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Peace process with Kurds cannot continue amid attacks: Erdogan


Tuesday, 28 July, 2015 , 09:09 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Ankara could not continue the peace process with the Kurds amid continuing attacks against Turkish targets.

Turkey's Erdogan vows no 'step back' in fight against terror


Tuesday, 28 July, 2015 , 08:40 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday vowed that Turkey's operations against Kurdish militants and Islamic State jihadists would continue "with determination."

Blast suspends transport of gas on Iran-Turkey pipeline: minister


Tuesday, 28 July, 2015 , 05:17 AFP An explosion overnight on Monday suspended the transport of gas along a pipeline connecting Turkey and Iran in the eastern Turkish province of Agri, Ankara's energy minister said.

Australian charged with trying to join Kurds in Iraq


Tuesday, 28 July, 2015 , 03:44 AFP A Melbourne man has been charged with attempting to leave for Iraq to fight with Kurdish forces against the Islamic State group, just weeks after another Australian was killed during a similar venture.

Paramilitary police commander killed in eastern Turkey: hospital source


Monday, 27 July, 2015 , 20:42 AFP Gunmen in a predominantly Kurdish part of eastern Turkey shot dead a paramilitary police commander late on Monday, a hospital source said.

Turkey vows to press ahead with strikes on Kurdish militants


Monday, 27 July, 2015 , 18:12 AFP Turkey on Monday said it would press ahead with military operations against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) until the group disarmed.

Turkey vows to press ahead with strikes against Kurdish militants


Monday, 27 July, 2015 , 17:50 AFP

Iraq Shiite chief sees no change in Turkey stance on IS


Monday, 27 July, 2015 , 16:52 AFP Hadi al-Ameri, a top leader of Iraq's powerful Shiite paramilitaries, argued Monday there was no evidence Turkey had changed its position on the Islamic State jihadist group.

PKK 'never respected' peace process: Turkey


Monday, 27 July, 2015 , 15:50 AFP Turkey's foreign minister said Monday that Kurdish rebels "never respected" the peace process with Ankara, with a ceasefire now in tatters after a series of attacks and cross-border offensives.

Turkey could 'tip Syria balance' as Kurdish villages shelled


Monday, 27 July, 2015 , 12:54 AFP Turkish tanks shelled Kurdish-held villages in northern Syria, rebels and activists said Monday, as Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warned that a military campaign by Ankara could "change the balance" in the region.