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Kurdish rebel leader sees Turkey pullout by August: media

August 24, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan is proposing to withdraw his fighters from Turkey by August if Ankara pushes through reforms under a draft plan to end...

Kurdish rebel leader warns of disaster if no Turkey peace

August 24, 2021 at 4:50 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Emerging briefly from solitary confinement in his island prison near Istanbul, Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan said Turkey could become as troubled as Syria or Iraq if...

Drogba impresses but Galatasaray held by Schalke

August 24, 2021 at 4:40 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Didier Drogba impressed on his Champions League debut for Galatasaray but the Turkish side were held to a 1-1 draw by Schalke 04 after an entertaining last...

High hopes for Drogba and Sneijder at Galatasaray

August 24, 2021 at 4:29 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Galatasaray will be fired up by the arrival of Didier Drogba, last year's Champions League hero, and Dutch playmaker Wesley Sneijder when they host struggling Schalke 04...

Kurdish militants set for Turkey ceasefire in February: paper

August 24, 2021 at 3:16 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish militants will halt hostilities with Turkey in February according to the timetable of a fledgling peace process aimed at ending 28 years of insurgency, a report...

Kurdish militants set for Turkey ceasefire in February: paper

August 22, 2019 at 1:32 p.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Kurdish militants will halt hostilities with Turkey in February according to the timetable of a fledgling peace process aimed at ending 28 years of insurgency, a report...

Turkey approves court reform, Kurds remain critical

August 24, 2021 at 3:01 a.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament has passed a law allowing defendants to use Kurdish in court, but Kurdish politicians said it fell short of their demands as the EU candidate...

Turkey approves court reform, Kurds remain critical

August 22, 2019 at 1:27 p.m.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's parliament has passed a law allowing defendants to use Kurdish in court, but Kurdish politicians said it fell short of their demands as the EU candidate...

Thousands rally for funeral of slain Kurdish activists

August 24, 2021 at 2:25 a.m.

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Kurds poured onto the streets of the Turkish city of Diyarbakir on Thursday for the funeral of three Kurdish activists killed in...

Thousands rally for funeral of slain Kurdish activists

August 24, 2021 at 2:26 a.m.

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Thousands poured onto the streets of Turkey's main Kurdish city of Diyarbakir on Thursday for the funeral of three Kurdish activists killed in Paris, chanting pro-militant...

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