Kurdistan Workers' Party

Turkish Chief of General Staff Gen. Hulusi Akar met his U.S. counterpart Joseph Dunford on the sidelines of the annual meeting of NATO's Military Committee in the Albanian capital of Tirana. 

Turkey lashed out at Belgium on Sept. 15, accusing it of being a "weak link" in the fight against terrorism after a Belgian court ruled that an outlawed Kurdish group could not be prosecuted for terrorist activities.

Israel supports the creation of a Kurdish state. This was announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the background of a referendum in Iraq about Kurdish independence, which the authorities in Baghdad oppose, Reuters reported.

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has confidence in party leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's vow to "finish the terror issue in four years," CHP spokesperson Bülent Tezcan said, amid criticism from President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over Kılıçdaroğlu's words.

More than 1,800 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants were "neutralized" by security forces over the last nine months, the Turkish General Staff has said in a statement. 

The Turkish military has denied allegations that armed drones used during operations against outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the country's southeast killed civilians on Aug. 31.

The Israeli authorities on Sept. 11 issued severe travel warnings urging Israeli travelers to avoid places where they would be prime targets for jihadist militants, including Turkey and much of the Middle East, The Times of Israel has reported.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Sept. 12 fined Turkey a total of 115,000 euros over an armed incident in 2007 which involved Turkish soldiers killing one man and injuring another in the eastern province of Tunceli.

Germany has put all major arms exports to Turkey on hold, stepping up the ongoing dispute between the two countries. 

The decision prompted a swift reaction from Ankara, with Turkey's EU Minister Ömer Çelik telling reporters on Sept. 12 that it weakens Ankara's fight against terrorism and makes Europe more vulnerable.

On his way back from Kazakhstan on Sept. 10, Turkish President Tayyip Erdoğan told reporters on board his plane that his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump would be a good opportunity to cover all the issues between them.