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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.

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


Tuesday, 20 November, 2018 , 11:30 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday rejected a decision by the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights calling for the release of pro-Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas.

European court urges Turkey to free pro-Kurdish leader


Tuesday, 20 November, 2018 , 10:34 AFP The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday called on Turkey to release pro-Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas, ruling his detention since 2016 on terror charges was aimed at "stifling pluralism".

European court urges Turkey to free pro-Kurdish leader


Tuesday, 20 November, 2018 , 10:01 AFP The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday called on Turkey to release pro-Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtas, saying his detention since 2016 on terror charges was aimed at "stifling pluralism".