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Turkey strikes 17 PKK targets in southeast: army


Tuesday, 11 August, 2015 , 08:02 AFP Turkish war planes overnight carried out a new wave of air strikes against targets of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the country's southeast, the army said Tuesday.

Long taboo, Kurdish culture sees renaissance in Syria


Tuesday, 11 August, 2015 , 03:10 AFP Driving through parts of northeastern Syria, Vian Khouzy points proudly to dozens of new road signs printed in Kurdish. "It's a dream come true," he says.

Militants kill six Turkey forces, attack US consulate


Monday, 10 August, 2015 , 19:37 AFP Turkey was on Monday hit by a slew of deadly attacks, with six members of the security forces killed and the US consulate in Istanbul targeted in a shooting.

Key events in three weeks of Turkish unrest


Monday, 10 August, 2015 , 16:21 AFP Six members of the Turkish security forces were killed and the US consulate in Istanbul hit by a gun attack in a day of violence Monday blamed on Kurdish and Marxist radicals as Ankara pressed on with its air campaign against militants.

Turkish Marxist group claims US consulate attack


Monday, 10 August, 2015 , 15:05 AFP An outlawed radical Turkish Marxist group on Monday claimed responsibility for a gun attack on the US consulate in Istanbul, the latest strike by the secretive organisation.

Marxist group DHKP-C claims US consulate attack


Monday, 10 August, 2015 , 12:34 AFP An outlawed radical Turkish Marxist group on Monday claimed responsibility for a gun attack on the US consulate in Istanbul.

Six Turkish forces killed, US consulate attacked as violence rages


Monday, 10 August, 2015 , 11:48 AFP Six members of the Turkish security forces were killed and the US consulate in Istanbul hit by a gun attack in a day of violence Monday blamed on Kurdish and Marxist radicals as the government pressed on its air campaign against militants.

Turkey blames Marxist group DHKP-C for US consulate attack: official


Monday, 10 August, 2015 , 10:46 AFP The Turkish government on Monday blamed a radical Marxist group for a gun attack on the US consulate in Istanbul, an official told AFP.

Four Turkish police killed by roadside bomb in southeast: reports


Monday, 10 August, 2015 , 09:18 AFP Four Turkish police officers were killed on Monday in a roadside bomb attack in the southeast blamed on Kurdish militants, local media reported.

Attacks on police station, US consulate shake Istanbul


Monday, 10 August, 2015 , 07:22 AFP Turkey's largest city Istanbul was Monday shaken by twin attacks on the US consulate and a police station as tensions spiral amid the government's air campaign against Kurdish militants.