Kurdistan Workers' Party

Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister and Government Speaker Bekir Bozhdag described the telephone conversation between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump as a "turning point" for the tensions between the two countries, reports 24 chasa. 

Turkish forces killed at least 14 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in southeastern Diyarbakır province, Governor’s Office said in a statement on Nov. 18. 

At least 16 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were killed in counter-terrorism operations in northern Iraq and southeastern Turkey on Sept. 27, according to a statement issued by the Turkish General Staff.

A court has ruled that Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed co-chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), will be considered to be using his "right to remain silent" if he continues to refuse to testify through the voice and video informatics system (SEGBİS).

The Syrian government is open to negotiations with Kurds over their demand for autonomy within Syria's borders, the foreign minister has said, striking a conciliatory tone as military tensions worsen between the sides in eastern Syria.

An air operation was conducted against the Zap and Avasin regions in northern Iraq targeting arms and ammunition depots and weapon emplacements of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Sept. 26, the Turkish military has stated.

Outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants killed three migrants on Sept. 25 and injured seven others, one critically, in the eastern province of Ağrı, according to a military source. 

Attackers opened fire on a minibus carrying migrants who had entered Turkey via an illegal route in Ağrı's Doğubayazıt district, according to the source.

Turkey and Iraq will launch a joint military exercise on the Turkish-Iraqi border on Sept. 26 following an independence referendum in northern Iraq, the Turkish military said late on Sept. 25.   
    
Turkey started its military manoeuvers in the southeastern district of Silopi on Sept. 18, a week ahead of the referendum on independence in northern Iraq.        

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has proven to be both a lifesaver and a troublemaker for German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

One person was killed while five others were wounded in an attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Syrian migrants in the Şemdinli district of the southeastern province of Hakkari on Sept. 25.