A man carrying a knife and a toy gun broke into the Turkish embassy in Israel Tuesday and attempted to take a diplomat hostage before being overpowered by security, Turkey’s foreign ministry said.
The intruder, who identified himself as a Palestinian, climbed to the first storey of the mission in Tel Aviv, [...]
Terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) official Bozan Tekin announced a conditional cease-fire between the PKK and Turkish forces to last until Sept. 20, Reuters reported Aug. 13. The group said it has moved from the position of active defense that it has held since June 1 to a position of passive defense. It also said [...]
Turkey has decided to move its fight against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) beyond the Iraqi border and continue the fight in the field.
The most important leg of this plan relies on the support of Iran and Syria against the terrorist group. A senior government official who spoke to Today’s Zaman on condition [...]
The Turkish government is currently assessing a plan to create a special ground force exclusively dedicated to fighting Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants along the country’s southeastern border with Iraq, NTV reported July 14. Members of this special unit will receive advanced training, high compensation and will operate in conflict zones in southeastern Turkey (and [...]
Jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), a terrorist organization, leader Abdullah Ocalan said the group will continue its operations unless negotiations begin, warning that clashes might escalate in cities, ANF news agency reported July 9. Ocalan also reiterated his conditions for resolving the conflict: a bilateral cease-fire, the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission and constitutional [...]
The Turkish army has said that more professional units will be deployed to the border areas (particularly along the border with Iraq) to increase Turkey’s ability to fight against the Kurdish militant group the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), CNNTurk reported June 25. The announcement came a day after Turkey’s National Security Council convened to discuss [...]
A bus carrying Turkish soldiers was hit by a roadside bomb at approximately 6:45 a.m. local time June 22 in a western neighborhood of Istanbul. The blast killed five people, including three soldiers and the 17-year-old daughter of a soldier, who were inside the bus. The bus was likely carrying the soldiers to work from [...]
Police have detained around 60 people in operations in four provinces targeting separatists, a local official said.
Police raided the homes and offices of suspects in Istanbul, the southeastern provinces of Batman and Diyarbakır as well as the eastern province of Van and the eastern city of Iğdır, the governor’s office in Batman said in a [...]
Three people were arrested Friday after being taken into custody in the southeastern province of Hakkari.
The suspects were detained by police while protesting an attack against the former leader of the banned pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party, or DTP, Anatolia news agency reported.
Seven people had been detained during Tuesday’s protests although four were later released pending [...]
A security committee comprised Turkish, Iraqi and U.S. officials on Sunday agreed on an “action plan” to fight the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
The fifth meeting of the trilateral security committee between Turkey, Iraq and the U.S. was held Sunday in Istanbul, according to statement released Monday by the U.S. Embassy in Ankara.
The [...]
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