Turkey drawn into vortex of violence - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Mahmut Bozarslan

Mahmut Bozarslan

Jul 26, 2015

Demonstrators burn tires to block a street during protests against the bomb attack in Suruc, in the Kurdish-dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, July 21, 2015. — REUTERS/Sertac Kayar

Armed members of YDG-H (back facing), youth wing of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), stroll at a street in Silvan, near the southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, August 17, 2015. The PKK has attacked military targets on a near-daily basis since the Turkish government launched air strikes on rebel camps in northern Iraq on July 25, wrecking a two-year-old ceasefire. REUTERS/Sertac Kayar - RTX1OIE1

Young guns rule their turf in Turkey

Mahmut Bozarslan

Mahmut Bozarslan

Children play between damaged building after a security operation in Sur district in the Kurdish dominated southeastern city of Diyarbakir, Turkey, October 13, 2015. A top Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) commander was quoted on Monday as saying the group would stick to a unilateral ceasefire announced at the weekend despite Turkish air strikes against its positions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq. Unrest continued elsewhere in the mainly Kurdish region, with the historic Sur district of Diyarbakir city

PKK declares unilateral cease-fire, hopes the 10th time's a charm

Mahmut Bozarslan

Mahmut Bozarslan

Erdogan’s war backfires

Kadri Gürsel

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Jasper Mortimer

Jasper Mortimer