World news about “Kurdistan” published by euronews.
PKK peace plan The first Kurdish PKK members have arrived in Iraq, under a peace plan organised by the Turkish Government. It’s hoped the initiative will put an end to the… 14/05/2013
PKK fighters begin to withdraw from Turkey Kurdish militants have started to leave Turkey, as part of a peace process aimed at bringing an end to a three-decade insurgency that has left 40-thousand… 09/05/2013
Kurdish fighters leaving Turkey A historic pullout of Kurdish rebels from Turkey is under way. Six weeks ago, on 21 March, after 30 years of bloody conflict the leader of the Kurdish armed… 08/05/2013
Kurdish militants to begin withdrawal from Turkey in MayKurdish militants who have been fighting for autonomy in Turkey for decades have announced they will withdraw from the country in May. The Kurdistan Workers… 25/04/2013
Full transcript of Abdullah Ocalan’s ceasefire callSource and translation: BDP Press Office, Turkey Let all the oppressed have a free and happy Newroz! Greetings to all peoples of Middle East and Central… 22/03/2013
Ocalan to make an “historic appeal” from prison Jailed Kurdish separatist leader Abdullah Ocalan is to make what’s described as an “historic” appeal from his Turkish prison this Thursday. It has raised… 19/03/2013
Turkey reveals secret PKK talksThe Turkish government has officialised secret talks underway between it and Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdish armed separatist group, the… 07/01/2013
Soldier killed in attack on military bus in TurkeyA Turkish soldier has been killed and at least 11 people injured after a military bus was attacked in the western province of Izmir. It was targeted by… 09/08/2012
PKK attack in Turkey kills 8 soldiersAt least eight Turkish soldiers have been killed in an attack being blamed on Kurdish PKK fighters on the southeastern borders with Iraq and Iran. Local… 19/06/2012
Kurds halt oil exports to Iraq in row over late paymentsA row about late payments has led to the suspension of oil exports to Iraq from its autonomous Kurdish region. After a deal struck last year, the Kurds are… 02/04/2012
Kurdistan halts oil exports over pay disputeIraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region has stopped its oil exports accusing the central government of failing to pay. It’s the latest clash in a long-running… 02/04/2012
Turkey security battles PKK in mountainsSix policemen have been killed and 10 wounded as Turkish security forces carried out an operation against a group of militants from the Kurdistan Worker’s… 23/03/2012
Turkey: Deadly blast in mainly Kurdish cityOne person has been killed and 27 others wounded in an explosion in southeast Turkey. The blast apparently targeted a police car in the mostly Kurdish city of… 20/01/2012
Dozens of Turkish soldiers killed in series of attacksIn Turkey, security sources say Kurdish guerrillas from the PKK separatist group have attacked military posts in the Cukurca district in the south east of the… 19/10/2011
More teachers kidnapped in TurkeyOfficials in Turkey say three more teachers were kidnapped by Kurdish militants the PKK on Wednesday in the east of the country. The day before eight… 29/09/2011
Turkey launches further military attacks on PKK rebels in IraqAs the funeral ceremonies took place for Turkish soldiers killed by Kurdish PKK guerrillas, Turkey launched further heavy air and artillery assaults on… 18/08/2011
Turkey strikes back after ambush on militaryTurkey’s armed forces have struck back at scores of Kurdish guerrilla targets in northern Iraq just hours after nine Turkish security personnel were killed in… 18/08/2011
Turkey launches bombing raid after PKK attackTurkish war planes have responded to an alleged attack by PKK rebels with bombing raids on Kurdish targets in northern Iraq. The planes struck areas in… 18/08/2011
Danish trial against Kurdish TV station beginsA Kurdish-language television channel accused of supporting terrorism is being prosecuted in Denmark, after years of pressure from the Turkish government… 15/08/2011
13 Turkish soldiers killed in PKK clashesThirteen Turkish soldiers are reported killed and seven wounded in clashes with Kurdish rebels from the outlawed PKK. Local authorities say an ambush took… 14/07/2011
Uncertainty surrounds fate of LatifiThere have been developments in Iran in the case of Iranian student activist Habibollah Latifi, who was due to be executed in Sanandaj prison in north western… 25/12/2010
TAK claims responsibility for Istanbul bombingThe Kurdistan Freedom Hawks have released a statement on their website claiming responsibility for the suicide bombing in Istanbul last week. The group… 04/11/2010
Turkey and Germany to forge closer security tiesTurkey has asked Germany for help in its fight against Kurdish rebels. The request came as German interior minister Thomas de Maiziere met his counterpart… 24/09/2010
Minibus blast kills eight in TurkeyIn Turkey at least eight people have been killed in an explosion that ripped apart a minibus and left three people including a baby injured. All were… 16/09/2010
Ethnic tension flares in Turkey after police killingsThere has been fresh ethnic tension in Turkey, after Kurdish rebels were blamed for a gun attack in the south that left four police officers dead. The… 28/07/2010
Turkey looks to Iraq to help end Kurdish conflictThe leader of Iraq’s Kurdish population has promised to do what he can to stop Kurdish rebels attacking Turkey. Massoud Barzani and the Turkish Foreign… 04/06/2010
US Defence Secretary in Iraq for Kurdistan vote resultUS Defence Secretary Robert Gates has flown to Kurdistan, to congratulate the leader of the region’s governing coalition on winning the general and… 30/07/2009
High turn out in Iraqi Kurd pollIn Kurdish-run Northern Iraq a larger than expected voter turnout meant polling stations were kept open an hour later than scheduled in regional presidential… 26/07/2009
Kurds fight for freedomModern Kurdish history starts with their hopes of a separate autonomous state as the Ottoman Empire was dismantled at the end of the First World War. The… 25/07/2009
Turkish President in historic Iraq visitThe President of Turkey is visiting Baghdad – the first time a Turkish head of state has visited Iraq in more than 30 years. Abdullah Gul was greeted on… 23/03/2009
Turkish police battle with Kurdish protestorsIn Turkey, police have clashed with demonstrators as they marked the 10th anniversary of the capture of a Kurdish separatist leader. The crowd threw stones… 15/02/2009
Kurds call for liberation of PKK’s OcalanSeveral thousand Kurds gathered in Strasbourg on Saturday, calling for the liberation of the former leader of the PKK Kurdistan Workers’ Party, Abdulluh… 14/02/2009
Turkey again attacks PKK basesTurkish warplanes have attacked suspected rebel Kurds in northern Iraq for a second day. The airforce confirmed the raids, and said all its planes returned… 17/12/2008
