World news about “PKK” 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
Clashes in Turkey ahead of PKK pullout Pro-Kurdish protesters have thrown petrol bombs and firecrackers at police in the Turkish district of Cizre. It came just hours before an agreed pullout of… 08/05/2013
Kurdish militants announce pullout Kurdish PKK militants who have fought for autonomy in Turkey for decades will begin withdrawing within two weeks. Kurdistan Workers Party commander Murat… 25/04/2013
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
Turkey: PKK peace process raises constitutional change questions The people of Turkey are digesting the historic statement from jailed rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, who called for a PKK ceasefire on March 21. The… 22/03/2013
Cautious optimism greets PKK ceasefire Political groups in Istanbul of all colours have been reacting to the call by rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish PKK fighters to lay down their… 22/03/2013
The road ahead for Turkey and the PKK In all its years of clashes with the Kurds, Turkey has finally decided that political efforts may be more effective than its military advantage. The Turkish… 21/03/2013
Turks sceptical about Ocalan’s call for PKK peace Amid springtime celebrations in Istanbul, Turks reacted to the call by rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan for Kurdish PKK fighters to lay down their arms. The… 21/03/2013
Ocalan’s farewell to arms brings Turks hope for peace Jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan has called for a ceasefire, telling PKK fighters to lay down their arms and leave Turkey. An estimated quarter… 21/03/2013
Turkish-Kurdish spring initiative A coffin heading for burial, containing the body of a Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) member… and then the funeral exploded into pandemonium in Cizre… 21/03/2013
Turkey: Jailed PKK leader Ocalan urges his fighters to lay down arms The jailed leader of Turkey’s Kurdish armed separatist group, the PKK, has told his fighters to lay down their weapons and continue their cause by democratic… 21/03/2013
PKK leader to call for peace with Turkish government Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed leader of armed Kurdish rebel group the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), is to make a “historic call” for peace with the Turkish… 21/03/2013
Turkey: PKK hostage release could signal lasting peace Turkish Kurd militants freed eight hostages they had held in the mountains of northern Iraq for more than a year. It is felt this could be the first big… 14/03/2013
Kurdish killings: where will the trail lead The apparent premeditation behind the killing of three Kurdish activists in Paris has caused many to ponder on the motives behind the murders. One thing is… 10/01/2013
Protesters and police clash at rally in TurkeyViolence flared in southern Turkey when riot police clashed with a group of protesters demonstrating in support of the Kurdish community in Syria… 04/02/2013
PKK ‘to cease hostilities’ in February, says Turkish paperA report in the mainstream Turkish newspaper Hurriyet claims Kurdish militants are ready to stop hostilities next month under a fledgling peace… 29/01/2013
Thousands greet plane of dead Kurdish activistsThousands gathered at an airport in Turkey to pay tribute to three Kurdish activists killed in Paris. The women, who worked for the separatist PKK, were… 17/01/2013
Tributes paid to murdered Kurdish activistsA memorial ceremony has taken place in Turkey to commemorate three Kurdish activists killed in Paris last week. The three women were shot after attending a… 15/01/2013
Kurdish protests escalate in ParisThousands of people are out on the streets in France today protesting against the killing of three Kurdish activists earlier this week in Paris. An enquiry… 12/01/2013
Outpouring of grief as Kurds in Paris mourn activist deathsHundreds flocked to the Kurdish Information Centre in the French capital to mourn the deaths of three activists, including Sakine Cansiz the co-founder of the… 11/01/2013
Queries and theories after Paris killing of Kurdish activistAlthough France and Turkey are officially condemning the killing of three Kurdish activists in Paris, there are additional comments and questions from both… 11/01/2013
Kurdish deaths: the PKK’s Paris connectionKurdish activists have suggested the Turkish state was responsible for the women’s murders. A senior member of the ruling party in Turkey has blamed… 10/01/2013
Murders spark Kurdish protests in DiyarbakirAs reports of the murder of three Kurdish women in Paris became public, protesters took to the streets of the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, home to one of… 10/01/2013
