Kurdish–Turkish conflict
HDP, gov't in row over party office bombings in southern Turkey
Headquarters of the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) have been hit by twin bomb attacks in two southern Turkish provinces just weeks before the June 7 election, with the government and HDP officials engaging in a row over responsibility for the attack.
Turkish government condemns bombing, HDP urges it to 'be silent'
The May 18 bomb attacks on two local headquarters of the Kurdish problem-focused Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) in the southern provinces of Adana and Mersin have drawn condemnation from the government and the HDP, with the latter accusing the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
'Whoever wins Turkey's election must face Kurdish reality'
The dynamics of the Kurdish issue have changed so much that whoever wins the upcoming election will have to face a new Kurdish reality, according to prominent security expert Nihat Ali Özcan.
Man captured with rifles at Syrian border: Turkish General Staff
A man who was attempting to illegally cross into Turkey from Syria has been captured with two Kalashnikov rifles, the Turkish General Staff said May 16.
Turkish General Staff said in an online statement a Syrian man was captured along with two Kalashnikov rifles while attempting to infiltrate Turkey.
Campaigning in Kurdish not crime, Turkey's top court rules
The Turkish Constitutional Court has decided that the five-year sentence handed down to three local politicians who campaigned in Kurdish back in 2009 was unjust, ruling a retrial of the suspects.
Propagating in Kurdish not crime, Turkey's top court rules
The Turkish Constitutional Court has decided that the five-year sentence handed down to three local politicians who propagated in Kurdish back in 2009 was unjust, ruling a retrial of the suspects.
Turkish Airlines to fly to two new destinations in eastern Turkey
Turkish Airlines is set to commence flights to the country's first artificial island airport in the Black Sea region, along with the much-anticipated new airport in southeastern Turkey, thus increasing its total nationwide destinations to 46.
Domestically made Turkish helicopters join anti-terror operation
The Turkish General Staff announced it has begun using the first domestically made Turkish attack helicopters in a counter-terrorism operation for the very first time.
Two ATAK helicopters flew on April 25 to the southeastern province of Siirt to join the 3rd Commando Brigade, the General Staff said in an announcement posted on its official webpage on May 4.
Resentful HDP says ball now in government's court
The Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP), a key stakeholder in a government-led but stalled peace process, has asserted that the ball is now in the government?s court to take steps to find a resolution.
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Turkey's main opposition CHP vows to continue Kurdish peace bid with only HDP
The leader of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has vowed to continue the Kurdish peace process if elected in the June polls, but has stressed he will regard the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) as the sole interlocutor in the talks.