Sunday, 6 September, 2015 , 19:08 AFP — Several Turkish soldiers were killed on Sunday in a major attack in southeastern Hakkari province suspected to have been carried out by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, reports said.

Sunday, 6 September, 2015 , 13:43 AFP — A Dutch journalist based in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast was detained Sunday while reporting from the region where the military is waging a relentless campaign against Kurdish rebels.

Sunday, 6 September, 2015 , 10:07 AFP — A Dutch journalist based in Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast said Sunday she had been detained while covering the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) -- the second time she was arrested by Turkish authorities.

Sunday, 6 September, 2015 , 08:07 AFP — Two Turkish police were killed on Sunday in an attack in the country's southeast blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), security sources told AFP.

Thursday, 3 September, 2015 , 07:44 AFP — Four Turkish police were killed Thursday in a bomb attack on their vehicle in the country's southeast blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), sources told AFP.

Wednesday, 2 September, 2015 , 15:34 AFP — The leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democracy Party in Turkey said Wednesday it was "impossible" to hold snap polls in November because of the surge in violence between security forces and Kurdish rebels.

Wednesday, 2 September, 2015 , 14:48 AFP — Turkey has transferred two British journalists and their Iraqi translator who were arrested this week on terror charges to a jail in the southern city of Adana, their employer and legal sources said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 2 September, 2015 , 11:32 AFP — Turkey has transferred two British journalists and their Iraqi translator who were arrested this week on terror charges to a new jail in the southern city of Adana, legal sources said Wednesday.

Tuesday, 1 September, 2015 , 21:45 AFP — Turkish police on Tuesday used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse protestors in central Istanbul, detaining over a dozen people, an AFP photographer said.

Tuesday, 1 September, 2015 , 14:48 AFP — The Turkish government played no role in the arrest of two British journalists and their Iraqi translator in the southeast of the country and is "not pleased" they are being held, a senior official said Tuesday.