Kurdistan Workers' Party

Gendarmerie and special forces on May 30 launched an operation against members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its supporters, who have blocked roads since last week in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

Well, indeed, thank God there has been no bloodshed. However, the issue is growing; the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has mentioned a “come back.”

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister has paid homage to the “Saturday Mothers” while speaking about the demonstration by the mothers of children who have allegedly been abducted by outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants.

Turkey’s main opposition leader has asked how the government can take an illegal organization as a counterpart when asked about children allegedly abducted by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

A Turkish soldier was taken by suspected members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on May 27, security sources have said.

A masked group set up a roadblock on the highway linking the districts of Lice and Hani in Diyarbakır, checking the identity cards of drivers.

Tension grows between the AKP and the opposition over the PM’s ‘orders’ to bring back children who have reportedly been kidnapped by the PKK

Some 17,000 people representing a wide variety of backgrounds have filed individual appeals to the top court of Turkey since individual access to the top court became effective as of Sept. 24, 2012.

PM Erdoğan says the HDP should take role in getting back kidnapped children from the outlawed PKK or the government will launch alternative plans to the ongoing peace process Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has delivered an ultimatum-like statement to the pro-Kurdish party represented at Parliament, saying it should work for the release of a group of children abducted by the outlaw

The clashes that had erupted between members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and security forces in southeastern province of Diyarbakır have ended after a two day skirmish.

The attack began when the PKK blocked a main road in the region.