World Oct 26 Kurdish rebel group PKK says it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey as part of peace effort A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with the Turkish government.
World Mar 31 Turkish opposition retains key cities in local elections, posing setback to President Erdogan Turkey's main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday's local elections, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas.
World Mar 25 Erdogan: Turkey might hold referendum on EU membership Turkey's president said Saturday the country might pursue a Brexit-like referendum on whether to pursue European Union membership.