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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

Turkey

Ceremony in Turkey marks 100 years since Gallipoli August offensive

A ceremony attended by the Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove has been held in Turkey to mark the 100th anniversary of the August offensive

Turkey

Turkey struggles in sweltering summer heat

Turkey is basking in a heatwave. In some parts of the country, including Adana in the southeast, the thermometer has been hitting 50 degrees celcius

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Turkish troops killed in remote-controlled mine attack

Two Turkish soldiers have been killed after a mine exploded as a military convoy made its way through Sirnak province in southeast Turkey

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Turkey: two soldiers killed in suicide attack blamed on PKK

Two soldiers have been killed and 24 others wounded in a suicide attack in eastern Turkey. It is claimed militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party

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

Turkey

Hundreds of Crimean Tatar groups gather for world congress in Ankara

Hundreds of ethnic Crimean Tatar groups from around a dozen countries are attending a major world congress this weekend. Those gathered in the

My Europe Series

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

Turkish prosecuters launch investigation into leader of pro-Kurdish opposition

The leader of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party, Selahattin Demirtas, is under investigation by a Turkish prosecutor over allegations that he

Sport

Germany striker Mario Gomez joins Besiktas

Mario Gomez has arrived in Turkey following his one-year loan move to Besiktas. The Former Bayern Munich forward joins the Istanbul club from

Turkey

Turkey: Three soldiers killed as anti-PKK airstrikes intensify

Turkey says that three of its soldiers were killed by Kurdish separatists on Thursday in an attack on a military convoy in the southeastern province

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.

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NATO backs Turkey in its fight against militants in Syria and Iraq

NATO gave Turkey its full support in fighting militants in Syria and in Iraq at Tuesday’s emergency meeting in Brussels. After a 90-minute

Turkey

Turkey keeps up pressure on PKK with more airstrikes

Turkish military targets PKK 'logistic depots' and tightens up security on its border with Iraq

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

Europe News

NATO supports Turkish fight against terrorism

Initially reluctant to join the international coalition against Islamic State militants, on Friday (July 24) Turkey launched its first bombing raids

Europe News

Kurds ask NATO not to support Turkey

As NATO met to discuss the threat Islamic State militants pose to Turkey, supporters of the outlawed Kurdish PKK militia were protesting against what

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Syria and Turkey - a history of a complex relationship

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NATO supports Turkish fight against terrorism

Initially a reluctant participant in the international coalition against Islamic State militants, Turkey last week (July 24) launched its first