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Turkey must set its own policy to face the Syrian crisis -HDP leader

Ahead of Turkey's general elections scheduled on November 1, euronews spoke to Selahattin Demirtas, co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP).

Turkey

Turkish soldiers killed by suspected Kurdish militants in Diyarbakir

Τwo Turkish soldiers have been killed by suspected Kurdish militants in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir. Deadly clashes have surged

Turkey

100,000 attend 'anti-terrorism rally' in Istanbul, Turkey

A sea of Turkish flags and 100,000 people gathered in Istanbul on Sunday (Septermber 20) to rally against the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party), the

Turkey

Tens of thousands rally for anti-terror march in Ankara

“No to terror, yes to brotherhood”. That was the motto at an anti-terror rally in Turkey. Tens of thousands marched through Ankara many carrying

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Residents inspect damage as Cizre curfew lifted in Turkey

Residents assess the damage as an eight-day curfew is lifted in the predominantly Kurdish city of Cizre in Turkey. It had been cut off last Friday

World

Turkey's turmoil threatens to derail elections

Turkish police have blocked senior Kurdish politicians from marching to a town under a week-long curfew. Led by the co-chair of the Peoples’

Turkey

Turkey pledges to wipe out the PKK after the Kurdish separatist group killed 16 soldiers on Sunday

Premises belonging to or being used by the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party – the HDP – were attacked across Turkey on Monday. Turkish

Turkey

Two Turkish policemen killed in clashes with PKK

Two policemen were killed and three injured on Sunday (Sept. 6) during clashes with Kurdish separatists in the eastern Turkish city of Diyarbakir

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Turkey's 'blame game' elections

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Turkey blames Kurdish militants for outpost attacks

Turkish officials say Kurdish militants attacked five military outposts in eastern Turkey in the past 24 hours. The country’s army said seven

Iraq

Chemical weapons used on Kurdish peshmerga - German report

New evidence has emerged which shows Kurdish forces fighting in northern Iraq were allegedly attacked a few days ago with chemical weapons. A report

Iraq

Displaced Yazidis hope to return home

At a refugee camp in Dohuk, in Iraqi Kurdistan up to 18,000 Yazidis are said to have made the makeshift shelters their home. One year ago, Islamic

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Kurds in France and Germany protest against Turkish military actions

Several hundred people took to the streets of Paris to denounce what they deem to be anti-Kurdish policies by the Turkish government. They called on

Turkey

Fighting intensifies as Turkey moves against Kurds inside Turkey

Three people have been killed and seven wounded in clashes between Turkish security forces and suspected PKK militants in the Kurdish town of Silopi

Iraq

Turkish air strikes lead Iraqi Kurds to ask PKK to leave

Iraqi Kurds have urged the separatist forces of the PKK to leave northern regions of the country as the civilian death toll from Turkish airstrikes

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Europe Weekly: NATO supports Turkish airstrikes on militants in Syria and Iraq

In this edition of Europe Weekly, NATO supports Turkish airstrikes on militants in Syria and Iraq but asks Ankara not to abandon the Kurdish peace

Turkey

Turkey pounds PKK positions in 'anti-terror' operation

Turkish jets have carried out their heaviest assaults on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since 'anti-terror' air strikes began last week.

Turkey

Why is Turkey taking on Kurdish and Islamic State militants?

It was an attack last week that seemingly triggered Turkey’s unprecedented double battle against Kurdish and Islamic State militants. 32 people were

Turkey

Turkey: NATO meets in Brussels as Ankara toughens its stance against the Kurds

An extraordinary meeting of NATO members is underway at the 28-member organisation’s headquarters in Brussels. NATO holding rare emergency meeting to

Turkey

Turkey's Erdoğan says he can't continue peace talks with Kurdish militants

Turkish president Recep Erdoğan has said he cannot continue peace talks with Kurdish militants. “It is not possible for us to continue the peace