Tuesday, 4 April, 2017 , 14:28 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday urged the Iraqi Kurdish leadership to remove the Kurdish flag hoisted in the disputed oil-rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk, warning that its strong relations with Ankara were at risk.

Friday, 31 March, 2017 , 22:21 AFP — A jailed co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Friday called off his hunger strike, announced the previous day to protest the "inhumane" conditions he was being held under, after prison authorities agreed to talks.

Thursday, 30 March, 2017 , 11:20 AFP — A jailed co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party plans to begin a hunger strike Friday to protest "inhumane" conditions at the prison where he is being held, the party said Thursday.

Wednesday, 29 March, 2017 , 17:33 AFP — Turkey on Wednesday voiced its opposition to a vote in the disputed oil-rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk to fly the Kurdish flag over government buildings, warning against "unilateral steps".

Wednesday, 29 March, 2017 , 09:55 AFP — Turkey on Wednesday voiced its opposition to a vote in the disputed oil-rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk to fly the Kurdish flag over government buildings, warning against "unilateral steps".

Wednesday, 29 March, 2017 , 09:41 AFP — Turkey on Wednesday voiced its opposition to a vote in the disputed oil-rich Iraqi city of Kirkuk to fly the Kurdish flag over government buildings, warning against "unilateral steps".

Tuesday, 28 March, 2017 , 15:48 AFP — Provincial councillors in disputed, oil-rich Kirkuk province voted Tuesday to fly the Kurdish regional flag over government buildings, a move likely to increase tensions with Baghdad.

Tuesday, 28 March, 2017 , 11:43 AFP — A major Turkish party said Tuesday it was being denied TV airtime for its campaign to oppose boosting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers, with a referendum on the proposal less than three weeks away.

Sunday, 26 March, 2017 , 16:21 AFP — Turkey summoned the Swiss ambassador on Sunday to protest at a Kurdish rally in Bern which Ankara dubbed a "terrorist gathering", a diplomatic source said.

Sunday, 26 March, 2017 , 15:13 AFP — Fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces, a US-backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, Sunday entered an military airport held by the Islamic State jihadist group in northern Syria, a spokesman said.