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Truck bomb kills 18 in Turkey


Sunday, 9 October, 2016 , 13:13 AFP Eighteen people were killed Sunday when a van packed with five tonnes of explosives blew up in Turkey's restive southeast in an attack blamed on Kurdish militants, the prime minister said.

Turkey car bomb toll doubles to 18 dead: PM


Sunday, 9 October, 2016 , 12:21 AFP A total of 18 people were killed in a car bomb in southeastern Turkey on Sunday, among them eight civilians, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.

Nine Turkish soldiers killed in car bombing


Sunday, 9 October, 2016 , 11:25 AFP Nine Turkish soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded on Sunday in a car bomb attack in the restive southeast which was blamed on Kurdish militants, state media reported.

Eight Turkish soldiers killed in car bombing: report


Sunday, 9 October, 2016 , 09:41 AFP Eight Turkish soldiers were killed in a car bomb attack on a security post on Sunday blamed on Kurdish militants in the restive southeast, local media reported, quoting the armed forces.

Kurdish group close to PKK claim Istanbul bombing: website


Friday, 7 October, 2016 , 16:27 AFP A radical Kurdish group with ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility on Friday for a motorbike bombing near an Istanbul police station.

Turkey police detain suspected PKK militant over attack: report


Friday, 7 October, 2016 , 07:14 AFP Turkish police have detained a suspected militant from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) who is believed to have perpetrated a motorbike bombing near an Istanbul police station, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Friday.

Turkey forces Kurdish TV channel off air in Europe


Wednesday, 5 October, 2016 , 20:07 AFP European satellite TV operator Eutelsat said Wednesday it had taken Kurdish broadcaster Med-Nuce TV off air at the request of Turkish authorities, in a move condemned as an extension of Ankara's media crackdown beyond Turkey's borders.

Hundreds protest in Istanbul after raid on pro-Kurdish channel


Tuesday, 4 October, 2016 , 18:55 AFP Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Istanbul late Tuesday to denounce the raid earlier on a prominent pro-Kurdish television channel, shut down under the controversial state of emergency.

Defiant to last, Turkey channel shut down live on air


Tuesday, 4 October, 2016 , 14:31 AFP When the police finally came, the staff of IMC TV in Istanbul were ready.

Turkey police shut down pro-Kurdish channel live on air


Tuesday, 4 October, 2016 , 10:42 AFP Turkish police on Tuesday raided the Istanbul headquarters of prominent pro-Kurdish television channel IMC TV, cutting all its transmissions while it was live on air.