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Turkey Retaliates Against Kurdish Militants Following Ankara Blast

Turkey launched airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in northern Iraq on Sunday just hours after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing in Ankara. In a statement, the Turkish Defense Ministry said its warplanes destroyed twenty PKK...

A Gift to Erdogan? Greece Evicts Dozens of Kurds from Lavrio Shelter

Police in Greece removed more than 50 Kurds from a building in the town of Lavrio, southeast of Athens, which Turkey has claimed was a cover for Kurdish militants. The police in a statement said they had transferred 26 men,...

Greece Will Reportedly Shut Down Kurdish Camp East of Athens

Greece will shut down a Kurdish camp at the town of Lavrion, south-east of Athens, according to reports in the local media. The camp has been criticized by Turkey which claims that members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),...

Kurds Demanding Freedom for Ocalan Disrupt European Parliament

A group of Kurds demanding freedom for jailed Kurdish politician Abdullah Ocalan interrupted the plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Ocalan is the founder of Kurdistan’s Workers Party (PKK), who has been detained for more than...

Effigy of Erdogan Hung in Sweden

An effigy of Erdogan, hung in Stockholm on Wednesday, has caused diplomatic problems for Sweden. The country, which has bid to join NATO, now faces the possibility of having their application denied if Turkey refuses to grant their approval. The...

Turkish Airstrikes in Syria Jeopardize War Against ISIS, US Says

The rising intensity of Turkish airstrikes on targets in Syria has jeopardized operations against ISIS, according to US officials. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are mostly bolstered by units from the Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG), have said they...

Turkey Bombs Towns in Northern Syria After Istanbul Blast

Turkey bombed towns in northern Syria on Saturday after Ankara blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) for last Sunday’s deadly bombing in central Istanbul. Airstrikes hit several towns, including the city of Kobane, Kurdish-led forces and a Britain-based monitoring group...

The Nationalist Turk Who Discovered His Greek Roots

Ibrahim Yaylali was a nationalist Turk who discovered his Greek roots and made a 180-degree turn, becoming an activist for human rights

Greece Refutes Turkey’s Claims it Hosts Anti-Turkish Terrorists

Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement refuting baseless claims of Turkey.

Secretary of State Blinken Blames PKK for Deaths of Turkish Hostages

In a quick turnaround of diplomacy, the new US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, acknowledged late on Monday that the Kurdish separatist group PKK was indeed responsible for the recent killings of 13 Turkish nationals in a cave in...