A Syrian fighter jet bombed an area near the Turkish border today, causing several casualties, officials and witnesses said.

Kurdish rebels have attacked security posts in a Turkish town near the border with Iraq, killing nine security personnel, officials have revealed.

Three soldiers and two Kurdish rebels have been killed in two separate clashes in south-eastern Turkey, authorities said today.

Thousands of mourners have gathered for the funerals of 35 civilians killed in botched Turkish military air strikes after they were mistaken for Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq.

Two people have been killed and 12 others injured by a suicide bomber in south-eastern Turkey, authorities said.

Thirty two Kurdish rebels have been killed in a Turkish military offensive in south-eastern Turkey, according to state-run television.

Turkey’s interior minister says three people have been killed in an explosion in the capital Ankara that was probably terrorism.

A SMALL bomb exploded on a beach in a Turkish resort, slightly injuring six people and causing panic.

A small bomb exploded on a beach in a Turkish resort early today, slightly injuring six people and causing panic.

Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Mutlu has said seven people were injured in a blast at a shopping centre in Istanbul, Turkey.

Three people were killed and 50 others injured when an Iranian passenger bus overturned in south-eastern Turkey today, the state-run news agency said.

Three soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in south-eastern Turkey, according to reports.

Turkish police have arrested three teenagers in connection with two bomb blasts in a packed Istanbul square which killed 17 people, a newspaper reported today.

Two bombs have exploded minutes apart in a crowded Istanbul square, killing 16 and injuring more than 150 in the deadliest attack against civilians in Turkey in almost five years.

Turkey bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in northern Iraq today.

Turkish forces pressed ahead with ground operations against Kurdish rebels in Iraq today after the military reported that five troops and several dozen rebels had been killed in the cross-border fighting.

A car bomb aimed at the Turkish military killed four people and wounded up to 70 more in the Kurdish-dominated Turkish city of Diyarbakir today.

Turkish helicopter gunships attacked abandoned villages inside Iraq today in the first raids since the recent escalation of border tensions.

Turkish troops killed 15 separatist Kurdish rebels today in a clash in south-eastern Turkey, the private Dogan news agency reported.

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 shook south-eastern Turkey today, a seismology institute said.

A fourth child with flu symptoms has been taken to hospital as a precaution after an outbreak of bird flu in a village in south-eastern Turkey, officials said today.

A moderate earthquake shook south-eastern Turkey today, injuring more than two dozen people who fled their homes in panic.

Workers rescued a 15-year-old boy alive 36 hours after the collapse of an eight-storey apartment building that left five people dead in south-eastern Turkey, the governor’s office announced.

A moderate earthquake shook south-eastern Turkey today, a seismology centre said. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries.

Turkish troops killed two Kurdish rebels in a clash in a rural area in south-eastern Turkey, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported today.

Prime Minister Nouri Maliki left Iraq today on an official visit to Turkey.

The European Commission has threatened Turkey with the possible suspension of membership talks unless it does more to protect human rights and implements a customs pact with EU member Cyprus.

Fifteen people have died in south-eastern Turkey after they fell from rooftops while sleeping, the state-owned Anatolia news agency reported today.

Turkish officials have signalled that they are prepared to send their army into northern Iraq if US and Iraqi forces do not take steps to combat Turkish Kurdish guerrillas there.

Turkey’s military and civilian leaders held an emergency meeting today to discuss escalating attacks by Kurdish guerrillas.

Turkey has deployed more than 30,000 additional troops in its predominantly Kurdish south-east and along its rugged border with Iraq and Iran to fight Kurdish guerrillas and stop them from infiltrating across the Iraqi border.

Two men reported to be soldiers and wearing T-shirts with “Turkey” written on them took a hostage at a popular Burger King restaurant in Istanbul today and then released him after negotiations with police.

Two people were injured in an explosion at the front of a British bank in south-eastern Turkey, a police official said today.

An explosion in front of a British bank injured two people in south-eastern Turkey, a police official said today.

Local officials in Turkey’s stricken south-east today accused the government of moving too slowly to combat bird flu when it was still confined to fowl as the number of people infected with the deadly H5N1 strain climbed to 18.

A student opened fire at a school in south-eastern Turkey today with an AK-47 assault rifle, killing a teacher, the local governor said.

Kurdish rebels killed five Turkish soldiers in a rocket attack in south-eastern Turkey early today, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.

Turkish security forces killed 10 Kurdish rebels and confiscated explosives and weapons in south-eastern Turkey, local officials said today.

A bottle bomb exploded today in a popular resort town on Turkey’s Aegean coast, injuring about 20 people, authorities said.

An apparent bomb explosion today injured about 10 people in the Turkish coastal town of Cesme, news reports said.

TURKISH troops, backed by helicopter gunships, killed five Kurdish rebels in an overnight clash in south-eastern Turkey.

Turkish troops, backed by helicopter gunships, killed five Kurdish rebels in an overnight clash in south-eastern Turkey.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 shook south-eastern Turkey today, injuring at least 54 people and demolishing homes.

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7, shook south-eastern Turkey today, injuring at least nine people.