Monday, 13 June, 2011 , 11:35 AFP — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to seek compromise with the opposition after his party won a thumping election victory but fell short of the majority needed to overhaul the constitution.

Monday, 13 June, 2011 , 10:01 AFP — Nine members of Turkey's new parliament will come from prison, where they are awaiting trial over coup plots and links to Kurdish rebels, according to unofficial election results.

Tuesday, 7 June, 2011 , 15:27 AFP — A Kurdish child died and two were wounded when an object they found in a rural area in south Turkey exploded, security sources said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 7 June, 2011 , 02:51 AFP — Kurdish nationalists, more defiant than ever, are set to boost their parliamentary clout in Sunday's polls as fighters in the mountains pile pressure on Ankara with threats of increased violence.

Sunday, 5 June, 2011 , 12:37 AFP — Police in France arrested three suspected local leaders of the outlawed PKK Kurdish separatist movement, the interior ministry said on Sunday.

Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 16:15 AFP — Turkey's prime minister Wednesday pledged more investment for the country's restive Kurds but stopped short of any commitment sought by Kurdish leaders for a political solution to bloody conflict.

Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 12:02 AFP — Turkey's prime minister Wednesday pledged more investment for the Kurdish community as he prepared for his main rally in the conflict-wracked southeast ahead of parliamentary polls in June.

Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 11:00 AFP — Turkey's prime minister Wednesday pledged more investment for the Kurdish community as he prepared for his main rally in the conflict-ridden southeast ahead of parliamentary polls in June.

Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 10:54 AFP — Iraqi Muslim leaders have joined their Christian counterparts for prayers at a church in Kirkuk, in a public bid to ease tensions in the disputed northern city.

Wednesday, 1 June, 2011 , 08:30 AFP — Two landmines exploded on a road in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey Wednesday, killing one person, security sources said.