Saturday, 5 December, 2009 , 14:16 AFP — Turkey has again defended its treatment of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan saying it has invited a European anti-torture group to visit his new prison cell, the foreign ministry said.

Saturday, 5 December, 2009 , 01:39 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Monday with US President Barack Obama for talks expected to focus on NATO reinforcements in Afghanistan and Ankara's efforts to curb Kurdish rebels based in Iraq.

Friday, 4 December, 2009 , 19:07 AFP — A Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded in clashes with Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey on Friday, military sources said.

Friday, 4 December, 2009 , 19:05 AFP — Kurdish rebels killed a Turkish soldier and wounded another in clashes in southeast Turkey on Friday, military sources said.

Friday, 4 December, 2009 , 18:30 AFP — The Turkish prison conditions of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan meet international standards, the head of a parliamentary commission insisted Friday, after complaints from the jailed leader.

Thursday, 3 December, 2009 , 16:10 AFP — Turkey's constitutional court will begin final deliberations next week on whether to outlaw the country's main Kurdish party on charges of links to separatist rebels.

Thursday, 3 December, 2009 , 14:42 AFP — Turkey's constitutional court will begin final deliberations next week on whether to outlaw the country's main Kurdish party on charges of links to separatist rebels.

Tuesday, 1 December, 2009 , 11:27 AFP — A Kurdish rebel was killed during a clash with Turkish security forces in southeastern Turkey, local sources said Tuesday.

Monday, 30 November, 2009 , 17:14 AFP — Violenct clashes in Turkey marked the founding of the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) with a teenager shot in the chest in one of several demonstrations, media reported Monday.

Monday, 30 November, 2009 , 11:40 AFP — A teenager was shot during violent demonstrations in Turkey marking the founding of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Turkish television stations reported Monday.