War on terrorism
Clashes between PKK and security forces in southeast Turkey kill 21
27/08/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- At least 16 Kurdish rebels were killed in clashes between security forces and members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PK...
Kurdistan Freedom Falcons claim responsibility for Izmir, Mersin bombings
24/08/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Terrorists from the Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) radical group claimed responsibility Saturday (August 23rd) for two terrorist a...
Car bomb injures at least 16 in Izmir
21/08/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- At least 16 people, including seven police officers, suffered injuries from a car bombing in the western province of Izmir early Th...
Suicide bombing in Turkey injures 12 police officers
20/08/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- A suicide bomber injured 12 police officers in the southern province of Mersin on Tuesday (August 19th). Security forces had receiv...
Roadside bomb injures five soldiers in southeast Turkey
18/08/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Five Turkish troops suffered injuries early Monday (August 18th) when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in Sirnak provinc...
PKK claims responsibility for BTC pipeline explosion
08/08/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- The terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for an explosion on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline...
Latest blasts in Istanbul cause by mortar attack
08/08/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- A mortar attack caused the explosions near a municipal building in Istanbul on Thursday (August 7th), security sources said. The at...
PKK rocket attack kills Turkish policeman
07/08/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) fired rockets at a police station in the eastern province of Mus, killing o...
Montenegro sentences 12 ethnic Albanians to prison for plotting rebellion
06/08/2008
PODGORICA, Montenegro -- A court in Podgorica on Tuesday (August 5th) sentenced a group of 12 ethnic Albanians to prison on charges of plotting a reb...
German intelligence doubts PKK involvement in Istanbul bombings
04/08/2008
BERLIN, Germany -- German intelligence services doubt the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was involved in the July 27th twin bomb attacks in...
Newly emerged group claims responsibility for bombings in Greece
01/08/2008
ATHENS, Greece -- A newly emerged terrorist group claimed responsibility for three bombings in Greece between 2004 and 2008, media reported on Thursd...
Turkish army reportedly kills two PKK members, loses one soldier
01/08/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Troops killed two members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Thursday (July 31st) in the eastern province of Tuncel...
Police arrest nine in Istanbul bombing probe
31/07/2008
ANKARA, Turkey -- Police on Wednesday (July 30th) arrested nine people in connection with Sunday's twin bomb attacks in Istanbul. Local media reports...
Turkey hits terror targets in northern Iraq
30/07/2008
Days after twin bombings in Istanbul, Turkey's military says it carried out an airstrike aimed at rooting out PKK terrorists.
Police suspect newly emerged terrorist group in Greece
30/07/2008
ATHENS, Greece -- Authorities suspect a new terrorist organisation is behind a bomb threat in downtown Athens, local media reported on Wednesday (Jul...
