Monday, 2 March, 2015 , 14:06 AFP — Thousands of mourners, including a Nobel laureate and a former president, turned out for the funeral Monday of Turkish literary giant Yasar Kemal in Istanbul.

Monday, 2 March, 2015 , 12:18 AFP — Syrian regime forces and Kurdish militia fought separate battles with the Islamic State group on Monday in a strategic area near the Iraqi and Turkish borders, a monitoring group said.

Monday, 2 March, 2015 , 12:04 AFP — Turkey said Monday it has clinched deals to explore for oil in Iraqi Kurdistan, a venture made possible by agreements with the central Baghdad government and the autonomous region.

Sunday, 1 March, 2015 , 14:46 AFP — Kurdish rebels on Sunday hailed as "historic" a call for disarmament made by their jailed leader for disarmament and said Turkey should speed up reforms to move the peace process forward.

Saturday, 28 February, 2015 , 21:39 AFP — The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday urged the separatists to take a "historic" decision to lay down arms, a key step in efforts to end Turkey's long-running Kurdish insurgency.

Saturday, 28 February, 2015 , 20:47 AFP — The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday urged the separatists to take a "historic" decision to lay down arms, a key step in efforts to end Turkey's long-running Kurdish insurgency.

Saturday, 28 February, 2015 , 17:42 AFP — Yasar Kemal, who was one of Turkey's most celebrated writers, a traditional storyteller with a social conscience and an outspoken champion of the Kurdish cause, died on Saturday at the age of 92, state media reported.

Saturday, 28 February, 2015 , 17:01 AFP — Yasar Kemal, one of Turkey's most prominent writers and a nominee for the Nobel Literature award, has died aged 92, state media said Saturday.

Saturday, 28 February, 2015 , 15:13 AFP — The jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday urged the separatists to take a "historic" decision to lay down arms, a key step in efforts to end Turkey's long-running Kurdish insurgency.

Saturday, 28 February, 2015 , 11:59 AFP — The jailed leader of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) on Saturday made a "historic" call to the separatists to hold a disarmament conference, a key step in efforts to end Turkey's 30-year Kurdish insurgency.