Wednesday, 24 February, 2021 , 12:08 AFP — The Turkish parliament will examine lifting some opposition lawmakers' immunity, its speaker said on Wednesday, as the pro-Kurdish party comes under renewed pressure from the government.

Sunday, 21 February, 2021 , 10:31 AFP — Turkish prosecutors on Sunday launched a probe into a pro-Kurdish MP suspected of having travelled to a Kurdish-controlled region of Iraq where 13 Turkish hostages were killed in a failed rescue.

Thursday, 18 February, 2021 , 20:05 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday sued his main opposition rival for claiming Erdogan was personally responsible for the deaths of 13 Turks in Iraq.

Thursday, 18 February, 2021 , 14:24 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday sued his main opposition rival for claiming he was personally "responsible" for the deaths of 13 Turks in Iraq.

Tuesday, 16 February, 2021 , 19:48 AFP — A court in Iraq's Kurdistan region sentenced five journalists and civil activists Tuesday to six years in prison each for their role in anti-government demonstrations last year, their lawyer said.

Monday, 15 February, 2021 , 18:03 AFP — The United States on Monday sought to defuse a furious diplomatic row with NATO ally Turkey by saying it now accepts Ankara's claim that Kurdish "terrorists" had executed 13 Turks in Iraq.

Monday, 15 February, 2021 , 17:17 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday that "PKK terrorists" bore responsibility for the deaths of Turkish hostages in northern Iraq.

Monday, 15 February, 2021 , 15:31 AFP — Turkey on Monday accused the United States of supporting "terrorists" and summoned its ambassador after Washington declined to immediately back Ankara's claim of Kurdish militants executing 13 of its nationals in Iraq.

Monday, 15 February, 2021 , 14:50 AFP — Turkey on Monday summoned the US ambassador to lodge a protest over Washington's response to the killing of 13 Turks in northern Iraq, which Ankara blamed on outlawed Kurdish militants.

Monday, 15 February, 2021 , 14:20 AFP — Turkey on Monday summoned the US ambassador to lodge a protest over Washington's response to the killing of 13 Turks in northern Iraq, which Ankara blamed on outlawed Kurdish militants.