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Syria Kurds expected to declare federal system: officials


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 12:42 AFP Kurdish-led parties meeting in northern Syria on Wednesday are expected to declare a new federal system in areas under their control, two Kurdish officials said.

Erdogan urges end to pro-Kurdish MPs' immunity from prosecution


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 12:37 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called on parliament to "swiftly" end immunity from prosecution for pro-Kurdish lawmakers, accusing them of "inciting terrorism."

EU must stand firm on press freedom, Kurdish rights in Turkey: Merkel


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 12:34 AFP

Erdogan urges end to pro-Kurdish MPs' immunity from prosecution


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 12:03 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called on parliament to "swiftly" end the immunity from prosecution of pro-Kurdish lawmakers, accusing them of "inciting terrorism."

Erdogan urges parliament to strip pro-Kurdish MPs of immunity from prosecution


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 11:50 AFP

Turkish police hold eight pro-Kurdish lawyers in raid


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 11:20 AFP Turkish police detained eight lawyers on Wednesday as part of a crackdown on pro-Kurdish activists, their organisation said, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he wanted to widen the definition of "terrorism" to include academics, journalists and other opponents.

Turkey stability fears as Kurdish conflict threatens to escalate


Wednesday, 16 March, 2016 , 04:02 AFP Sunday's suicide car bombing in Ankara has raised fears of an escalation in Turkey's long-running Kurdish conflict, as the country grapples with the Islamic State threat while relying on a security system weakened by a political crackdown, analysts say.

Turkey says Ankara bomber linked to Syrian Kurdish rebels


Tuesday, 15 March, 2016 , 17:21 AFP Turkey on Tuesday said a female suicide bomber who killed 35 people in Ankara had links to a Syrian Kurdish militia, as security forces clashed with rebels in the restive southeast.

Turkey says Ankara bomber linked to Syrian Kurdish rebels


Tuesday, 15 March, 2016 , 15:38 AFP A female suicide car bomber who killed at least 35 people in Ankara had links to Syrian Kurdish rebels, Turkey's interior ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Turkey says Ankara bomber linked to Syrian Kurdish rebels: ministry


Tuesday, 15 March, 2016 , 15:18 AFP A female suicide car bomber who killed at least 35 people in Ankara had links to Syrian Kurdish rebels, the interior ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.