
Kurds out in force for activists’ funeralTurkish police say tens of thousands of Kurds came out onto the streets of Diyarbakir on Thursday to mourn at the funeral of three Kurdish activists who were… 17/01/2013
Thousands greet plane of dead Kurdish activistsThousands gathered at an airport in Turkey to pay tribute to three Kurdish activists killed in Paris. The women, who worked for the separatist PKK, were… 17/01/2013
Deadly suicide attack on Iraq’s Kurdish party HQA suicide bomber has attacked the Kurdish party office in Iraq’s disputed city of Kirkuk, killing at least 15 people. The attack came as Iraq’s Shi’ite… 16/01/2013
Tributes paid to murdered Kurdish activistsA memorial ceremony has taken place in Turkey to commemorate three Kurdish activists killed in Paris last week. The three women were shot after attending a… 15/01/2013
Kurdish protests escalate in ParisThousands of people are out on the streets in France today protesting against the killing of three Kurdish activists earlier this week in Paris. An enquiry… 12/01/2013
Pro-Kurdish party calls for protests following killingsEurope’s Kurdish communities are grieving as one. The three women who had ties to the Kurdish PKK rebel movement and were found with gunshot wounds to the… 11/01/2013
Outpouring of grief as Kurds in Paris mourn activist deathsHundreds flocked to the Kurdish Information Centre in the French capital to mourn the deaths of three activists, including Sakine Cansiz the co-founder of the… 11/01/2013
Queries and theories after Paris killing of Kurdish activistAlthough France and Turkey are officially condemning the killing of three Kurdish activists in Paris, there are additional comments and questions from both… 11/01/2013
Kurdish deaths: the PKK’s Paris connectionKurdish activists have suggested the Turkish state was responsible for the women’s murders. A senior member of the ruling party in Turkey has blamed… 10/01/2013
Murders spark Kurdish protests in DiyarbakirAs reports of the murder of three Kurdish women in Paris became public, protesters took to the streets of the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, home to one of… 10/01/2013
France and Turkey condemn killings of Kurdish activistsFrance and Turkey have condemned the killing of three female Kurdish activists in Paris. Kurds turned out in anger after the women’s bodies were found… 10/01/2013
Kurds hold their ground in Syrian conflictThe Syrian army put up a sustained artillery barrage of Damascus’s southern suburbs on Tuesday. A big counterattack is underway, but if anything it adds to… 04/12/2012
Kurds clash with Turkish policeHundreds of Kurds have clashed with police in Diyarbakir province in south-east Turkey during a funeral for two PKK members. Violence broke out when police… 03/12/2012
Turkey to hold talks with Kurdish militantsTurkey’s Justice Minister, Sadullah Ergin, has announced he is to hold talks with Kurdish militants, raising hopes of an end to a decades-old conflict. It… 19/11/2012
Hunger strike ends in TurkeyA hunger strike that has lasted over two months by hundreds of Kurdish militants in Turkish prisons has come to an end after jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan… 18/11/2012
Turkish police clash with pro-hunger strike KurdsThere have been violent clashes in southeastern Turkey as Kurds took to the streets in a show of support for a hunger strike by prison inmates. Around 700… 11/11/2012
Kurds consolidate while war rages in rest of SyriaA power struggle is erupting in Syria’s remote northern Kurdish region that’s threatening to spark a messy new front in an already complex civil war. Daily… 09/11/2012
Kurds clash with Turkish police at PKK funeralRiot police and Kurdish protesters have clashed in southeastern Turkey during a funeral for a PKK militant killed in a shootout with the army. As the… 03/11/2012
Alleged PKK members attack schools in TurkeySuspected members of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party have stepped up their campaign of attacking schools in Turkey’s southeast. On Monday, militants… 23/10/2012
French student goes on trial in Turkey on terrorism chargesHuman rights groups are demanding that Turkey revise its anti-terrorism laws after a teenager was arrested at a Labour Day rally and now faces 32 years in… 26/09/2012
Ten dead in attack on Turkish army convoyKurdish militants killed ten soldiers and wounded more than 60 others in an attack on a Turkish army convoy on Tuesday. Security sources quoted by the… 18/09/2012
PKK suspected in deadly attack on Turkish policeAt least eight Turkish police officers were killed when their bus was blown up by a roadside bomb. Nine of their colleagues were wounded in the blast, which… 16/09/2012
Death toll rises to 30 in Turkey border clashesAt least 30 people are now known to have died in clashes between Turkish security forces and separatist Kurdish rebels last night. Ten Turkish soldiers and… 03/09/2012
Turkish soldiers killed in PKK clashesClashes with Kurdish militants have left nine Turkish security officials, and at least 20 militants dead. The fighting happened near the southern Turkish… 03/09/2012
Kurds clash with police in TurkeyPolice used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of Kurds who tried to stage a protest in south east Turkey. The demonstrators had been refused… 27/08/2012
Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels killed in border clashesClashes between Kurdish rebels and the Turkish military near Turkey’s Iraqi border have left 22 people dead, according to reports quoting the area’s… 05/08/2012
