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Erdoğan urges Europe to act against PKK and Gülen movement

The Erdoğan government has urged European countries to take action against the Gülen movement. At the Fifth Summit of the European Political Community in Budapest on Thursday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called on European states to step up their efforts against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Gülen movement, and urged “concrete cooperation” […]

Ankara, Baghdad agree to expel PKK from Iraq: Report

Baghdad has previously called for the expulsion of both the PKK and illegal Turkish troops present in Iraq. The Turkish and Iraqi governments agreed on a roadmap to improve ties during bilateral talks on 19 December, focusing on the expulsion of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) from Iraq, Turkish media reported. Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad […]