Iraq summons Turkish envoy over visit during PKK operations | Al Jazeera

Iraq summoned Turkey’s envoy in Baghdad to protest the visit by its defence chief to a military base in northern Iraq as Turkish troops continue a cross-border offensive against Kurdish fighters there.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry summons Turkish ambassador - IRNA English

IRNA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran summoned the ambassador of Turkey in Tehran over the Turkish interior minister’s remarks about the presence of the PKK elements in Iran.

Erdogan tells party faithful Turkey is ready to expand operations in northern Iraq against Kurdish militants — RT World News

 Turkey is set to expand its military operations in northern Iraq against Kurdish militants, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his AK party supporters on Tuesday, as he chided Western nations for failing to condemn terrorism.

US Secretary Of State Urges Turkish Foreign Minister Not To Retain Russian Systems S-400 - UrduPoint

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken discussed on Monday by phone with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu the issue of Turkey's purchase of Russian air defense systems S-400 and urged not to retain these systems, the State Department said on Monday.

Turkey Launches 2 New Phases Of Anti-terrorism Operations - Reports - UrduPoint

Turkey has started two new phases of anti-terrorism operations in the country, the media reported on Tuesday, citing the country's interior ministry.

Turkey expects US to stop shifting terrorists to Afrin

Turkey expects the U.S. to stop "shifting" YPG/PKK terrorists from Manbij to Afrin in Syria, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said Wednesday.

US State Department spokesperson calls YPG ‘the PKK’

U.S. State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert on Jan. 25 referred to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in Syria’s Afrin as “the PKK [outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party],” which is recognized as a terrorist organization by the U.S., EU and much of the Western world.

Turkey opens ‘terror’ trial of academics over petition for peace in Kurdish southeast

Turkey has begun the trial of a group of academics charged with terrorism offences for signing a petition calling for peace in the Kurdish-dominated southeast.

Turkish air raids kill over 80 PKK terrorists in N Iraq

Turkish Air Force have carried out airstrikes in northern Iraq, killing more than 80 PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, an official statement said on Wednesday.

Turkish warplanes bomb suspected PKK strongholds in northeastern Iraq

Turkish warplanes bombed alleged positions belonging to Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) guerrillas in the northeastern Iraqi province of Sulaymaniyah, an official told EFE on Sunday.

Τα τουρκικά τανκς «ζεσταίνουν μηχανές» για εισβολή στη Συρία

Οι τουρκικές ένοπλες δυνάμεις παρακολουθούν από κοντά τις περιοχές της Συρίας που ελέγχονται από δυνάμεις των ΗΠΑ και του PKK και του PYD, αναφέρει σε δημοσίευμά της η τουρκική εφημερίδα Yeni Safak. Οι περιοχές αυτές είναι η Τελ Αμπιάντ, η Μανμπιντζ, η Αφρίν και το Τελ Ριφάατ.

International Apathy - Αnesthesia: Turkish Air Forces hit PKK hideouts in northern Iraq

Turkish Air Forces pounded hideouts of PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, military said on Thursday.

Russia Asks Kurdish Forces to Withdraw from Northern Aleppo to Block Turkey's Attacks

Rudaw news channel reported that a Russian delegation has held a meeting with commanders of the Peoples Protection Units (YPG) in Afrin city in Northern Aleppo and called on them to withdraw from five towns in the region to remove the threat of Turkey's aggression against Afrin and adjacent rural areas.

2 Ruling Party Officials Shot, Killed in Turkey

Turkey’s official news agency says two ruling party officials serving in district organizations have been shot and killed, and ruling party officials blamed Kurdish militants.

Syria’s Afrin Canton must be cleared of terrorists: Turkey

A senior Turkish government official has said the Afrin Canton of the Aleppo Governorate of Syria must be cleared of terrorists, referring to the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG), amid reports that the Turkish army is reinforcing its positions on the border near Afrin.

Turkey won’t allow establishment of a state in northern Syria

Turkey will “never” allow the establishment of a state in northern Syria, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, while criticizing the United States for cooperating with the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and its armed wing Peoples’ Protection Units (YPG).

US to take back arms from PKK/PYD after Daesh defeat: James Mattis

Weapons delivered to the PKK/PYD will be taken back after Daesh is defeated, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis said in a letter sent to his Turkish counterpart on Thursday.

Turkey sees 'signs YPG provided safe corridor to Daesh'

"The National Intelligence Organization is monitoring this issue closely. There are some signs in this regard [that a safe corridor has been provided]. Some of them have been verified [by Turkish intelligence]," Ibrahim Kalin said in an interview aired live on private NTV network.

Эрдоган: Турция ответит на угрозу со стороны курдов без учета мнения США

Анкара оставляет за собой право принять в одностороннем порядке ответные меры против сил самообороны сирийских курдов (YPG) в случае нападения с их стороны без учета мнения других стран, заявил президент Турции Тайип Эрдоган по итогам переговоров с президентом США Дональдом Трампом.

La Turquie appelle au départ du coordinateur américain pour la lutte contre l'EI

Le ministre turc des Affaires étrangères a appelé jeudi au départ de l'envoyé spécial américain auprès de la coalition internationale en Syrie et en Irak, Brett McGurk, l'accusant de soutenir les milices kurdes syriennes et les séparatistes kurdes turcs.