Police use water cannons against Kurdish protestersScores of demonstrators clashed with police in southeast Turkey ahead of a rally organised by a pro-Kurdish political party. Police in the city of… 14/07/2012
Turkey police arrest protesters marking Kurdish New YearEarly celebrations for Kurdish New Year were broken up by police in Turkey, in a sign of the growing tensions between the government and Turkey’s Kurdish… 18/03/2012
Alevi in Germany protest against Turkey’s ErdoganUp to 25,000 people gathered in Bochum in West Germany to protest against an award meant to be given to Turkish prime minister Recep Tayipp Erdogan. T he… 18/03/2012
Turkey: Ex-PKK leader commemoration ends in clashesTurkish police have clashed with people marking the 13th anniversary of the detention of a PKK rebel group leader. Abdullah Ocalan founded and headed up… 15/02/2012
Danish court fines RojTV 400,000 eurosA court in Copenhagen has fined a Kurdish-language TV based there 400,000 euros for making propaganda for a terrorist organisation. The Danes say the… 10/01/2012
Turkey to compensate Kurdish victims’ familiesTurkey is to pay compensation to the families of Kurdish villagers killed in a recent airstrike in the southeast of the country.The move comes after several… 03/01/2012
Kurds clash with Turkish policeKurdish protesters clashed on Saturday with police in southeastern Turkey as tensions remained high following a deadly airstrike which mistakenly killed 35… 31/12/2011
Kurdish anger over Turkish airstrike turns to violenceA local government official in Turkey has been attacked by an angry mob as he visited a village close to where 35 Kurdish civilians were accidentally killed… 31/12/2011
Clashes in Turkey on day of Kurdish funeralsThousands of angry demonstrators have gathered in Turkey, after 35 civilians were killed near the border with Iraq. The smugglers had been mistaken for… 31/12/2011
Clashes erupt in Turkey over deadly air strikesTurkey’s deadly air strikes sparked disturbances in the country’s restive mainly Kurdish southeast. As youths and police clashed, Kurdish activists… 30/12/2011
Turkey: Thousands attend funeral after air strike mistakeThousands have gathered on a hillside near the south-east village of Uldudere on the Turkish border with Iraq, to mourn the 35 smugglers killed by Turkish… 30/12/2011
Turkey vows no cover-up over civilian air strike deathsThe Turkish government has promised no cover-up in an investigation into the deaths of 35 civilians, killed by warplanes after being mistaken for Kurdish… 30/12/2011
Kurdish anger at northern Iraq military blunderPolice in Turkey fired tear gas and water cannon at pro-Kurdish demonstrators after they took to the streets following an apparent military… 30/12/2011
Turkey’s armed forces admit to killing civiliansTurkey’s armed forces have killed thirty-five civilians in a Kurdish village near the country’s border with Iraq. An official from the ruling Justice and… 29/12/2011
Kurdish writer: ‘punish those responsible’ for air strikeMore than 2,000 Kurds demonstrated in Istanbul against the Turkish authorities following the fatal air strike in the south east that killed 35 people. Some… 29/12/2011
Turkey probes claims that air-strike ‘killed 35 Kurdish villagers’Turkey’s military is investigating reports that its warplanes killed at least 35 Kurdish villagers, mistaking them for PKK rebels. An air-strike has been… 29/12/2011
Turkish air raids ‘kill 30 Kurdish villagers’Turkish air-strikes have killed at least 30 Kurdish villagers in the southeast of the country according to local officials. Warplanes may have mistaken them… 29/12/2011
Turkish air raids kill 30 Kurdish villagers – reportsTurkish air strikes have killed at least 30 Kurdish villagers in the southeast of the country according to local sources. It reportedly happened in Ortasu… 29/12/2011
Erdogan apologises for 1930s Kurdish killingsThe Turkish Prime Minister has apologised on behalf of the state for the killings of thousands of Kurds during a military crackdown in the 1930s. In a… 23/11/2011
Turkey investigates Israel links with PKKTurkey is investigating claims made by a member of the PKK Kurdish armed separatist movement that a fellow PKK member involved in a deadly attack on Turkish… 22/11/2011
Turkish troops ‘kill 49 Kurdish rebels’Turkish troops have killed at least 49 Kurdish rebels in a valley near the Iraqi border, according to the military. They have been attacking separatist… 23/10/2011
Rallies held in Turkey for PKK attack victimsThousands of people have rallied in several Turkish towns and cities to condemn an attack by Kurdish separatists that killed 24 soldiers and wounded dozens… 21/10/2011
Turkish forces hunt PKK in Northern IraqUpwards of 1,000 Turkish troops, backed by helicopter gunships, are attacking Kurdish militants in northern Iraq. The Turkish government says the offensive… 20/10/2011
Turkey vows revenge for PKK attackHundreds of Turks have held rallies in Ankara and Istanbul to denounce the killing of 24 soldiers by Kurdish militants. The troops died when fighters from… 20/10/2011
Turkish forces strike back after militant attacksTurkish troops have struck back at Kurdish militants in the South East of the country near the border with Iraq killing 21 according to security… 19/10/2011
Shooting claims at Syrian opposition funeralSyrian activists say mourners at the funeral of a murdered opposition leader came under fire in Qamishli in the north east of the country. The Syrian… 08/10/2011
