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.

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.

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.

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.