Kurds

Police in Greece removed more than 50 Kurds from a building in the town of Lavrio, southeast of Athens, which Turkey has claimed was a cover for Kurdish militants. The police in a statement said they had transferred 26 men,...

Greece will shut down a Kurdish camp at the town of Lavrion, south-east of Athens, according to reports in the local media. The camp has been criticized by Turkey which claims that members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK),...

A group of Kurds demanding freedom for jailed Kurdish politician Abdullah Ocalan interrupted the plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday. Ocalan is the founder of Kurdistan’s Workers Party (PKK), who has been detained for more than...

An effigy of Erdogan, hung in Stockholm on Wednesday, has caused diplomatic problems for Sweden. The country, which has bid to join NATO, now faces the possibility of having their application denied if Turkey refuses to grant their approval. The...

The rising intensity of Turkish airstrikes on targets in Syria has jeopardized operations against ISIS, according to US officials. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are mostly bolstered by units from the Kurdish People's Protection Unit (YPG), have said they...

Turkey bombed towns in northern Syria on Saturday after Ankara blamed the Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) for last Sunday’s deadly bombing in central Istanbul. Airstrikes hit several towns, including the city of Kobane, Kurdish-led forces and a Britain-based monitoring group...

Protestors who have taken part in the insurgent rebellion in Iran are now facing trials. The forms they take are however not certain. Iran is holding trials for the Mahsa Amini rebels, bringing charges against almost a thousand people in...

Turkey admitted openly on Wednesday that it sent "thousands" of ISIS terrorists to the West. "We have sent thousands of members of the Daesh (ISIS) terrorist organization to the West because they transferred them to conflict zones," Soylu said. "They...

Greece's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement refuting baseless claims of Turkey.

Turkish President Erdogan is cracking down on political opponents, as his party called on courts to ban the People's Democratic Party.