Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has vowed to “wipe out” Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters from their mountain strongholds after 16 soldiers were killed in a rebel attack. “These terrorists must be wiped out from the mountains; whatever happens they must be wiped out,” he said in televised comments in[…]
With the recent outbreak of the violence and fighting between Turkey and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey’s famed Kurdish peace process has entered uncharted waters. PKK began their fight for independence in the late 1970s and have been struggling for greater autonomy and recognition of Kurdish rights within[…]
The German foreign ministry has warned about possible attacks on Istanbul’s underground rail network and bus stops in the wake of Turkey’s assault on Kurdish armed groups in northern Iraq. “There could be increased attack activity by the PKK,” the foreign ministry said in a statement on its website on[…]
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) won the most votes in Sunday’s election but has lost its parliamentary majority and will need to form a coalition. The results will put a damper on the party’s push to move the country from a parliamentary into a presidential system and could[…]
WhatsApp us 