PKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says
After announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) began destroying their weapons in northern Iraq.

After announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) began destroying their weapons in northern Iraq.
A week-long heatwave has helped to fuel wildfires in Turkiye and Greece, where thousands of people have had to flee.
Police dispersed crowds of protesters during demonstrations over a cartoon allegedly depicting Islam’s Prophet Muhammad.
Istanbul chief public prosecutor’s office announces investigation after charges of ‘openly insulting religious values’.
Blaze in the western Turkish province forces evacuations as strong winds hamper firefighters’ efforts.
Video shows residents in western Turkey desperately trying to stop the spread of wildfires.
Izmir’s airport suspends flights, and authorities evacuate residents as strong winds fan blaze in the western province.
Maksym Ustimenko’s aircraft shot down seven air targets before losing altitude and crashing, the air force says.
“Turkey has over 700km of borders with Iran.”
The Turkish leader says his country will not allow the Middle East borders to be redrawn ‘in blood’.
Nikol Pashinyan’s meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan marks Ankara and Yerevan’s second attempt at reconciliation.