TURKEY
- Current Issues
- Country Background, Politics & Law
- Human Rights Issues
- Security, Humanitarian Issues and Protection Related Issues
- Kurds
Kurds
| Overview | Kurdish provinces | |
| Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | HADEP | |
| HAK-PAR (The Rights and Freedoms Party) | Measures against family members | |
| Language and cultural rights | Conflict between Turkey and Kurdish Rebels in Nothern Irak | |
24.07.2008 - Source: BBC News
According to the Turkish military, it has attacked 13 Kurdish PKK rebel targets in northern Iraq; there was no information on any casualties ("Turkish jets target PKK in Iraq") [ID 24082]
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03.03.2008 - Source: Center for Strategic and International Studies
Short report on the strategic impact of the Turkish invasion into northern Iraq (tactical impact, domestic political motives, strategic motives and benefits) ("The strategic impact of the turkish invasion of iraq's kurdish region") [ID 22497]
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25.02.2008 - Source: Guardian
Northern Iraq: Turkish army continues campaign against PKK-rebels; since the beginning of the offensive 15 Turkish soldiers and 112 militants have died, Turkey says; Iraq's national security adviser voiced fears that a prolonged Turkish military operation could trigger clashes between Turkish troops and Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga forces ("Fighting in northern Iraq enters fifth day") [ID 22367]
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22.02.2008 - Source: Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Turkish army starts large scale operation against camps of Kurdish PKK in northern Iraq; about 10,000 soldiers have advanced into Iraq ("Türkei dringt mit 10'000 Soldaten in den Irak ein") [ID 22365]
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22.02.2008 - Source: BBC News
Turkish forces roll into North Iraq in what seems to be their biggest operation against Kurdish rebels in years ("Turkish troops enter North Iraq") [ID 22366]
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18.12.2007 - Source: BBC News
Some 300 Turkish troops enter Northern Iraq, local officials say ("Turkish troops 'cross into Iraq'") [ID 22084]
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17.12.2007 - Source: Guardian
Turkey launches biggest attack on Iraq since US invasion in 2003: At least one civilian killed ("Turkey launches biggest bombing raid on Kurdish rebels in Iraq") [ID 22085]
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02.12.2007 - Source: Guardian
Turkish forces open fire on between 50 and 60 Kurdish rebels inside Iraq, inflicting 'significant losses' ("Turkey attacks Kurdish rebels"), Autor: The Observer [ID 22087]
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30.11.2007 - Source: BBC News
Turkish prime minister reveals that his cabinet has authorised military operations against Kurdish separatists in Iraq ("Turkey cabinet backs Iraq attack") [ID 22086]
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06.11.2007 - Source: European Commission
Military intervention in Northern Iraq ("Turkey 2007 Progress Report [SEC(2007) 1436]") [ID 22429]
"As part of the fight against terrorism, three security zones were established from June to December 2007, covering parts of three provinces along the border with Iraq. Strict security measures are applied in these zones, including restrictions on access. On 17 October 2007, the Parliament adopted a motion authorising the Government to intervene militarily in the northern part of Iraq"
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