
Kurdish rebels’ leader Abdullah Ocalan, who is now jailed in Turkey, has called for a truce after 30 years of war. Abdullah Ocalan also urged his fighters to withdraw from Turkey, in a message read out to cheers during Kurdish New Year celebrations in the city of Diyarbakir. The Turkish government cautiously welcomed the call, [...]

Seventeen soldiers have been killed in a helicopter crash in Siirt province, southeast Turkey, officials have said. The helicopter went down due to bad weather conditions in the Siirt province, according to local officials and state media. Siirt Governor Ahmet Aydin also said the victims were members of Turkish special forces. The Turkish military is [...]

At least 19 people have died in southeast Turkey after Kurdish rebels launched an attack on a Turkish border post, according to local media. Rebels fired rocket launchers on an army post in Hakkari province just after midnight, NTV in Turkey said. Turkish military jets are pursuing them and bombing their escape routes, NTV said. [...]