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President Gül Announced "Revenge" after PKK Attacks

President Gül Announced "Revenge" after PKK Attacks

President Gül announced "revenge" in a statement on the PKK attacks on 19 October that caused the death of 24 soldiers. The General Staff Presidency launched a large-scale air-land operations in the region. The Turkish people want the fighting to stop once and for all.

21 October 2011

12 People Killed in 4 Days

12 People Killed in 4 Days

A soldier and two village guards were killed in armed conflicts with the PKK in Van. An attack on a police team in Diyarbakır left one police officer dead. A total of twelve people died in armed clashes within the past four days.

23 September 2011

PKK Should Apologize for Their Losses, Victims' Families Urge

PKK Should Apologize for Their Losses, Victims' Families Urge

On the 16. anniversary of the deadly bomb attack by PKK militants when prominent writer Onat Kutlar and archeologist Yasemin Cebenoyan lost their lives, relatives urged the PKK apologize: "We may only forgive should the guilty apologise," said Mumcu of the Social Memory Platform. "We are not here for revenge."

1 January 2011 Berivan Tapan

3 French Journalists Released after 30 Hours

Perrier, Vigoureux and de Banville, theree French journalists who were detained during border pass have been released, but their camera is seized as "instrument of crime".

26 October 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Fascist Lynching Attempts in Bursa

Fascist Lynching Attempts in Bursa

According to the IHD in Bursa, Kurdish citizens have become the targets of attacks since 12 soldiers in Hakkari were killed on Sunday. At least six people have been injured.

26 October 2007 Tolga Korkut

Two French Journalists Detained at Border

Yesterday, two French journalists were arrested at a Turkish border gate with Northern Iraq after they refused to show their film material to officials.

25 October 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Call Against More Violence

Call Against More Violence

Political parties of the left and the Union of Turkish Chambers of Mechanical Engineers have called on the PKK to lay down arms and on Turkey to take urgent steps towards democratisation.

23 October 2007 Gökçe Gündüç