Turkey

Turkish minister: “Objective in Syria is to prevent the establishment of a Kurdish administration”

In a rare admission of Ankara's objective in north Syria, the Turkish Minister of Family…

Ex-intelligence chief says Turkish officials killed 18 for money in ’90s

JİTEM, the Gendarmerie Intelligence and Anti-terror Unit, has been accused of involvement in the torture,…

When Kurdish youth drop everything and join the PKK, what do they find that keeps them in the group? I Fréderike Geerdink

The cavern serves as a fully functioning barracks, clean and relatively warm, with colorful plastic…

“Gas mask” campaign for Kurdish fighters: Resistance Network in Switzerland calls for support

The Resistance Network (Die Widerstandsvernetzung), a network founded in Switzerland that promotes political cooperation in…

Arson attack on HDP Izmir Provincial Building kills a party member

Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) tweeted that the Izmir provincial building was raided and set on…

We have pain and tears: Nine years after massacre, Roboski families yearn for justice

Neşe İdil / Duvar English On Dec. 28, 2011, residents of a village bordering Iraq…

Former Kurdish MP Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison

A Turkish court in the southeastern Kurdish city of Diyarbakir sentenced a former member of…

Police arrest citizen for insulting mafia boss

The citizen, whose name was revealed to be Hakim Ekeli, was arrested by police in…

Kurdish PKK leader tells ‘Post’ of ‘peaceful struggle’ against Turkey

By HADEEL OUEIS, JONATHAN SPYER Murat Karayilan, 56, is one of the senior leaders of the PKK,…

Syrian Kurd Sets Himself on Fire Outside UN Refugee Agency in Geneva

A Syrian Kurdish man in his 30s set himself on fire outside the United Nations…