Saturday, 11 January, 2014 , 22:05 AFP — Jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan warned in a statement on Saturday that the peace process initiated with the Turkish state cannot remain in limbo forever, and urged the government to act.

Friday, 10 January, 2014 , 09:59 AFP — Iraq's oil ministry sharply criticised the autonomous Kurdish region on Friday for its move to sell oil independently, saying it was a violation of the constitution and amounts to smuggling.

Thursday, 9 January, 2014 , 17:06 AFP — Turkish police fired tear gas and plastic bullets on Thursday at hundreds of demonstrators demanding justice for three female Kurdish rebels killed in Paris a year ago.

Thursday, 9 January, 2014 , 14:26 AFP — Turkish police on Thursday fired tear gas and plastic bullets at hundreds of demonstrators marching to the French consulate demanding justice for three female Kurdish rebels killed a year ago in Paris.

Thursday, 9 January, 2014 , 12:34 AFP — Dozens of Syrian Kurds demonstrated outside the Iraqi Kurdish parliament on Thursday calling for six men held after the sexual assault of a teenage Syrian refugee to be executed.

Tuesday, 7 January, 2014 , 13:29 AFP — Turkish military prosecutors on Tuesday cleared five army officers accused of perpetrating a botched air strike on Kurds in 2012 that killed dozens of people including children.

Saturday, 4 January, 2014 , 14:10 AFP — Three Kurdish lawmakers suspected of ties to PKK rebel separatists were to be released from prison on Saturday, a day after two other Kurd parliamentarians were freed, a judicial source said.

Friday, 3 January, 2014 , 14:00 AFP — A Turkish court on Friday released two Kurdish lawmakers from prison after the country's top court ruled that their long pre-trial detention violated their rights, media reported.

Thursday, 2 January, 2014 , 11:34 AFP — Oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan to the southern Turkish port of Ceyhan have started, the energy minister said on Thursday.

Tuesday, 24 December, 2013 , 12:05 AFP — Turkey on Tuesday honoured the once-defamed Kurdish singer Ahmet Kaya, who died in France in exile 13 years ago, granting him an award posthumously.