(AFP) ANKARA — The United States will maintain its support of Turkey in the fight against Kurdish rebels, visiting US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Friday.“In my discussions here in Ankara, I made very clear that the United States would...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish police on Tuesday detained some 40 people, including journalists, as part of a growing investigation into a Kurdish group that prosecutors accuse of links to Kurdish rebels, the country’s state-run television said. The...
ISTANBUL—Turkish police on Tuesday arrested 26 journalists in a sweep a media-rights organization said was aimed at sympathizers of the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party, or PKK, heightening criticism of the country’s record on press freedom.If the...
A book entitled "Abdullah Öcalan With My Reminiscences", written by Gülseren Aksoy and published by Abdulrrezak Güngör, director of Çetin Publishing House, was confiscated by justice in 2005. The Criminal Court N°14 has been...
Kurdish-Syrian Soldier Refuses to Kill Protesters, FleesRudawDiyar said that prior to his arrest, his experience in the military was harsh and that Kurds faced suspicion and discrimination. Since anti-government protests broke out in March, there have reports that...
Survey: Majority of Iraqi Kurds Against Crossborder OperationsRudawPhoto CPT.org AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands — A survey by the Christian Peacemaker Teams, an international non-profit organization, found the vast majority of Iraqi Kurds polled believe Iran and...
