Kurds

A Swedish court on Thursday found a Turkish citizen guilty of "attempted terrorist financing" for the pro-Kurdish PKK, a first in the Scandinavian country seeking Ankara's approval to join NATO. Issued…

The Swedish government decided Monday to extradite a Turkish citizen resident in Sweden who had been convicted in 2013 of drug crime in Turkey.  Issued on: 12/06/2023 - 17:41Modified: 12/06/2023 - 17:45…

Last Updated: June 05, 2023, 01:50 ISTTo address his concerns, Sweden passed a new law that criminalises participation in a terrorist organisation. (Representative image/Reuters)Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has so far blocked…

From our special correspondent in Diyarbakir, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s alliance with Huda-Par, a hardline Kurdish Islamist party with a shadowy past, for the 2023 vote sparked howls of condemnations. It…

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been reelected in a runoff that experts say is the latest trend in the rise of illiberal democracies. The Kurdish heartland of Diyarbakir has been there before,…

Nationalism has been one of the major themes of the Turkish presidential elections, with both President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu using its rhetoric as both sides draw on nationalist…

Issued on: 23/05/2023 - 11:08 A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Tuesday killed three Yazidi fighters affiliated with the rebel Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK),…

Issued on: 22/05/2023 - 16:55 The third-placed contender in the Turkish presidential elections on Monday formally endorsed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the…

Issued on: 12/05/2023 - 16:23 From our special correspondents in Iskenderun, Turkey – With just two days to go ahead of Turkey’s high-stakes presidential and…

From our special correspondent in Turkey – As Turkey prepares to go to the polls on May 14 to choose between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Turkey’s 15 to 20 million Kurdish…