Turkey passes bill for cross-border strikes in IraqThe Turkish parliament has passed a bill to extend permission for the country’s military to mount cross-border operations against Kurdish militants in… 05/10/2011
Turkey aims to write new constitution by 2012Turkey’s parliament has reopened after the summer break, with officials promising to write up a new constitution by next year. The rights of the minority… 02/10/2011
Turkey honours troops killed by suspected Kurdish rebelsA state funeral has been held for six soldiers killed by suspected Kurdish militants in south-east Turkey. A recent spate of attacks has heightened tension… 26/09/2011
Six police officers killed in PKK attackThere are clear signs of the increased army presence in southeastern Turkey. It comes after six police officers were killed by Kurdish seperatists who… 25/09/2011
Iran rejects Kurdish rebel ceasefireIran’s Revolutionary Guards have rejected a Kurdish rebel ceasefire as “meaningless” as long as the fighters remain along the border. Tehran turned down the… 05/09/2011
Turkey strike Kurdish positions after killingsTurkish warplanes have attacked Kurdish guerrilla positions in northern Iraq after four military personnel were killed in separate attacks over the… 04/09/2011
Kurdish protesters clash with police in IstanbulKurdish protesters have clashed with Turkish police during a rally in Istanbul. About a thousand demonstrators called on the government to stop military… 02/09/2011
Turkey launches further military attacks on PKK rebels in IraqAs the funeral ceremonies took place for Turkish soldiers killed by Kurdish PKK guerrillas, Turkey launched further heavy air and artillery assaults on… 18/08/2011
Turkey strikes back after ambush on militaryTurkey’s armed forces have struck back at scores of Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq just hours after nine Turkish security personnel were killed in… 18/08/2011
Turkey launches bombing raid after PKK attackTurkish war planes have responded to an alleged attack by PKK rebels with bombing raids on Kurdish targets in northern Iraq. The planes struck areas in… 18/08/2011
Turkey protest to denounce Kurdish guerrillasThousands of people marched through the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Ankara on Sunday to denounce a Kurdish rebel ambush that killed 13… 17/07/2011
Kurds to boycott Turkey parliament oath-takingThe newly-elected Turkish parliament convenes for an oath-taking ceremony today – a ceremony which pro-Kurdish candidates say they will boycott because some… 28/06/2011
Turkish court ruling sparks Kurdish angerTurkish riot police used tear gas to break up a rally by thousands of people in Istanbul, demonstrating over court rulings banning newly-elected pro-Kurdish… 27/06/2011
Opposition gains in Turkey electionTurkey’s main opposition party has done well despite defeat in the elections. The secularist CHP gained 23 seats and garnered roughly 26 percent of the vote… 13/06/2011
Kurds to vote around Turkish threshold ruleKurdish nationalists stand a reasonable chance of gaining more representation in Turkey’s parliament at this Sunday’s election — surveys indicate 30 members… 09/06/2011
Political tremors in Turkey precede electionPolitical tensions in Turkey continue to climb ahead of a parliamentary election planned for less than one month away. A violent demonstration in the… 17/05/2011
More dead in violent deadlock in SyriaA number of protesters have reportedly been killed in clashes with the army in Syria. It is claimed military personnel have also died. The army has been… 11/05/2011
Syrian tanks ‘bombard city residents’Syrian tanks are reported to be shelling Homs, one of the country’s biggest cities. Loud explosions were heard in the residential neighbourhood of Bab Amro… 11/05/2011
Turkish police officer killed in attackTurkey’s Kurdish separatist group the PKK is suspected of having carried out an attack on a Turkish police escort, killing one officer and injuring two… 04/05/2011
Commission says independents can run in Turkish electionsFaced with violent street protests and criticism from most of the country’s political parties, the Turkish electoral commission has reversed its decision… 21/04/2011
Turkish police shoot protester as Kurds rebel over election bansOne protester has been killed in a second day of violence in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir. Kurdish demonstrators took to the streets after 12 of their… 20/04/2011
Historic trip by Turkey’s Erdogan to Iraqi Kurdish region Recep Tayyip Erdogan has became the first Turkish prime minister to visit the Kurdish region of Iraq. The trip, in which he opened a new Turkish-built… 30/03/2011
Deaths reported in fresh protests in IraqThere have been further anti-government demonstrations in Iraq, including in the northern semi-autonomous Kurdish region. Two people are reported to have… 17/02/2011
Iraqi parliament votes on new power sharing dealIraq’s new government is finally starting to take shape after eight months of political paralysis. The deal must still be approved by MPs, but sees all of… 11/11/2010
Turkey begins trial of more than 150 KurdsMore than 150 politicians and activists have gone on trial in Turkey, accused of having links to Kurdish rebels. A dozen elected mayors are among those… 18/10/2010
Turkish leaders meet pro-Kurdish politiciansDialogue has begun to try to solve the deep-rooted problems between Turkey’s Kurdish minority and the government in Ankara. Politicians considered close to… 24/09/2010
