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Man sets himself on fire in western German city in protest

Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:50:21 +0100

A man was seriously injured after setting himself on fire in North Rhine-Westphalia as a protest against Turkey's detention of militant Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, police said.

Turkey arrests German national over alleged PKK propaganda

Thu, 26 Jul 2018 12:16:12 +0200

A German citizen has been arrested in Turkey and accused of spreading propaganda for the outlawed Kurdish insurgent organisation PKK, local and German media reported on Wednesday.

Turkey summons German envoy over 'terror' rally in Cologne

Sun, 17 Sep 2017 18:44:21 +0200

Turkey on Saturday summoned the German ambassador to Ankara to condemn what it called a rally organised by supporters of Kurdish militants in Cologne, the foreign ministry said.

Turkey fumes over Kurdish rally in Frankfurt

Sun, 19 Mar 2017 08:59:07 +0100

Some 30,000 pro-Kurdish demonstrators rallied in the German city of Frankfurt on Saturday calling for "democracy in Turkey" and urging a "no" vote in an upcoming referendum on expanding Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers.

German MPs file war crimes suit against Erdogan

Mon, 27 Jun 2016 18:36:11 +0200

A group of German politicians and public figures have filed a lawsuit against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of committing war crimes against his country's Kurdish minority.

German Kurds protest Turkish crackdown

Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:51:25 +0100

Around 15,000 people marched in Dusseldorf on Saturday to protest against Turkey's military crackdown against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) rebels, local police said.

Merkel urges Turkey to stick with Kurdish talks

Sun, 26 Jul 2015 18:55:34 +0200

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday urged Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to stick with the Kurdish peace process despite escalating violence, her office said.

PKK apologises to Germany for violence

Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:24:59 +0200

A senior commander of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Cemil Bayek, has apologised to Germany for violent actions which the banned organisation carried out in the 1990s, it was reported on Thursday evening.

Kurds try to hijack Rhine pleasure boat

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:54:00 +0200

Ten members of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) attempted to hijack a pleasure boat on the Rhine in Cologne, western Germany, on Sunday, hoping to use loudspeakers to propagate their manifesto.

RTL reviewing security after Kurds storm studio

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:25:00 +0200

German television network RTL is reviewing its security arrangements after a group of Kurdish sympathizers stormed one of their Cologne studios and staged a sit-in protest.

Turkey asks Germany to stop harbouring Kurdish rebels

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:27:00 +0200

Turkey's Interior Minister Besir Atalay Friday called on Germany to crack down on separatist Kurdish rebels on its territory, handing his German colleague intelligence on activities Ankara wants curbed.

Lebanese TV channel banned in Germany

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:26:00 +0100

Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has banned the Lebanese station Al Manar TV from broadcasting in Germany, daily Die Welt reported on Friday.

Leader of German PKK arm arrested

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:27:00 +0200

Police have arrested a suspected leader of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Detmold in the west of the country, German federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

German climbers freed by Kurdish rebels arrive home

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200

Three German mountaineers, held hostage by separatist Kurdish rebels in Turkey for almost two weeks, arrived home in Germany late on Monday.

PKK releases German hostages in Turkey

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:37:00 +0200

Three mountain climbers from Bavaria who were kidnapped by Kurdish separatists while on holiday in Turkey 12 days ago, were freed Sunday lunchtime.

Kurdish rebels say they can hit German targets

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:12:00 +0200

The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which last week kidnapped three Germans in Turkey, said Sunday it was "strong enough" to hit German economic targets, an agency close to the group reported.

Schäuble rejects PKK demands in hostage situation

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:00:00 +0200

Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has rejected the demands of PKK rebels who kidnapped three German climbers in eastern Turkey this week.

Suspected PKK ringleader arrested in Germany

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:12:00 +0100

German police have arrested a 34-year-old suspected ringleader of Turkey's banned Kurdish separatist rebel movement PKK, the federal prosecutor's office said on Thursday.