France and Turkey condemn killings of Kurdish activistsFrance and Turkey have condemned the killing of three female Kurdish activists in Paris. Kurds turned out in anger after the women’s bodies were found… 10/01/2013
Three Kurdish activists shot dead in ParisThree Kurdish women have been killed at the Kurdish Information Centre in Paris. All three were shot in the head. One of the victims, Sakine Cansiz, is a… 10/01/2013
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
Kurds clash with Turkish policeHundreds of Kurds have clashed with police in Diyarbakir province in south-east Turkey during a funeral for two PKK members. Violence broke out when police… 03/12/2012
Turkey to hold talks with Kurdish militantsTurkey’s Justice Minister, Sadullah Ergin, has announced he is to hold talks with Kurdish militants, raising hopes of an end to a decades-old conflict. It… 19/11/2012
Kurds clash with Turkish police at PKK funeralRiot police and Kurdish protesters have clashed in southeastern Turkey during a funeral for a PKK militant killed in a shootout with the army. As the… 03/11/2012
Alleged PKK members attack schools in TurkeySuspected members of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party have stepped up their campaign of attacking schools in Turkey’s southeast. On Monday, militants… 23/10/2012
How much more will violence escalate in Turkey?Turkey is suffering from escalating violence. Each week dozens of security force personnel are being killed and sent home in coffins, further deteriorating… 27/09/2012
Seven die in attack on Turkey military truckSix soldiers and one civilian have been killed in an attack on a military truck in eastern Turkey. Another vehicle packed with explosives is said to have… 25/09/2012
Ten dead in attack on Turkish army convoyKurdish militants killed ten soldiers and wounded more than 60 others in an attack on a Turkish army convoy on Tuesday. Security sources quoted by the… 18/09/2012
PKK suspected in deadly attack on Turkish policeAt least eight Turkish police officers were killed when their bus was blown up by a roadside bomb. Nine of their colleagues were wounded in the blast, which… 16/09/2012
Death toll rises to 30 in Turkey border clashesAt least 30 people are now known to have died in clashes between Turkish security forces and separatist Kurdish rebels last night. Ten Turkish soldiers and… 03/09/2012
Turkish soldiers killed in PKK clashesClashes with Kurdish militants have left nine Turkish security officials, and at least 20 militants dead. The fighting happened near the southern Turkish… 03/09/2012
Doubts over authorship of Gaziantep car bombOn a day when four more Turkish soldiers died in the mainly Kurdish south-east, falling victim to remote-controlled roadside bombs, the prime minister and… 23/08/2012
Fatal blast in Turkish city near Syrian borderAt least eight people are reported killed and sixty wounded in a car bomb attack in southeastern Turkey, not far from the Syrian border. A bus was among… 20/08/2012
Upsurge in PKK violence as anniversary nearsKurds fought with Turkish police on Tuesday in the southeast province of Hakkari. The clashes took place on the eve of the 28th anniversary of the start of… 14/08/2012
Kurdish militants seize Turkish MPKurdish militants are said to have kidnapped a Turkish opposition politician one day after the country’s prime minister warned their activities were on the… 13/08/2012
Turkish troops and Kurdish rebels killed in border clashesClashes between Kurdish rebels and the Turkish military near Turkey’s Iraqi border have left 22 people dead, according to reports quoting the area’s… 05/08/2012
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
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: Ex-PKK leader commemoration ends in clashesTurkish police have clashed with people marking the 13th anniversary of the detention of a PKK rebel group leader. Abdullah Ocalan founded and headed up… 15/02/2012
Clashes erupt in Turkey over deadly air strikesTurkey’s deadly air strikes sparked disturbances in the country’s restive mainly Kurdish southeast. As youths and police clashed, Kurdish activists… 30/12/2011
Turkey: Thousands attend funeral after air strike mistakeThousands have gathered on a hillside near the south-east village of Uldudere on the Turkish border with Iraq, to mourn the 35 smugglers killed by Turkish… 30/12/2011
Turkey vows no cover-up over civilian air strike deathsThe Turkish government has promised no cover-up in an investigation into the deaths of 35 civilians, killed by warplanes after being mistaken for Kurdish… 30/12/2011
Kurdish anger at northern Iraq military blunderPolice in Turkey fired tear gas and water cannon at pro-Kurdish demonstrators after they took to the streets following an apparent military… 30/12/2011
