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Turkey says EU overstepped brief by calling for Kurdish leader's release


Friday, 23 November, 2018 , 14:46 AFP Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday accused the European Union's top diplomat of overstepping her brief by calling for the release of jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas.

Turkey says EU overstepping brief by calling for Kurdish leader's release


Friday, 23 November, 2018 , 08:53 AFP Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday accused the European Union's top diplomat of overstepping her brief by calling for the release of jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas.

Turkey says EU overstepping brief by calling for Kurdish leader's release


Friday, 23 November, 2018 , 08:37 AFP Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Friday accused the European Union's top diplomat of overstepping her brief by calling for the release of jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas.

Turkey says EU 'exceeding limits' after calling for jailed Kurdish leader's release


Friday, 23 November, 2018 , 08:30 AFP

Top Kurdish leader meets Iraq PM in sign of thawing ties


Thursday, 22 November, 2018 , 10:48 AFP Prominent Kurdish leader Massud Barzani met with Iraqi premier Adel Abdel Mahdi in Baghdad on Thursday during his first visit to the capital in over two years.

EU hopes jailed Kurdish leader will be freed 'shortly'


Thursday, 22 November, 2018 , 09:05 AFP The European Union on Wednesday expressed hope that Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas, who has been held for two years on terror charges, would be freed soon.

Turkey: EU hopes jailed Kurdish leader will be freed 'shortly'


Thursday, 22 November, 2018 , 08:59 AFP

US to install observation posts on Syria-Turkey border: Mattis


Wednesday, 21 November, 2018 , 22:14 AFP The US military will install observation posts along Syria's northern border with Turkey to help minimize tensions between the Turks and Washington's Kurdish allies in the fight against the Islamic State group (IS), defense secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday.

European court urges Turkey to free pro-Kurdish leader


Tuesday, 20 November, 2018 , 14:30 AFP Europe's top rights court on Tuesday called on Turkey to release pro-Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas, who has been held for two years on terror charges -- a call immediately rejected by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Erdogan rejects European court's 'non-binding' ruling over Kurdish leader


Tuesday, 20 November, 2018 , 12:20 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday rejected a European Court of Human Rights' ruling that Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas should be released, saying Turkey was not bound by the court's decisions.