Tag: #Kurdish
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US Seeks to Defuse Row with Turkey over ‘Kurdish Terrorists’
The US seeks to defuse the row with Turkey over ‘Kurdish Terrorists’.
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Turkey hits out at European ‘arrogance’ over Syria
Ankara, Oct 13 (AFP/APP):Turkey on Tuesday slammed what it called “arrogant” EU calls for Ankara to withdraw from Syria, accusing the bloc of “double standards.” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu rebuked his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde who reiterated the European Union’s position urging Turkey to withdraw from Syria. “To use the word ‘urge’ is arrogant and…
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Turkey to arrest 82 including mayor over pro-Kurdish protests
Ankara, Sept 25 (AFP/APP):Turkish authorities on Friday issued arrest warrants for 82 people, including a mayor, over pro-Kurdish protests six years ago, officials and local media said. The warrants relate to October 2014 protests in Turkey sparked by the seizure by Islamic State (IS) jihadists of the mainly Kurdish Syrian town of Kobane. Police were…
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Turkish human rights lawyer dies after hunger strike
30th August: Ebru Timtik, a Turkish human rights lawyer who was serving terrorism sentenced in Istanbul, died after a seven-month-long hunger strike. According to reports, the strike was launched in hopes to draw attention to an unfair trial, however, on the 238th day of this strike, Timtik passed away at an Istanbul hospital on Thursday.…
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17 killed by car bomb in Turkey-controlled region of Syria: Ankara
Istanbul, Nov 26 (AFP/APP): A car bomb killed at least 17 people and wounded 20 others in the Turkish-controlled region of northern Syria on Tuesday, Turkey’s defence ministry said. The attack took place in the Tal Halaf village west of the city of Ras al-Ayn, which is now controlled by the Turkish military after its…
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Pro-Kurdish mayor arrested in Turkey
Istanbul, Nov 8 (AFP/APP): A mayor from Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party was arrested on Friday, accused of membership in a “terrorist organisation”, according to state news agency Anadolu. Azim Yacan, mayor of Ipekyolu in the province of Van in southeast Turkey, was arrested along with his deputy, and charged with “terrorist propaganda” and membership in…
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At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syrian border town
Tal Abyad, Syria, Nov 2 (AFP/APP): A car bomb killed at least 13 people in a town in northeast Syria Saturday, as thousands of people in the wider region protested. The bombing ripped through Tal Abyad, one of several once Kurdish-controlled towns. The blast came despite a truce last week to halt the assault that…
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Turkey begins joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria
Derbasiyeh, Syria, Nov 1 (AFP/APP): Turkey started joint patrols with Russia in northern Syria Friday to verify whether Kurdish forces have withdrawn from a key border zone in compliance with a deal reached between the two governments. The patrols, which began just before noon (1000 GMT), follow an agreement they signed in the Black Sea…
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Turkey closely monitoring YPG/PKK withdrawal in N. Syria
ANKARA, Oct 22 (XINHUA/APP): Turkey has been closely monitoring the withdrawal of the YPG/PKK terrorists from the planned safe zone in northern Syria, a Defense Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday, hours before an end to the pause period for Turkey’s cross-border operation. So far 136 vehicles have left the region since Thursday when Turkey and…
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Turkey’s gamble on Syria pays off
A US-brokered cease fire in Syria is a victory for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan