Kurdistan Workers' Party

Turkey and the United States are expected to come together in July to discuss cooperation in the fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said, adding that Ankara is also in talks with Tehran on its ongoing anti-terror campaign in northern Iraq.

Turkey is in contact with Iran about conducting a military operation against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the northern Iraqi region of Kandil by the Iranian border, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşolu said on June 13. 

Turkish jets targeted shelters, hideouts, and weapons pits belonging to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as part of anti-terror operations in northern Iraq on June 7, the Turkish army said on June 8. 

Turkish security forces have killed the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militant who was among the attackers of a convoy carrying main opposition Republican People's Party (PKK) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu in 2016.

Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik on May 26 criticized German authorities for allowing a Turkish opposition party to hold a rally he said was organized by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), considered a terrorist organization by the Turkish government.

Two security guards were killed and three were wounded in an attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Hakkari on May 24, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported, citing the local governor's office.

A total of 21 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were "neutralized" during operations across Turkey over the past week, the Interior Ministry announced on May 21. 

A Turkish soldier was killed and another one injured when an explosive device planted by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) went off in eastern Turkey, the Turkish military said on May 20. 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's spokesperson İbrahim Kalın has denied any new peace process with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), after a chief presidential advisor suggested that such an initiative could be launched after the June 24 snap election. 

Turkish jets hit more than 10 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions as part of operations in northern Iraq, the Turkish army said on May 18.