Kurdish people
PKK members identified with facial recognition
Two outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members who were brought to Turkey for hospital treatment were identified through the facial recognition system set up at the Turkey-Syria border.
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Nationalist leader says HDP violates constitution with support for PKK violence
Turkey’s nationalist opposition leader has attacked a key actor of the Kurdish political movement represented at Parliament, arguing that it violates the Constitution by provoking street violence
Syrian Kurds get arms from Iraq, but cannot send them to Kobane
Syrian Kurds have received a 'symbolic' amount of military aid from KRG that is meant for Kobane
Turkish fighter jets bomb PKK positions for first time since start of peace bid
Turkish fighter jets have bombarded positions of the PKK in Diyarbakır following militant attacks on military outposts in southeastern provinces, in a first since the start of the peace process
A warning from Ahmet Türk: Psychological damage assessment
Kurdish leader Ahmet Türk fears an emotional break, a disengagement of the Kurdish youth. He issued a strong warning the other day:
Barzani says Turkey sent arms to KRG, PYD members treated in Turkey
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) leader Masoud Barzani has said Turkey sent arms to the Kurdish government in northern Iraq but requested that this not be made public.
Kurdish woman leading Kobane battle against ISIL: Monitor
A Kurdish woman fighter is leading the battle against militants of the ISIL in the Syrian battleground town of Kobane, a monitoring group and activists said
20,000 Kurds protest against ISIL in Germany
Concern has grown in Berlin about a spillover of the tensions n Syria and Iraq to Germany after attacks to Kurds by Muslim groups last week
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Armed PKK militants back in Turkey, senior outlawed group leader says
The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) sends back some armed soldiers to Turkey, according to a senior leader
Control issues in Ankara
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu took a risky step when asking Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to use his influence over his followers to stop the violence
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