Turkey`s Erdogan accuses West of `supporting terror, coup plotters`
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blames the coup plot on the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
Aug 02, 2016, 18:20 PM IST
Turkey kills 35 militants after they try to storm base: Officials
Turkey's military killed 35 militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party after they attempted to storm a base in the southeastern Hakkari province early on Saturday, military officials said.
Jul 30, 2016, 13:24 PM IST
Erdogan back in Ankara as thousands hit by Turkey purge
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was Wednesday to chair a crunch security meeting in Ankara for the first time since the failed coup, with tens of thousands either detained or sacked from their jobs in a widening purge.
Jul 20, 2016, 13:46 PM IST
Kurdish militant bomb attacks on Turkish army outpost kill six
Two bomb attacks by Kurdish militants ripped through a military outpost and an army vehicle in southeast Turkey on Sunday, killing six members of the armed forces, the military said, showing no let-up in a conflict which flared a year ago.
Jul 10, 2016, 20:47 PM IST
One killed in PKK car bomb in Turkey's southeast
One person was killed and 16 others wounded in a car bomb attack against the Turkish security forces Thursday in the southeast of the country carried out by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), officials said.
Jun 24, 2016, 04:54 AM IST
'Several dead in blast in Turkey's Kurdish majority southeast'
The blast struck the majority Kurdish city "while PKK militants loaded explosives onto a stolen truck.
May 13, 2016, 03:32 AM IST
Turkey submits draft proposal to strip MPs of immunity - AKP officials
The Turkish government submitted a draft proposal to parliament on Tuesday that would strip lawmakers of immunity from prosecution, ruling AK Party officials said, a move seen as largely targeting a pro-Kurdish party.
Apr 13, 2016, 00:10 AM IST
Turkey detains 'perpetrator of Diyarbakir car bombing': Report
Turkish authorities Saturday detained the suspected perpetrator of a car bomb attack in its main Kurdish-majority city that killed seven police, as a new bombing hit the troubled southeast.
Apr 02, 2016, 16:47 PM IST
Car bomb attack kills two police, wounds 35 in southeast Turkey
A car bomb and rocket attack by Kurdish militants killed two police officers and wounded 35 people in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Friday, security sources told Reuters.
Mar 04, 2016, 13:43 PM IST
Residents return to devastated Turkey town as curfew lifted
Residents of Cizre in southeastern Turkey began returning home Wednesday after authorities partially lifted a curfew in place since December for a controversial operation against Kurdish rebels whi
Mar 02, 2016, 23:18 PM IST
Turkish air strikes hit PKK camps in northern Iraq after Ankara bomb kills 28
A suicide car bomb attack targeting military buses killed 28 soldiers and civilians in Ankara.
Feb 18, 2016, 15:31 PM IST
Turkish paper identifies Ankara car bomb attacker as Syrian national
The bomber, identified as Salih Necar, was thought to have entered Turkey with refugees from Syria.
Feb 18, 2016, 13:24 PM IST
Suspected PKK militants attack Turkey pro-govt dailies
Suspected militants from the Kurdistan Workers` Party (PKK) attacked the offices of two strongly pro-government Turkish newspapers, throwing Molotov cocktails and opening fire on their editorial headquarters, reports said Thursday.
Feb 11, 2016, 16:58 PM IST
Turkish soldiers clash with Kurdish militants crossing from Syria
One Turkish soldier was killed and another wounded when security forces clashed with Kurdish militants crossing over from Syria, the army said on Wednesday, hours after Ankara summoned the US ambassador over Washington`s support for Syrian Kurds.
Feb 10, 2016, 17:19 PM IST
Kurdish militants kill three Turkish security force members: Army, media
Kurdish militants killed two Turkish soldiers and one police officer, Turkey`s military and state-run media said on Wednesday, with the rebels in one incident trying to cross the border into Turkey from neighbouring Syria.
Feb 10, 2016, 12:44 PM IST
Militant group sidelined as Turkey unveils plan to end Kurdish unrest
Turkey all but ruled out direct talks with Kurdish militants to end one of the worst periods of bloodshed in a three-decade insurgency on Friday, saying the government would instead bring what it called civil society groups to the table.
Feb 05, 2016, 20:46 PM IST
Kurdish militant bomb attack kills three Turkish police officers
The mainly Kurdish southeast has been rocked by daily violence.
Jan 18, 2016, 12:53 PM IST
Five killed, 39 wounded in PKK bomb attack in southeast Turkey
Five people were killed and 39 wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack by Kurdish militants on a police station and adjacent housing for officers in southeastern Turkey, the provincial governorate said.
Jan 14, 2016, 11:19 AM IST
22 wounded in PKK attack on police in southeast Turkey
At least 22 people were wounded today in a bomb attack by Kurdish rebels on a police station in Turkey's troubled southeast, reports said.
Jan 14, 2016, 08:36 AM IST
Turkish forces kill 32 Kurdish militants as conflict escalates: Sources
Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey`s mainly Kurdish southeast at the weekend, army and security sources said on Sunday, escalating the conflict in the region.
Jan 11, 2016, 02:14 AM IST
