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Turkey pro-Kurdish party says to boycott parliament after MPs' arrests


Sunday, 6 November, 2016 , 08:37 AFP

Turkey minister calls EU envoys meeting after arrests criticism


Sunday, 6 November, 2016 , 08:37 AFP Turkey's EU Affairs Minister Omer Celik on Sunday called all the bloc's envoys in Ankara for an unusual meeting, the ministry said, following searing European criticism of the arrest of pro-Kurdish MPs.

Turkish court jails nine staff of opposition daily


Saturday, 5 November, 2016 , 21:04 AFP An Istanbul court on Saturday remanded in custody nine staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in an intensifying crackdown a day after the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party were also jailed.

Kurds march against Erdogan in Germany, France


Saturday, 5 November, 2016 , 16:45 AFP Several thousand Kurds marched in the western Germany city of Cologne on Saturday in support of pro-Kurdish politicians jailed in Turkey the previous day.

Turkish court jails nine staff of opposition daily


Saturday, 5 November, 2016 , 15:46 AFP An Istanbul court on Saturday remanded in custody nine staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in an intensifying crackdown a day after the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party were also jailed.

Confusion over deadly Turkey bombing claims


Saturday, 5 November, 2016 , 14:27 AFP Confusion reigned Sunday over who carried out an attack in Turkey that left 11 dead, with one source claiming it was the Islamic State but authorities insisting Kurdish militants were to blame.

IS-linked Amaq says jihadists behind Turkey bombing: SITE


Saturday, 5 November, 2016 , 12:48 AFP A news outlet linked to the Islamic State said its fighters staged a bombing that killed 11 people in southeastern Turkey, according to US-based monitors, after Ankara blamed Kurdish militants for the attack.

Turkish court jails nine staff of opposition daily


Saturday, 5 November, 2016 , 10:40 AFP An Istanbul court on Saturday ordered the imprisonment of nine staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in an intensifying crackdown a day after the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party were also jailed.

Turkish court jails nine staff of opposition daily


Saturday, 5 November, 2016 , 08:49 AFP An Istanbul court on Saturday remanded in custody ahead of trial nine staff from the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper, in an intensifying crackdown a day after the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party were also jailed.

Turkey jails Kurdish party leaders as attack kills nine


Saturday, 5 November, 2016 , 01:58 AFP Turkey on Friday jailed the two leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party and several other MPs, in an unprecedented crackdown as a bombing killed nine in the Kurdish-dominated southeast.