Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 , 19:43 AFP — An American man has been killed in Syria, the State Department said Wednesday, without confirming a report that he died fighting alongside Kurdish forces against the Islamic State group.

Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 , 14:48 AFP — More than 2,000 refugees crossed from Syria into Turkey on Wednesday, fleeing clashes pitting Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State (IS) group, a Turkish official said.

Wednesday, 10 June, 2015 , 11:47 AFP — Turkish authorities have detained 17 people over clashes between rival Kurdish groups that left four people dead and inflamed tensions in Turkey's main Kurdish city days after legislative elections, officials said Wednesday.

Tuesday, 9 June, 2015 , 19:53 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reeling from shock election results, on Tuesday accepted the resignation of the cabinet but asked the prime minister and his team to stay on until a new government is formed.

Tuesday, 9 June, 2015 , 19:45 AFP — Three people were killed Tuesday, including the leader of an Islamist charity, in clashes between rival Kurdish groups in Diyarbakir, the interior ministry said, adding to tensions in Turkey's largest Kurdish-populated city days after legislative elections.

Tuesday, 9 June, 2015 , 15:47 AFP — Four people were killed Tuesday, including the leader of an Islamist charity, in clashes between rival Kurdish groups in Diyarbakir, adding to tensions in Turkey's largest Kurdish-populated city days after legislative elections.

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Tuesday, 9 June, 2015 , 02:18 AFP — Turkey's Kurds are hoping the electoral success of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) will advance their standing in parliament and spur a stuttering peace process to end decades of violence in the southeast.

Monday, 8 June, 2015 , 01:48 AFP — With fireworks and gunshots, Turkey's Kurds celebrated their biggest-ever breakthrough in Turkish politics on Sunday, revelling in the blow dealt to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Sunday, 7 June, 2015 , 22:31 AFP — The leader of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtas has emerged as a potent force in national politics after guiding his party past Turkey's notoriously tough 10-percent threshold to win dozens of seats in legislative elections.