Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)

Turkey calls for ouster of US envoy for anti-IS coalition

The United States sees the YPG as the most effective force on the ground in the fight against Islamic State militants

May 18, 2017, 17:13 PM IST

Three killed, 40 wounded in PKK car bomb attack in eastern Turkey

Three people were killed and 40 more wounded today in a car bomb attack in Turkey's eastern city of Van carried out by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, a local official said.

Aug 18, 2016, 09:34 AM IST

'Kurdish militant bomb attack kills three Turkish police officers'

 Kurdish militants detonated a roadside bomb in southeast Turkey overnight, killing three police officers in an armoured vehicle while a rocket attack knocked out power in part of the region`s main city, security sources said on Monday.

Jan 18, 2016, 15:36 PM IST

Turkey kills 54 Kurdish militants in major crackdown

Turkish security forces have killed 54 Kurdish militants during a major operation to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels from two urban centres, official media said on Friday.

Dec 18, 2015, 15:26 PM IST