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15 killed as Turkish army clashes with Kurd rebels: report


Thursday, 1 July, 2010 , 07:58 AFP Eleven Kurdish rebels, a soldier and three members of a Kurdish militia, part of the security forces, were killed in clashes in southeast Turkey, Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.

11 Kurd rebels, four soldiers killed in Turkey clashes: report


Thursday, 1 July, 2010 , 07:36 AFP

Kurd jailed for hurling shoe at Turkey PM in Spain


Wednesday, 30 June, 2010 , 13:32 AFP A Spanish court sentenced a Syrian Kurd to three years in prison Wednesday for throwing a shoe at Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan in what he called a bid to highlight the plight of Kurds.

Iraq Kurds woo Turkish investment amid border tensions


Wednesday, 30 June, 2010 , 13:00 AFP Iraqi Kurdish leaders told a visiting Turkish business delegation on Wednesday that tensions over cross-border raids by the Turkish army should not be allowed to affect booming trade.

New suspect detained over Istanbul bus bombing: report


Wednesday, 30 June, 2010 , 11:04 AFP Turkish police detained a new suspect in connection with last week's bombing of a bus carrying army personnel in Istanbul that killed six people, the Anatolia news agency reported Wednesday.

Turkish troops mistakenly kill two villagers: report


Monday, 28 June, 2010 , 12:41 AFP Turkish soldiers Monday fired on villagers after mistaking them for Kurdish rebels, killing two men and wounding another, Anatolia news agency reported, quoting a local official.

Turkish warplanes bomb northern Iraq


Monday, 28 June, 2010 , 11:34 AFP Turkish warplanes bombed northern Iraq on Monday, the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and an Iraqi Kurdish official said, as Ankara stepped up its riposte to increased fighting with the rebels.

Turks seek more trade with Iraqi Kurds despite tensions


Sunday, 27 June, 2010 , 08:57 AFP A large Turkish business delegation will head to northern Iraq Tuesday to boost trade links, despite a political chill over Turkish Kurd rebels taking refuge in the area, a newspaper report said.

Toll from Istanbul bus bombing rises to six


Sunday, 27 June, 2010 , 07:09 AFP The death toll from the bombing of a bus in Istanbul this week rose to six after a wounded soldier died, Anatolia news agency reported Sunday.

Turkish troops kill Kurd rebel, seize explosives


Saturday, 26 June, 2010 , 10:44 AFP Turkish security forces killed a Kurdish militant and seized explosives on a passenger train amid mounting Kurdish separatist violence, the army and media reports said Saturday.