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Turkey probes business lobby chief over critical speech


Wednesday, 19 February, 2025 , 18:45 AFP Istanbul's prosecutor opened an investigation Wednesday into the head of Turkey's main business lobby, state media reported just hours after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the organisation of trying to influence the judiciary.

Turkey probes top business lobby chief over critical speech


Wednesday, 19 February, 2025 , 17:00 AFP Istanbul's prosecutor opened an investigation Wednesday into the head of Turkey's main business lobby, state media reported just hours after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the organisation of trying to influence the judiciary.

Turkey arrests 282 despite reconciliation bid with PKK


Tuesday, 18 February, 2025 , 09:23 AFP Turkey has detained 282 people in a nationwide swoop on those with suspected "terror" ties, the interior minister said Tuesday, despite a parallel government bid to end the bloody four-decade Kurdish conflict.

Turkey detains 282 over suspected terror links


Tuesday, 18 February, 2025 , 07:31 AFP Turkish police have detained 282 suspects in a nationwide swoop on outlawed Kurdish militants, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.

Turkey detains 282 over suspected terror links


Tuesday, 18 February, 2025 , 07:06 AFP Turkish police have detained 282 suspects in a nationwide swoop on outlawed Kurdish militants, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday.

Jailed PKK leader working on Turkey-Kurd peace plan: lawmaker


Monday, 17 February, 2025 , 12:38 AFP Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is working on a "democratic" settlement to the four-decade conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants, a pro-Kurdish party delegation member said Monday after wrapping up talks in Arbil.

Baghdad hopes to resume Kurdish oil exports within week: minister


Monday, 17 February, 2025 , 11:11 AFP Iraq's oil minister said Monday that crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey should resume within a week, ending two years of wrangling.

Jailed PKK leader working on Turkey-Kurd peace plan: lawmaker


Monday, 17 February, 2025 , 10:51 AFP Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is working on a "democratic" settlement to the four-decade conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants, a pro-Kurdish party delegation member said on Monday after wrapping up talks in Arbil.

Families yearn for an end to PKK-Turkey war


Monday, 17 February, 2025 , 06:42 AFP A mother weeping for a teenaged daughter shot dead by a Turkish sniper and a father mourning a son killed by PKK militants are among countless families hoping that a new peace drive can end Turkey's four-decade-old Kurdish conflict.

Turkish pro-Kurd MPs meet veteran Kurdish leader in Iraq


Sunday, 16 February, 2025 , 12:05 AFP Pro-Kurdish Turkish lawmakers conveyed a message Sunday to Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani from Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who is expected to decide on a long-awaited peace process with Turkey.