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A picture of Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of Turkey's banned Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, is displayed inside a shop in the northern Syrian city of Qamishli that is controlled by the US-backed and Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Turkey detains 282 suspects in a dayslong operation against Kurdish insurgents

Turkish police have detained 282 suspects in a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday that the suspects were detained across 51 provinces over the past five days.

Youngsters hold a photograph of the jailed leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, Abdullah Ocalan as they gather to watch live on a tv screen a Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, or DEM, delegation members releasing an statement from Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu)

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People take part in a Kurdish community march in response to the arrest of seven people said to be associated with the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, in London, Sunday, Dec, 1, 2024. (James Manning/PA via AP)

6 people charged in UK with belonging to a banned Kurdish group

People chant slogans during a protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey's main opposition party for alleged links to a banned Kurdish militant group, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

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FILE - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2023. Fidan warned on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023 that Kurdish militants behind a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital face robust retaliation against their group’s positions in Syria and Iraq. (Maxim Shemetov/ Pool Photo via AP, File)

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria after US downed Turkish armed drone

FILE - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attends a joint press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, on Aug. 31, 2023. Fidan warned on Wednesday Oct. 4, 2023 that Kurdish militants behind a suicide bombing in the Turkish capital face robust retaliation against their group’s positions in Syria and Iraq. (Maxim Shemetov/ Pool Photo via AP, File)

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq again after warning of retaliation for a bombing in Ankara

A member of Turkish security forces stands guard near a cordoned off area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and detains about 1,000 people days after Ankara blast

Turkish security forces cordon off an area after an explosion in Ankara, Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023. A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a summer recess. A second assailant was killed in a shootout with police. (AP Photo/Ali Unal)

Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after suicide attack in Ankara

FILE - Judge Mans Wigen speaks during a press conference after the sentencing of Yahya Gungor, in the Stockholm district court, Thursday, July 6, 2023. A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday, Sept. 20 has maintained a 4.5 years prison sentence for a Turkish man for attempted aggravated extortion, weapons possession and attempted terrorist financing, saying he was acting on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party. However, the court said Yahya Gungor should not be deported after serving his time, citing his ties with the PKK. (Oscar Olsson//TT News Agency via AP, file)

Swedish court upholds prison sentence for Turkish man linked to outlawed militant party

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Turkish airstrike in northern Iraq kills 4 Kurdish insurgents as Ankara’s top diplomat visits region

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Top Turkish diplomat calls for Iraq to designate PKK a terrorist organization during Baghdad visit

FILE - Turkish Army vehicles are driven away on a convoy at the Habur/Ibrahim Khalil border crossing with Iraq, near Silopi, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. At least 6 Turkish soldiers killed in attacks by Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, Ankara says on Thursday, Aug, 10, 2023. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP, File)

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Judge Mans Wigen speaks during a press conference after the verdict in the case of attempted financing of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party was announced, in the Stockholm district court, Thursday, July 6, 2023. A Turkish man has been found guilty of attempted aggravated extortion, weapons possession and attempted terrorist financing, saying he was acting on behalf of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party also known as PKK. A Swedish court on Thursday sentenced Yahya Gungor to 4.5 years in prison after which he would be expelled from Sweden and banned from returning. (Oscar Olsson//TT News Agency via AP)

Sweden convicts a Kurdish man with attempting to extort money for a group that’s outlawed in Turkey

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