Kurds: one stateless people across four countries
ARBIL, Iraq: The Kurds, a non-Arab ethnic group, number between 25 and 35 million people… Read More
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Erdogan conveys Turkey’s unease over US support for Kurdish militants
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday told U.S. Secretary of Defence James Mattis that… Read More
7 years ago
Turkey slams Kurdish decision to fly flag in Kirkuk
ISTANBUL: Turkey on Wednesday voiced its opposition to a vote in the disputed oil-rich Iraqi… Read More
8 years ago
Ten wounded in Istanbul bombing near police station
ISTANBUL: At least 10 people were wounded Thursday when a bomb concealed in a motorbike… Read More
8 years ago
Turkey wants to join US-led operation against Islamic State in Raqqa: Erdogan
ISTANBUL: Turkey wants to join the United States in a military operation to push Islamic… Read More
8 years ago
Iraqi forces ready by ‘early October’ for Mosul assault, says top US officer
WASHINGTON: Iraqi security forces will be ready by next month for an assault on the… Read More
8 years ago
Turkey ramps up Syria offensive with deadly bombings
ISTANBUL: Dozens of people were killed in Turkish bombardments in Syria on Sunday as Ankara ramped… Read More
8 years ago
Car bomb kills 11 at police headquarters in Turkey
ANKARA/KARKAMIS, TURKEY: A car bomb at a police headquarters in Turkey's largely Kurdish southeast killed… Read More
8 years ago
Turkey launches artillery strikes on IS, Kurdish PYD in north Syria: TV
DAMASCUS: Turkish armed forces on Monday launched artillery strikes on separate targets of Islamic State… Read More
8 years ago
Timeline: Major bomb attacks in Turkey
ISTANBUL: At least 41 people died in a triple suicide bombing at Istanbul's international airport on… Read More
9 years ago
Car bomb hits Turkey police station in Kurdish region
ANKARA: A car bomb ripped through a police station on Wednesday in Turkey's mainly Kurdish… Read More
9 years ago
Syria army thrusts into Islamic State bastion as Kurds advance from north
BEIRUT: Russian-backed Syrian troops pushed into the Islamic State group's bastion province Raqa Saturday, threatening… Read More
9 years ago
Turkish Nobel laureate says Erdogan’s insult charges aimed at silencing dissent
ISTANBUL: Nobel prize-winning author Orhan Pamuk has said that Turkey is using the charge of… Read More
9 years ago
Second car bomb in a month kills 34 in Turkish capital, Ankara
A car bomb tore through a crowded transport hub in the Turkish capital, Ankara, on… Read More
9 years ago
Kurds’ advance in Syria divides U.S. and Turkey as Russia bombs
ISTANBUL: The rapid advance of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, taking advantage of Russian… Read More
9 years ago
Turkey vows ‘harsh reaction’ if Kurds try to take Syrian town
KIEV/ISTANBUL: Turkey will not allow the northern Syrian town of Azaz to fall into the… Read More
9 years ago
Turks accuse Adele of ‘stealing’ Kurdish song
ISTANBUL: British pop star Adele has been accused of plagiarism by Turkish music lovers, who… Read More
9 years ago
Tortured by Islamic State, rescued before execution: freed hostages recount ordeal
The last thing that came to Saad Khalaf Ali's mind as his Islamic State interrogators… Read More
9 years ago
Roadside bomb kills 2 soldiers in Turkey – sources
DIYARBAKIR: Two Turkish soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle in the… Read More
9 years ago
Two British journalists detained in southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR: Turkish anti-terrorist police have detained two British journalists from Vice News for reporting from… Read More
9 years ago