Turkish military kills 20 Kurdish rebels as fresh tensions rise
Citing the Turkish military, the Reuters reported that the PKK fighters had crossed into Turkey from northern Iraq and tried to attack the military bases.
Dec 03, 2016, 17:35 PM IST
Turkish jets destroy Kurdish rebel, ISIS targets
Ankara stepped up its fight against militants in Turkey and northern Syria with air strikes on Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast and IS extremists in northern Syria, security sources said on Sunday.
Sep 04, 2016, 22:38 PM IST
Bomb attacks targeting police, military in Turkey kill at least 14, wound 220 others
A string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey's security forces, killed at least 14 people and wounded more than 220 others, officials said today.
Aug 19, 2016, 00:31 AM IST
Two PKK bomb attacks kill seven in southeast Turkey
At least seven civilians were killed on Wednesday in two separate bomb attacks blamed on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in Turkey`s southeast, a regional security source said.
Aug 10, 2016, 22:41 PM IST
Five dead in Turkey bombing blamed on Kurdish rebels
Both bombings targeted Turkish police and have been blamed on Kurdish rebels waging a decades-long insurgency against the state.
Jun 09, 2016, 03:11 AM IST
Erdogan proposes to strip Kurdish rebel backers of citizenship
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today suggested that supporters of Kurdish rebels locked in conflict with government troops should be stripped of their Turkish citizenship.
Apr 05, 2016, 21:38 PM IST
Turkey`s Erdogan urges Europe to stop backing Kurdish rebels
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday called on European countries to stop supporting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers` Party (PKK) days after a bombing claimed by Kurdish rebels that killed 35 people.
Mar 18, 2016, 15:20 PM IST
45 PKK rebels killed in air strikes: Turkey's military
Turkey's military says at least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in the air strikes it conducted in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara.
Mar 15, 2016, 14:12 PM IST
Turkey points finger at Kurdish rebels over Ankara bombing
Turkey on Monday blamed Kurdish rebels for a suicide car bombing that killed 35 people in Ankara, the latest in a series of attacks that has heightened concerns about security in the country.
Mar 15, 2016, 00:49 AM IST
One of Ankara bombers believed to be woman with PKK links: Official
One of the suicide bombers who struck central Ankara at the weekend, killing 36 people, is believed to be a woman linked to Kurdish rebels, a Turkish official said on Monday.
Mar 14, 2016, 15:35 PM IST
Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish camps after Ankara bombing
Turkish warplanes pounded Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq Monday, the day after a suicide car bomb tore through downtown Ankara killing at least 36 people, in the third attack on the capital in five months.
Mar 14, 2016, 15:18 PM 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
Turkey tries to identify suicide bombers of peace rally
Thousands mourned the 95 victims of Turkey's deadliest attack in years as state inspectors tried today to identify who sent suicide bombers to a rally promoting peace with the country's Kurdish rebels.
Oct 12, 2015, 00:33 AM IST
Turkey blasts: Toll rises to 95; President says 'attack may have been carried out by two suicide bombers'
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan denounced what he called a "heinous attack" targeting "our unity and our country's peace".
Oct 11, 2015, 07:35 AM IST
Turkey twin blasts: At least 86 killed, 126 injured; PM says attack could be suicide bombings
At least 86 people were killed and 126 injured on Saturday when two explosions rocked Turkish capital Ankara ahead of a peace rally, the media reported.
Oct 10, 2015, 13:35 PM IST
Turkey kills 30 Kurdish rebels in cross-border raid: Erdogan
The Turkish military killed more than 30 Kurdish fighters overnight in a cross-border raid in northern Iraq where outlawed Kurdistan Workers` Party (PKK) militants are holed up, the president said Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2015, 16:24 PM IST
Ministers quit Turkey govt over 'logic of war' against Kurdish rebels
Two Kurdish ministers accused Turkey's government of promoting a "logic of war" as they quit the cabinet on Tuesday, two months after the resumption of fighting between the army and Kurdish rebels.
Sep 23, 2015, 02:22 AM IST
Turkish Army `kills at least 55` in new airstrikes on Kurdish rebels: Report
Turkish fighter jets carried out a new barrage of cross-border airstrikes this week against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, killing at least 55 rebels, state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.
Sep 19, 2015, 19:16 PM IST
