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Turkey investigates TV show over 'Kurdish terror propaganda'


Monday, 11 January, 2016 , 15:48 AFP Turkish prosecutors on Monday opened a criminal probe into a popular television talk show on suspicion it broadcast "terrorist propaganda" when a caller from southeast Turkey raised alarm over the human cost of the relentless military crackdown on Kurdish rebels.

Iraq Turkmens alarmed by Kurdish trench


Monday, 11 January, 2016 , 10:58 AFP Iraqi Turkmen leaders on Monday accused the country's Kurds of exploiting the war on jihadists to dig a trench that would strengthen their grip on expanded territory.

Turkey opens terror probe over TV caller's pro-Kurdish comments


Monday, 11 January, 2016 , 10:38 AFP Turkish prosecutors on Monday opened a criminal investigation into accusations a popular television talk show broadcast "terrorist propaganda" when a caller from the southeast raised alarm over the human cost of the relentless military crackdown on Kurdish rebels.

Iraq Turkmens alarmed by Kurdish trench


Monday, 11 January, 2016 , 10:12 AFP Iraqi Turkmen leaders on Monday accused the country's Kurds of exploiting the war on jihadists to dig a trench that would strengthen their grip on expanded territory.

Turkish forces kill 32 Kurdish rebels in southeast


Sunday, 10 January, 2016 , 17:25 AFP Turkish security forces killed 32 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants over the weekend in fighting between the authorities and rebels in the country's east and southeast regions, the army and media reports said.

Thousands of Kurds protest in Paris over women's murders


Saturday, 9 January, 2016 , 16:48 AFP Thousands of Kurds from across Europe marched through Paris on Saturday calling for justice on the third anniversary of the killing of three female Kurdish rebels in the French capital.

Turkish forces kill 18 Kurdish rebels: army


Saturday, 9 January, 2016 , 16:38 AFP Turkish security forces killed 18 militants from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as they battled the rebels in curfew-hit towns in the country's troubled southeast, the army said Saturday.

Thousands of Kurds protest in Paris over women's murders


Saturday, 9 January, 2016 , 15:45 AFP Thousands of Kurds from across Europe marched through Paris on Saturday calling for justice on the third anniversary of the killing of three female Kurdish rebels in the French capital.

Iraq denies Erdogan claim of IS attack near Mosul


Saturday, 9 January, 2016 , 09:56 AFP Iraq on Saturday denied claims made by Ankara that its soldiers on a controversial base near the northern city of Mosul killed 18 jihadists after coming under attack.

Turkish police raid offices of Kurdish party in Istanbul


Friday, 8 January, 2016 , 16:36 AFP Turkish police on Friday raided the offices of the main pro-Kurdish party in central Istanbul, making arrests and seizing documents.