The Latest Breaking News from PKK

Election authority reverses ejection of Kurdish winner of mayoral race in city of Van in eastern Turkey.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to end the threat posed by Kurdish rebel group the PKK, which has been fighting Turkey for decades. As Turkey prepares to launch a major military operation against the organisation in Iraq, it is looking to other governments in the region for support.

More than 90 percent of Iraq’s government revenue comes from oil, leaving the country hostage to global prices.

A high-ranking Turkish delegation held talks in Baghdad on Thursday, discussing key security and energy issues ahead of an expected visit by Turkey's president, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.

Turkey refutes allegations of abuses in northern Syria following Human Rights Watch report. Denies responsibility for war crimes against Kurdish residents.

Sweden’s sizeable Kurdish population sees signs of rising repression after Turkey demanded action as price of Nato admission

Turkey ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, bringing the Nordic nation closer to joining the military alliance. Hungary remains the only ally yet to ratify.

Attacks extend a surge in violence across Turkey’s southern border, as regional spillover of war in Gaza continues.

Hundreds of northeast Syrian villages and towns have lost power, with water supplies also affected, after Turkish strikes pounded electricity stations and infrastructure, the region's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration said Monday.

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Twelve Turkish soldiers were recently killed during fighting with banned Kurdistan Workers Party in northern Iraq.