Monday, 6 April, 2015 , 13:12 AFP —

Monday, 6 April, 2015 , 10:53 AFP — The co-chair of Turkey's main Kurdish party has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of wanting to set up "a constitutional dictatorship", vowing his movement will strongly oppose moves to impose one-man rule.

Thursday, 26 March, 2015 , 16:10 AFP — A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced a man to 13 years and nine months in prison for climbing up a flagpole and lowering the Turkish flag last year in the Kurdish-majority southeast, local media reported.

Wednesday, 25 March, 2015 , 17:59 AFP — The Turkish military Wednesday responded with artillery fire to attacks launched by Kurdish rebels, raising concerns over the fragility of a peace process to end a decades-long insurgency.

Wednesday, 25 March, 2015 , 16:35 AFP — The Turkish military said it had responded with artillery fire Wednesday to attacks launched by Kurdish rebels against army positions in the Kurdish-majority southeast near the Iraqi border.

Wednesday, 25 March, 2015 , 15:25 AFP — Lawmakers exchanged blows in the Iraqi Kurdish parliament during a debate Wednesday on extending the mandate of the autonomous region's president, Massud Barzani, an official said.

Tuesday, 24 March, 2015 , 17:18 AFP — A French court on Tuesday sentenced two Kurds to five years in prison and seven others to lesser terms in an extortion case linked to the Kurdish armed group PKK.

Tuesday, 24 March, 2015 , 13:55 AFP — Turkish security forces have launched an operation against Kurdish rebel hideouts and shelters in southeastern Anatolia, the military said on Tuesday.

Monday, 23 March, 2015 , 18:47 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dug in his heels Monday in what appears to be a widening rift with his own government over the Kurdish peace process.

Monday, 23 March, 2015 , 17:33 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dug in his heels Monday in what appears to be a widening rift with his own government over the Kurdish peace process.