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Kurds in Turkey's Diyarbakir fear return to 'dark years'


Friday, 31 July, 2015 , 03:26 AFP With Turkish air force F-16s thundering in the night sky and tanks rolling through the streets, many Kurds in Turkey fear a return to war after a devastating bombing left a ceasefire in tatters.

Turkey probes Kurdish leader, ramps up air strikes against PKK


Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 17:25 AFP Turkish prosecutors on Thursday opened a criminal probe against the leader of the main pro-Kurdish party, as Ankara stepped up its controversial air campaign against separatist Kurdish rebels.

30 Turkish warplanes in new strikes against PKK in northern Iraq: reports


Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 16:30 AFP Thirty Turkish war planes on Thursday carried out a new wave of bombings against targets of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, the NTV and CNN-Turk channels reported.

Turkish prosecutors open probe against Kurdish leader Demirtas


Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 16:05 AFP Turkish prosecutors on Thursday opened a probe against the leader of Turkey's main Kurdish party over bloody October 2014 protests, the official Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkish prosecutors open probe against Kurdish leader Demirtas


Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 15:37 AFP Turkish prosecutors on Thursday opened a probe against the leader of Turkey's main Kurdish party over bloody October 2014 protests, the official Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkish prosecutors open probe against Kurdish leader Demirtas: reports


Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 15:25 AFP

18 dead in IS attack on Kurd-held Syria town: monitor


Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 15:03 AFP At least 18 people were killed Thursday when Islamic State group jihadists attacked a town in northern Syria recently captured by Kurdish forces, a monitor said.

Kurdish party chief dismisses Turkey anti-IS raids as a 'show'


Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 15:01 AFP The co-leader of Turkey's main Kurdish party on Thursday dismissed air strikes and police raids by Ankara against Islamic State (IS) jihadists as a "show", saying their real target was Kurdish militants.

In Iraq bastions, PKK braces for new war with Turkey


Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 14:58 AFP Pointing to a crater left by one of scores of Turkish air strikes in Iraq's Kurdistan region, a PKK rebel official said that "Turkey has declared war against us".

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party in plea not to write-off peace process


Thursday, 30 July, 2015 , 11:36 AFP The co-chair of Turkey's main Kurdish party on Thursday said the peace process between Turkey and Kurdish militants is "in deep crisis" due to the military offensive by Ankara against the separatist rebels.