Tuesday, 17 January, 2017 , 13:42 AFP — Turkish prosecutors are demanding up to 142 years in prison for pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-leader Selahattin Demirtas on charges of links to Kurdish militants, state media said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 17 January, 2017 , 13:34 AFP —

Monday, 16 January, 2017 , 18:18 AFP — Four police officers were killed and two others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded Monday as a police vehicle passed by in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey, the local governor's office said.

Monday, 16 January, 2017 , 18:16 AFP — Syrian rebel groups said Monday they will attend peace talks next week, in a boost to efforts by rivals Turkey and Russia to put an end to the nearly six-year-old conflict.

Monday, 16 January, 2017 , 15:31 AFP — Three police officers were killed and three others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded Monday as a police vehicle passed by in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey, the local governor's office said.

Monday, 16 January, 2017 , 15:01 AFP — One police officer was killed and nine people wounded when a roadside bomb exploded Monday as a police vehicle passed by in Kurdish-majority southeastern Turkey, local television reported.

Saturday, 14 January, 2017 , 17:03 AFP — If the United States wants to invite Kurds to the upcoming Syrian peace talks it might as well invite the Islamic State jihadist group too, said Turkey's foreign minister Saturday whose country views Kurdish fighters in Syria as extremists.

Saturday, 14 January, 2017 , 10:13 AFP — A pro-Kurdish lawmaker has been temporarily suspended from the Turkish parliament for saying the word "genocide" during heated discussions on changes to the constitution, state media said on Friday.

Thursday, 12 January, 2017 , 09:43 AFP — A tweet sent by US Central Command insisting its Kurdish allies in the fight against IS in Syria are not linked to outlawed militants in Turkey whipped up a storm Thursday, with Ankara asking if Washington had "lost its senses".

Wednesday, 11 January, 2017 , 15:45 AFP — The Turkey representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and two other campaigners appeared in court Wednesday, risking years in jail in a high-profile trial, charged with aiding Kurdish militants.