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Prominent Kurdish Lawyer Tahir Elci Gunned Down in Southeast Turkey
An unidentified gunman killed Elci in what the pro-Kurdish HDP Party called a "planned assassination," urging people to take to the streets in protest.
What's Behind Turkey's Deadly Crackdown On The PKK
Battles in the remote town of Silvan are the latest sign that Turkey has widened a military campaign in the Kurdish Southeast after the ruling AKP party won a major victory in November elections.
Erdogan Expected to Tighten Grip on Turkey After Party's Unexpectedly Decisive Victory
Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian president and his ruling party won enough seats to form a comfortable majority in the country’s parliament in a snap election on Sunday.
Erdogan and His Party On Course for Huge Victory in Pivotal Turkish Election
Early results from Turkey’s second general election in less than six months suggest a major surge in support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his ruling party.
Turkey Is Prosecuting Two Kids for Ripping Down Posters of President Erdogan
The prosecutor's office in the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir said that it would seek to put the boys behind bars for up to four and a half years on charges of "insulting the Turkish president."
How President Erdogan Is Casting a Dark Shadow Over Turkey's Election
Turkey goes to the polls on Sunday for the second time this year. And much has changed since June's general election, including a "war on terror," renewed insurgent violence, and unprecedented terror attacks.
Video Shows Turkish Police Storming Opposition Media Offices Days Before Election
Days before an election, Turkey is cracking down on companies linked to a US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. After today's raids, brawls broke out and police sprayed water cannon to disperse dozens of people.
Ankara Bombing Suspects Had Links to Islamic State and Kurds, Turkish Government Claims
Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that both the Islamic State and Kurdish rebels "are likely to have played an active role” in Saturday's suicide bombings.
Turkish PM Blames Islamic State for Ankara Bombings as Funerals Continue
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also said today that investigators are close to identifying one of the suspects that killed at least 97 people in the country's capital Ankara on Saturday.
Anger and Sorrow in Turkey as Mourners Pay Respects to Bomb Victims
Crowds gathered in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Sunday to mourn the victims of a bombing at a peace rally that killed at least 95 people and injured nearly 300 others.
Kurds Fighting the Islamic State Enraged at Turkey Over Brutal Killing of Female Fighter
Photos of the naked, bloodied corpse of a Kurdish fighter killed by Turkish police have prompted calls for revenge and further complicated the struggle to defeat the Islamic State.
'There Will Be a Civil War in Turkey': Welcome to Cizre, the 'Center of Kurdish Resistance'
VICE News visited the southeastern Turkish town of Cizre, where a cycle of airstrikes and renewed attacks on Turkish troops threaten a return to a 30-year struggle that claimed more than 40,000 lives.