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Şırnak
Description
Şırnak Şırnak is a town in southeastern Turkey. It is the capital of Şırnak Province, a new province that split from the Hakkari province. The Habur border gate with Iraq which is one of Turkey's main links to Middle Eastern countries is also on Şırnak. (via Freebase)
 
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Articles Around the Web
Walkout by 800 PKK militants enough, sources say
Hurriet Daily News
— Apr 2 at 09:51 am
...arms and without militant uniforms. The provinces where PKK militants are present in Turkey are the southeastern provinces of Hakkari, Şırnak an...
Two police officers killed in accident involving Claudia Roth's convoy
Hurriet Daily News
— Mar 29 at 07:38 pm
...in shock after the accident. An investigation has been launched into the incident, the local police department has stated. The accident happened...
Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline fire extinguished after attack
Today's Zaman
— Jul 21, 2012 at 09:00 pm
...in the İdil area of Turkey’s Şırnak province, close to the border with Iraq. The terrorist PKK claimed responsibility for another other recent a...
Kurds clash with Turkish police at PKK funeral
Euronews
— Nov 3, 2012 at 09:34 pm
...and Kurdish protesters have clashed in southeastern Turkey during a funeral for a PKK militant killed in a shootout with the army. As the demons...
Turkish media has not stood up enough against Bashar al-Assad: PM Erdoğan
Hurriet Daily News
— last Sunday at 03:44 pm
...to the military airstrike that killed 34 civilians in the southeastern province of Şırnak in December 2011. The Turkish prime minister, who is e...