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It was one of the highest casualty tolls in a single day of the conflict in recent years

The incursion coincided with a separate push by Turkish-backed Syrian rebels, who seized several villages

He would be replaced by Suleyman Soylu, the current labour and social security minister

There were no casualties and no disruption to flights, says Diyarbakir governor Huseyin Aksoy

The attack targeted a police headquarters in the central Ipekyolu district of Van city

Members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) opened fire on the soldiers

Sources say 10 soldiers and five village guards were also wounded in attack by PKK guerrillas

According to security sources attack targeted the Cevizpinar village outpost, near the border with Syria

A splinter group of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) had claimed the suicide attack in Ankara that left 28 people dead

The raids were the latest police operations targeting thousands of supporters of the US-based cleric

Hundreds of members of Turkish security forces have been killed by PKK in attacks since a truce collapsed a year ago

Kurdish rebels periodically attack Iranian armed forces near the border with Iraq's Kurdish region

Says the attack on Tuesday was revenge for operations by the Turkish army in the Kurdish-dominated southeast

Armed forces initially said helicopter had crashed due to a technical fault during air operations against PKK fighters

Warplanes and attack helicopters fired on a mountainous area as military drones spotted a group of about 20 PKK rebels

Turkish president says 355 soldiers, police officers and village guards have been killed in the violence

She was born in 1992 and from the eastern Turkish city of Kars, officials say

The fighter jets hit arms depots and shelters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, says army spokesperson

There was no immediate claim of responsibility

The journalists were kidnapped while in the southeastern city of Mardin more than 48 hours ago

The southeast has endured the worst violence since a ceasefire between the state and PKK militants collapsed

His remarks come as alarm grows over the humanitarian impact of military campaign against the outlawed PKK

With crackdown in fourth day, a Turkish soldier was killed, the first fatality suffered by the army in the operation

Says military tanks, artillery and helicopters are being deployed against the Kurdish civilian population

Turkish warplanes have pounded PKK bases in several regions in northern Iraq

PKK fighters attack security forces in cities with heavy weapons, dig trenches and erect barricades on streets

Around 150 soldiers and police have been killed in PKK bombings and shootings since the return to open conflict

More than 15 warplanes struck sites where the PKK are located

State-run news agency says according to preliminary findings 35 to 40 terrorists were killed

Surge in violence ends peace process which Turkish president launched with jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in 2012

Two F-16 and two F-14 jets had struck 13 PKK targets and military operations were continuing "decisively"

The blast is the latest in a succession of frequent attacks against security forces by Kurdistan Workers' Party