Five soldiers were wounded today in a landmine attack in the eastern Turkish province of Bitlis.
The landmines were reportedly activated by alleged members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) while an army vehicle was passing through. The explosion left five of the soldiers wounded, who were taken immediately to nearby hospitals. Read the rest of this entry »
Turkey’s EU minister has asked EU countries to tone down their criticism of recent operations against the Kurdish Communities Union (KCK).
While the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is on the EU’s list of terrorist organizations, the criticisms Europe has made on action taken toward the KCK, the alleged urban wing of the PKK, is not consistent with Europe’s approach to counter-terrorism, Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bağış said yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
Turkish Minister for European Union (EU) Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis said Tuesday that terrorist organization PKK was a threat to Turkey as well as Europe.
Speaking at the 67th meeting of Turkey-EU Joint Parliament Committee in Brussels, Bagis said that “Turkey was fighting against a terrorist organization (PKK) that pointed guns at innocent individuals for the past 30 years”. Read the rest of this entry »
The Syrian government has this week once again provided a training camp for the terrorist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) after a hiatus of 12 years, seen as a response to Turkey’s criticism of the Syrian regime for its brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests.
Turkey, once a close ally of the Syrian president, has gradually toughened its criticism of the Syrian regime for its brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests. Speaking to Britain’s Financial Times earlier this month, Turkish President Abdullah Gül warned Syria not to use the PKK against Turkey, indicating that he hopes the neighboring country does not make the same mistake it did in the past by hosting PKK terrorists. Read the rest of this entry »
A sergeant major died and a civilian officer was wounded in an armed attack by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Mardin’s Nusaybin district Monday.
Mardin Gov. Turhan Ayvaz said the armed attack happened while the sergeants were in a vehicle. Sgt. Oktay Aydoğan died and civil servant Rıfat Un was injured. Un was being treated in Nusaybin State Hospital.
Ayvaz said the Turkish armed forces had begun an operation in the region. Read the rest of this entry »
Turkish military launched an operation on a large group of militants in a rural area in the eastern province of Tunceli today.
Around 80 suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were located by Turkish security forces near the Aliboğazı area in Tunceli’s Hozat district earlier in the day.
Soldiers from the 51st Infantry Battalion and gendarmerie special forces from Hozat were dropped by helicopters to strategic points in the area, while Cobra gunships bombarded designated targets. Read the rest of this entry »
Turkish security forces foiled an attempted bombing blamed on Kurdish rebels on a vital oil pipeline in the southeast of the country on Sunday, local security sources said.
Three explosive charges weighing a total of 200 kilogrammes (440 pounds) were found along the pipeline carrying oil from Iraq and were later defused by bomb disposal experts. Read the rest of this entry »
PKK had the largest illicit drug network of Europe, Minister says.
Turkey’s EU Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagish has said that PKK was a terrorist organization and it also had the largest illicit drug network of Europe.
PKK is also a network of violence and blackmail, added Bagis who spoke to Haber A on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Turkey’s EU Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis has said that PKK was a terrorist organization and it also had the largest illicit drug network of Europe.
PKK is also a network of violence and blackmail, added Bagis who spoke to Haber A on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Turkish prime minister said on Tuesday that Europe was still condoning terrorist organization.
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there was a terrorist organization that was staging cruel attacks on security forces, taking civilians as target and massacring children, a pregnant woman and an unborn.
“Although we have proven with documents for many times, our European friends and European leaders are condoning terrorism and tolerating broadcasting networks and financial resources of the terrorist organization,” Erdogan told a conference in Ankara. Read the rest of this entry »
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