Eleven Turkish police killed in bombing blamed on PKK
The early morning blast almost completely destroyed the police headquarters in the southeastern town of Cizre, just north of the Syrian border and close to northwestern Iraq.
Aug 26, 2016, 14:55 PM IST
Eight police killed in southeast Turkey car bomb attack: Report
Turkey sees the Kurdish Democratic Union Party and its People`s Protection Units militia as terror groups bent on carving out an autonomous region in Syria.
Aug 26, 2016, 11:32 AM 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
Turkey rolls back curfew in mainly Kurdish town
Turkey is rolling back a 24-hour curfew imposed on the mainly Kurdish town of Cizre nearly three weeks after declaring the successful conclusion of military operations there.
Mar 02, 2016, 12:01 PM IST
Turkey to partly lift curfew in Kurdish town
The Turkish authorities Tuesday announced the partial lifting of a curfew in a town in the country`s Kurdish-dominated southeast.
Mar 02, 2016, 02:28 AM IST
70 killed in major anti-PKK operation in south-east Turkey
Seventy suspected members of the militant Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) have been killed in a vast operation against the group in the mainly Kurdish southeast over the past four days, the army said today.
Dec 19, 2015, 23:06 PM IST
62 Kurdish rebels killed in past 3 days in Turkey: Military
Turkey's security forces killed 62 Kurdish militants in three days of operations in two mainly-Kurdish towns near the border with Iraq, the military said on Friday.
Dec 19, 2015, 00:32 AM IST
Turkey imposes new curfew in Cizre: Governor
Turkish authorities on Sunday imposed a new curfew in the southeastern city of Cizre to arrest suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, just two days after lifting an identical order.
Sep 13, 2015, 22:10 PM IST
Turkey restores access to Cizre after week-long curfew lifted
Turkey on Saturday restored free access to the southeastern city of Cizre after lifting a week-long curfew that had raised fears of a humanitarian crisis, an AFP correspondent reported.
Sep 12, 2015, 14:13 PM IST
