Turkey arrests 110 people over alleged PKK links ahead of crunch elections
FRANCE 24’s Jasper Mortimer reports from Ankara. Source :
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Erdogan’s political fate may be determined by Turkey’s Kurds
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories....
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Thousands march in Paris in memory of 2013 murder of Kurdish activists
Issued on: 07/01/2023 – 16:04 Thousands of demonstrators marched in central Paris on Saturday to pay tribute to three Kurdish activists murdered a decade ago....
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The Kurds, a nation without a state: A century-long fight for rights and autonomy
In this special edition of Middle East Matters, we focus on the Kurds. Spread across four nations, they are the world’s largest stateless ethnic group. Indigenous...
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The Kurds are the ‘ideal scapegoat for both Turkey and Iran’
Issued on: 23/11/2022 – 19:56 Turkey began a fresh offensive against Kurdish groups in Syria on Sunday amid a concurrent air campaign against Iraqi Kurdistan launched...
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Turkish drone hits Syrian Kurdish base used by US-led coalition, says Kurds
Issued on: 22/11/2022 – 14:01 A base in northeastern Syria used jointly by Kurdish forces and the US-led coalition was hit in a Turkish drone...
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Dozens killed in Turkish air strikes against Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq
Issued on: 20/11/2022 – 16:21 Turkey announced on Sunday it had carried out air strikes against the bases of outlawed Kurdish militants across northern Syria...
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Istanbul blast: PKK denies involvement after Turkey points finger
Issued on: 16/11/2022 – 14:27Modified: 16/11/2022 – 14:28 Turkey says it plans to pursue targets in northern Syria following the blast that killed six people and injured...
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Iraqi PM slams Turkey after Kurdistan strike kills 9 civilians
Issued on: 20/07/2022 – 19:35 Nine civilians, including at least two children, were killed in a park in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region Wednesday by artillery...