Saturday, 31 August, 2019 , 14:59 AFP — Istanbul's mayor on Saturday hit out at the Turkish government's ouster of three pro-Kurdish municipality chiefs during a visit to the city of Diyarbakir.

Friday, 30 August, 2019 , 13:46 AFP — Turkey on Friday said it needed to witness the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from parts of northern Syria after such claims by Syrian Kurdish authorities this week.

Friday, 30 August, 2019 , 10:55 AFP — Turkey on Friday said Ankara wanted to witness itself the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from parts of northern Syria after such claims by Syrian Kurdish authorities this week.

Thursday, 29 August, 2019 , 12:09 AFP — Three pro-Kurdish mayors sacked by the Turkish government this month over alleged links to militants lambasted on Thursday a "political putsch" they vowed to challenge in court.

Tuesday, 27 August, 2019 , 14:29 AFP — Ever since the 2011 start of Syria's conflict, Turkey has pushed for a buffer zone on their shared border to handle refugees and thwart the emergence of an autonomous Kurdish region.

Tuesday, 27 August, 2019 , 12:04 AFP — The Kurdish authorities in northeast Syria said Tuesday their forces had started to withdraw from outposts along the Turkish border after a US-Turkish deal for a buffer zone there.

Tuesday, 27 August, 2019 , 10:56 AFP — The Kurdish authorities in northeast Syrian said Tuesday their forces had started to withdraw from outposts along the Turkish border after a US-Turkish deal for a buffer zone there.

Tuesday, 27 August, 2019 , 10:33 AFP —

Sunday, 25 August, 2019 , 12:45 AFP — Three Turkish soldiers were killed and seven were wounded in a clash with Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, the Turkish defence ministry said Sunday.

Saturday, 24 August, 2019 , 16:06 AFP — A US-Turkey operations centre aimed at creating a safe zone in northern Syria is operating at "full capacity", Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said Saturday.