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Top Turkish directors denounce film censorship in festival row


Monday, 13 April, 2015 , 13:26 AFP Dozens of Turkish filmmakers, including Cannes Palme d'Or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan, said Monday they would boycott the Istanbul Film Festival over "censorship" after it pulled a documentary on Kurdish rebels following intervention by Turkish authorities.

Syria Kurds gain ground in IS bastion: monitor


Sunday, 12 April, 2015 , 16:56 AFP Kurdish militia made headway on Sunday into Syria's northern Raqa province, where the extremist Islamic State group has set up its de facto capital, Kurdish officials and a monitor said.

Film on PKK fighters pulled from Istanbul festival


Sunday, 12 April, 2015 , 14:31 AFP A documentary film on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters has been pulled from the Istanbul Film Festival at the last minute following an intervention by the Turkish culture ministry, organisers and producers said Sunday.

Turkey, Kurds swap accusations after deadly clashes


Sunday, 12 April, 2015 , 12:26 AFP Turkey's government and Kurdish militants on Sunday exchanged angry accusations after the most serious clashes this year that threaten to undermine a fragile peace process.

Turkish army says five Kurdish rebels killed in clashes


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 20:41 AFP Five rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were killed and four Turkish soldiers wounded in a day of clashes Saturday, the army said, in a blow to a fragile peace process to end a decades-long insurgency.

Turkish army says five PKK rebels killed in clashes


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 19:56 AFP The Turkish army said on Saturday it had killed five rebels from Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in a day of clashes in the Agri region in the southeast of the country.

Turkish army, PKK rebels clash in blow to peace process


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 17:12 AFP Turkish troops were engaged in clashes on Saturday with over two dozen rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that left four soldiers wounded and dealt a blow to a fragile peace process.

Turkish army, PKK rebels clash in blow to peace process


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 14:43 AFP Turkish troops were engaged in clashes on Saturday with over two dozen rebels from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) that left four soldiers wounded and dealt a blow to the peace process.

35 dead as Syria forces repel IS attack on airport: monitor


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 11:54 AFP Pro-government forces repelled an attack on a key Syrian military airport by Islamic State group affiliated militants, losing 20 fighters but killing almost as many jihadists, a monitor said Saturday.

Turkish army, Kurdish militants clash in southeast


Saturday, 11 April, 2015 , 11:41 AFP Four Turkish troops were wounded Saturday in clashes with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in a blow to the peace process seeking to end decades of separatist violence.