Friday, 21 February, 2025 , 15:20 AFP — For nearly two months, pro-Kurdish lawmakers have been engaged in shuttle diplomacy between the Turkish government and jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan in the first such negotiations for almost a decade.

Thursday, 20 February, 2025 , 14:31 AFP — Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday.

Thursday, 20 February, 2025 , 11:15 AFP — Two top Turkish business lobby executives were barred from travelling abroad after being questioned for hours by a judge over remarks criticising the justice system, state media reported Thursday.

Thursday, 20 February, 2025 , 05:09 AFP — Iran executed at least 975 people last year in a "horrifying escalation" of its use of capital punishment, two human rights groups said on Thursday.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.