Abdullah Öcalan

A Hungarian court has sentenced a married couple to two years in prison over links to the YPG/PKK, local sources said on May 17.

A three-member criminal appeals court in Athens on Wednesday dropped charges against nine Turkish nationals, all ethnic Kurds, who had been accused of being members of a terrorist organization.

The suspects had been arrested and placed on pre-trial detention ahead of a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Greece in December 2017.

Germany on May 14 pledged to take stronger action against the activities of the illegal PKK organization as its supporters ramp up violence in the country.

A Turkish teacher who was imprisoned for her claim of innocent civilian deaths during military operations against the PKK has won her appeal to Turkey's highest court and has been released from prison.

Turkish security forces in April neutralized 180 YPG/PKK militants in domestic and cross-border operations.     

Turkish security forces have arrested a PKK militant in Istanbul, security sources said on May 1.

Turkish airstrikes on April 27 hit PKK targets in northern Iraq, according to the Defense Ministry.

A group of 50 PKK sympathizers invaded a building in London late April 24 where the offices of Turkish international news channel TRT World are located.

At least four PKK militants were brought to Turkey from northern Iraq after they were nabbed in an intelligence operation, security sources said on April 22.

Turkey on April 19 condemned the meeting between French President Emmanuel Macron and a delegation of the SDF, led by the Syrian branch of the PKK.