Monday, 28 July, 2008 , 14:22 AFP — Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan implicitly blamed separatist Kurdish rebels Monday for two bomb blasts that ripped through a crowded Istanbul street, killing 17 people and wounding more than 150.

Monday, 28 July, 2008 , 10:52 AFP — Two bombs exploded in a crowded Istanbul street, killing at least 17 people and wounding more than 150, hours before a key court hearing Monday that could result in a ban on Turkey's ruling party.

Monday, 28 July, 2008 , 07:58 AFP — A Kurdish militant hurled a hand grenade overnight at a police station in southeastern Turkey before being shot dead by the security forces, officials said Monday.

Sunday, 27 July, 2008 , 14:53 AFP — A landmine placed by Kurdish rebels exploded Sunday killing three civilians and injuring three more in Turkey's southeast, local security officials said.

Sunday, 27 July, 2008 , 07:49 AFP — Turkey carried out fresh air strikes in the early hours of Sunday on Kurdish rebel positions inside northern Iraq, the Turkish military announced.

Friday, 25 July, 2008 , 13:47 AFP — Three soldiers were killed in southeastern Turkey on Friday in a landmine explosion blamed on Kurdish rebels, secuirty sources said.

Thursday, 24 July, 2008 , 17:41 AFP — A military court Thursday sentenced the ex-chairman of Turkey's main Kurdish party to one year in prison for using false documents to evade the compulsory draft, Anatolia news agency reported.

Tuesday, 22 July, 2008 , 17:32 AFP — Police have arrested a suspected leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) at Detmold in the west of the country, German federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Monday, 21 July, 2008 , 18:03 AFP — Three German mountaineers, held hostage by separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey for almost two weeks, arrived home in Germany on Monday.

Monday, 21 July, 2008 , 13:35 AFP — Three German mountaineers, held hostage by separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey for almost two weeks, set out for their homeland on Monday, the Anatolia news agency reported.