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Kurds rally for peace in Turkey, rebels extend truce
Aug 31, 2009 20:00 EDT
Tens of thousands of Kurds rallied here Tuesday urging Turkey to grant them greater rights and reach a peace deal with Kurdish rebels, as the militants announced the extension of a ceasefire.
Four soldiers killed in blast in eastern Turkey
Aug 30, 2009 14:19 EDT
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Four Turkish soldiers were killed on Sunday in the eastern province of Hakkari after a device planted in a military operating area exploded, security sources said.
Turkey displays military pomp amid Kurdish debate
Aug 29, 2009 20:00 EDT
Turkey's military flexed its muscle with parades and flypasts on Sunday to mark Victory Day amid intense debate on a government plan to peacefully end a 25-year bloody Kurdish insurgency.
Turkey works on plan regarding Kurdish conflict
Jul 29, 2009 08:30 EDT
Turkey ready to grant more rights to Kurds to end the Kurdish conflict. Turkey's government said Wednesday it is prepared to grant more rights to the nation's Kurds in an effort to end the 25-year insurgency by Kurdish rebels.
Kurdish rebels extend truce, thousands march for peace
Jul 14, 2009 20:00 EDT
Separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey said Wednesday they would extend a four-month truce, as thousands of Kurds marched in their main city of Diyarbakir to call for peace.
Bomb kills 4, injures 9 in southeast Turkey
Jul 06, 2009 06:26 EDT
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Four workers were killed and nine were injured when a roadside bomb destroyed the vehicle in which they were traveling in southeastern Turkey, the provincial governor of the region said Monday.
10 Kurdish rebels killed in strike in Iraq: report
May 05, 2009 20:00 EDT
Ten Kurdish rebels were killed in a Turkish air strike last week targeting Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in northern Iraq, the Anatolia news agency reported on Wednesday.
Turkish wedding party slaughter leaves 44 dead
May 04, 2009 20:00 EDT
Masked assailants armed with machine guns stormed a wedding party in a Kurdish village, killing 44 people -- most of them women and children -- in the bloodiest massacre linked to a clan feud in Turkey, officials and locals said on Tuesday.
44 killed in massacre at Turkish wedding party
May 04, 2009 20:00 EDT
Hundreds of people wept and prayed at the entrance to the remote Kurdish village of Bilge on Tuesday after masked men with machine guns mowed down 44 people at a wedding party.
Ruling party leads local elections in Turkey
Mar 29, 2009 17:52 EDT
Turkish Ruling party leads vote in local elections; 6 killed in election violence. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Islamic-oriented party emerged as the leading party in Turkey's local elections Sunday but, with three-quarters of the votes counted, saw a slide in its support compared with a landslide victory two years ago.
Turkey's ruling party loses votes in elections
Mar 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Turkey's Islamist-rooted ruling party led rivals by a large margin but appeared to lose some base support in local elections Sunday marked by deadly violence.
Turkey's ruling party loses votes in elections
Mar 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Turkey's Islamist-rooted ruling party led rivals by a large margin but appeared to lose some base support in local elections Sunday marked by deadly violence.
Turkey's ruling party leads in local elections
Mar 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Turkey's Islamist-rooted ruling party appeared headed for victory Sunday in local elections marred by violence, but which many see as a test of popularity for a party that narrowly escaped being banned last year.
Violence mars local elections in Turkey
Mar 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Turks voted Sunday in local elections marred by deadly violence in a poll seen as a test of popularity for the Islamist-rooted ruling party, which narrowly escaped being banned last year.
Election violence in Turkey kills four
Mar 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Four people died and 52 others were injured Sunday in election-related violence in Turkey as the country held local polls, security sources and media reports said.
Turks cast ballots in local elections
Mar 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Turks went to polls on Sunday in local elections seen as a test of popularity for the Islamist-rooted ruling party which is battling a severe economic downturn after narrowly escaping being banned last year.
Turkish local elections will test Erdogan party
Mar 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
Turks began voting Sunday in local elections seen as electoral test of the ruling Islamist-rooted party that most observers think it will pass with ease.
Turkish local election will test Erdogan standing
Mar 28, 2009 20:00 EDT
More than 48 million Turks can vote in local elections Sunday, an electoral test of the ruling Islamist-rooted party that most observers think it will pass with ease.
Thousands celebrate flashpoint Kurdish holiday in Turkey
Mar 20, 2009 20:00 EDT
Thousands of Kurds celebrated Newroz, their New Year, here on Saturday, as police enforced tight security measures for the holiday, often mired in violence and bloodshed.
