Turkish police detain 282 suspects in raids targeting PKK militants

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Turkish police have arrested 282 people in a nationwide raid against the terrorist organization PKK. The detainees are suspected of providing financial support to the PKK, recruiting members, conducting propaganda and participating in violent street protests, according to the interior minister.

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Scores Detained by Turkish Authorities for Alleged Links to PKK Terrorist Group

Turkish authorities have detained scores of individuals suspected of having ties to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey’s interior minister declared on Feb. 18. Over the past five days, a total of 282 suspects have been arrested in multiple provinces, including in Istanbul and the Turkish capital of Ankara, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. “We are determined to eradicate terrorism in all its forms and ensure …

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Turkey arrests 282 despite reconciliation bid with PKK

Turkey has detained 282 people in a nationwide swoop on those with suspected "terror" ties, the interior minister said Tuesday, despite a parallel government bid to end the bloody four-decade Kurdish conflict. Ankara is seeking to revive peace talks with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), designated as a terror group by Turkey and its Western allies, that have been frozen for a decade. The process began when a hardline nationalist party unexpec…

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Turkiye detains 282 suspects in a dayslong operation against Kurdish insurgents

Turkish police have detained 282 suspects over the past five days in a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.

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Turkiye arrests 282 amid bid to reconcile with PKK

Turkiye’s arrests of people with alleged “terror” ties come despite a government effort to end Kurdish conflict.

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For days, Turkey has been stepping up its efforts against oppositionists and the Kurdish minority. In nationwide raids, at least 282 people have now been arrested for alleged links with the banned PKK.