Turkish Kurdistan

Blast Rocks Mainly Kurdish City of Diyarbakir In Turkey

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The blast happened in a city known for clashes between Kurds and Turkish security forces A large explosion has struck a police headquarters in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey. Reports speak of at least four people injured. The city is at the heart of the conflict between the Turkish government and … Read more

Derik Governor Dies After Attack In Turkey’s Mardin

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Turkey’s state-run news agency says an official has died of wounds sustained in an attack on a government building in southeastern Turkey. The Anadolu Agency said Fatih Safiturk, the district governor of the town of Derik, died in a hospital on Friday. Safiturk and two others were wounded on Thursday when assailants attacked his office, … Read more