A total of 31 PKK terrorists were killed on Sunday during Turkish security forces’ anti-terror operations in southeastern provinces of Mardin, Sirnak, and Hakkari. Source: AA
Turkey on Friday threatened to respond if the United States levied further sanctions over the detention of an American pastor which has sparked a diplomatic standoff and battered the Turkish currency. Source: Agence France Presse
Iraq and Turkey must reach a deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) first in order to export oil from the Kirkuk fields in northern Iraq via Turkey. Source: Oil Price
At least 574 undocumented migrants have been detained across Turkey, security sources said on Aug. 15. Source: Hürriyet Daily News
