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Turkey discusses anti-PKK fight with Iraqi officials
Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has said he met with senior Iraqi and Iraqi-Kurdish officials to discuss Turkey's ongoing fight against the PKK terrorist organization, which had been using the Iraqi territories since the late 1980s.
İYİ Party leader says Türkkan’s action unacceptable, but appreciates apology
İYİ (Good) Party lawmaker Lütfi Türkkan has made a mistake by swearing at a protestor, the party leader, Meral Akşener, has said, but noted that he apologized for the incident.
İYİ Party lawmaker resigns over public reaction for swearing at protester
İYİ (Good) Party Group Deputy Chair Lütfü Türkkan on Nov. 6 resigned from his post at the party after he was accused of swearing at a protester in eastern province of Bingöl.
Video footage posted on social media showed Türkkan swearing at a relative of a person killed by the terror group PKK protesting İYİ Party leader Meral Akşener.
Turkish parliament ratifies motion on Iraq, Syria
The Turkish parliament on Oct. 26 passed a motion that extends authorization for the government's troop deployment in Iraq and Syria for another two years.
The motion underlined that the developments in the regions adjacent to Turkey's southern land borders and the risks and threats posed by the ongoing environment of conflict increasingly continue.
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2 terrorists 'neutralized' in southeastern Turkey
Two terrorists were neutralized in southeastern Turkey, the country's interior minister said early on Oct. 24.
The terrorists "infiltrating" the border of Çukurca district of southeastern Hakkari province were "captured dead" in a land operation backed by an armed UAV of gendarmerie forces and close air support, Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Twitter.
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Turkey’s presidency submits motion on Iraq, Syria
The Turkish presidency on Oct. 20 submitted a motion to parliament to extend the state's authority to launch cross-border military operations in northern Iraq and Syria for one more year.
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Turkish security forces seize PKK's ammunition cache
Turkish security forces seized weapons, explosives and ammunition in an operation against the PKK terrorist organization, local authorities said on Oct. 6.
The ammunition cache was seized Tuesday by the local gendarmerie forces and soldiers in the countryside of the southeastern Hakkari province, said a statement by the governor's office.
Pro-Kurdish Party Urges Opposition to Unite Against Turkey’s Erdogan
Peoples' Democratic Party supporters at a rally in Geneva, April 2021. Photo: EPA-EFE/SALVATORE DI NOLFI
"Regardless of whether the presidential candidate is affiliated with the HDP or not, we believe that we need to discuss principles and methods rather than the names of potential candidates," the HDP declaration said.
As two NATO countries, Turkey, US should be in very different position: Erdoğan
As two NATO countries, Turkey and the U.S. should be in a very different position, the Turkish president said on Sept. 24.
Turkey neutralizes 18,500 PKK terrorists since 2015: Defense minister
Turkey has "neutralized" 18,502 members of the PKK terrorist organization since July 24, 2015, and 1,976 have been "neutralized" since the beginning of this year, the country's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Sept. 17.