Kurdistan Workers' Party

Three soldiers were wounded on May 31 during clashes with a group of protesters who blocked the road between the southeastern province of Diyarbakır and Bingöl.

Gendarmerie forces cracked down on the demonstrators in the Lice district of Diyarbakır, where the tension has been high since last week’s clashes with security forces and some groups, Anadolu Agency reported.

Four of 11 suspects who were sent to court after anti-terror raids on May 26 in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı neighborhood were arrested late May 29 on charges of “committing crimes on behalf of a terrorist organization.”

Turkish security forces have removed roadblocks that were installed by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) in a rural area of Diyarbakır to protest the construction of police stations.

The uncertainty about the kids reportedly abducted by the PKK adds to the political tensions.

Gendarmerie and special forces on May 30 launched an operation against members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its supporters, who have blocked roads since last week in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

Well, indeed, thank God there has been no bloodshed. However, the issue is growing; the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has mentioned a “come back.”

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister has paid homage to the “Saturday Mothers” while speaking about the demonstration by the mothers of children who have allegedly been abducted by outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants.

Turkey’s main opposition leader has asked how the government can take an illegal organization as a counterpart when asked about children allegedly abducted by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

A Turkish soldier was taken by suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on May 27, security sources have said.

A masked group set up a roadblock on the highway linking the districts of Lice and Hani in Diyarbakır, checking the identity cards of drivers.

Tension grows between the AKP and the opposition over the PM’s ‘orders’ to bring back children who have reportedly been kidnapped by the PKK

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