By Desmond Butler, The Associated Press
LICE, Turkey — The military helicopters swooped in over the Kurdish heartland and dropped white incendiary powder on a raging brush fire — igniting a massive conflagration that raced through the mountains, devouring orchards and livestock. For Kurds living in nearby Lice, the recent Turkish operation brought back memories of the traumatic days in the 1990s when the army twice burned the town to the ground.
The military may have been trying to smoke out Kurdish militants, who had allegedly set off a car bomb near Lice killing a soldier and wounding four more. But locals in Lice, where the rebels have widespread support, see a more sinister motive: "Just like the old days," said local journalist Metin Bekiroglu, "they want to spread fear."
(Navy Times)
Additional story at: http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/2015/08/03/turkey-kurd-rebels-gear-up-for-return-to-all-out-conflict/31064623/
It is possible there may be mentions of this over Voice of Turkey newscast.
The summer schedule, as part of the International Shortwave Broadcast Guide-Summer Edition, broadcast on the following broadcast schedule.
Voice of Turkey
Effective: to 24 Oct 2015
All times UTC
kHz tx kW deg language target
7260 0000-0200 EMR 500 72 TURKISH AS
9770 0100-0200 EMR 500 290 SPANISH NoWeAF/AMs/SoEUR
9870 0100-0200 EMR 500 270 SPANISH AMs/SoEUR
9465 0200-0300 EMR 500 72 UYGHUR AS
6165 0300-0400 EMR 250 138 ENGLISH AS
9515 0300-0400 EMR 500 325 ENGLISH AMs/EUR
6040 0400-0600 EMR 500 138 TURKISH AS
11980 0400-0600 EMR 500 310 TURKISH EUR/AM
11750 0600-0900 EMR 500 97 TURKISH AS
11955 0600-1200 EMR 500 150 TURKISH AF/AS
13635 0600-1300 EMR 500 310 TURKISH EUR/AM
11730 0700-0800 EMR 500 95 AZERBAIJAN AS
11795 0830-1000 EMR 500 95 PERSIAN AS
11750 0900-1000 EMR 500 210 ARABIC AF/AS
9855 1000-1030 EMR 500 32 TATAR AS
9655 1000-1100 EMR 500 72 GEORGIAN AS
13650 1030-1100 EMR 500 72 UZBEK AS
7210 1100-1130 EMR 250 290 BULGARIAN EUR
15240 1100-1200 EMR 500 62 CHINESE AS
13760 1130-1230 EMR 500 310 GERMAN EUR
11825 1200-1230 EMR 500 90 TURKMEN AS
13710 1200-1300 EMR 500 92 URDU AS
11700 1230-1330 EMR 500 72 UYGHUR AS
15450 1230-1330 EMR 500 310 ENGLISH EUR/AM
11965 1300-1400 EMR 500 20 RUSSIAN AS/EUR
9840 1300-1600 EMR 500 310 TURKISH EUR/AM
11880 1330-1400 EMR 500 62 KAZAKH AS
9540 1400-1500 EMR 250 150 ARABIC AF/AS
9610 1400-1430 EMR 500 290 ITALIAN EUR
17770 1400-1500 EMR 500 252 ARABIC AF/SoEUR
9765 1500-1600 EMR 250 105 PERSIAN AS
11765 1500-1630 EMR 500 92 DARI-PASHTO AS
9530 1530-1630 EMR 500 95 AZERBAIJAN AS
5960 1600-2100 EMR 500 150 TURKISH AF/AS
9460 1600-2100 EMR 500 310 TURKISH EUR
15520 1630-1730 EMR 500 95 ENGLISH AS
11930 1630-1730 EMR 500 270 SPANISH AF/EUR
7360 1730-1830 EMR 500 190 FRENCH AF
11835 1730-1830 EMR 500 310 GERMAN EUR
9785 1830-1930 EMR 500 310 ENGLISH EUR
7360 1930-2030 EMR 500 252 FRENCH NoAF/CeAF/WeAF
9635 1930-2030 EMR 500 300 FRENCH EUR
7205 2030-2130 EMR 500 105 ENGLISH AS/AUS/NZL
9830 2200-2300 EMR 500 310 ENGLISH AMs/EUR
5960 1600-2100 38E,39,40W 500 150 0 205 TUR
6040 0400-0600 39 500 138 0 215 TUR
6165 0300-0400 38E,39,40W 250 138 0 215 ENG
7205 2030-2130 39-41,49,54,55,58-60 500 105 7 219 ENG
7210 1100-1130 28S 250 290 10 210 BUL
7260 0000-0200 42,43 500 72 0 211 TUR
7360 1730-1830 38,47,48 500 190 0 205 FRA
7360 1930-2030 37,38,46 500 252 -10 211 FRA
9460 1600-2100 27,28 500 310 0 215 TUR
9465 0200-0300 42,43 500 72 0 211 UIG
9515 0300-0400 3-5,6E,7-11,17,27,28W 500 325 0 219 ENG
9530 1530-1630 29SE,39NE,40,41 500 95 -10 215 AZE
9540 1400-1500 38E,39,40 250 150 0 205 ARA
9610 1400-1430 27S,28S,37N 500 290 0 210 ITA
9635 1930-2030 27,28W 500 300 -10 215 FRA
9655 1000-1100 29S,30SW 500 72 0 211 KAT
9765 1500-1600 30S,40 250 105 0 205 FAS
9770 0100-0200 8S,10SE,11,12,27S,37N 500 290 0 219 SPA
9785 1830-1930 27,28 500 310 0 205 ENG
9830 2200-2300 5,8,9,11N,17,18,27,28W500 310 0 215 ENG
9840 1300-1600 27,28 500 310 0 215 TUR
9855 1000-1030 19-21,29,30 500 32 -10 215 TAT
9870 0100-0200 12S,13-15,16N,37 500 270 -10 210 SPA
11700 1230-1330 42,43 500 72 0 211 UIG
11730 0700-0800 29SE,39NE,40NW 500 95 -10 215 AZE
11750 0600-0900 29S,30S,40-43 500 97 25 205 TUR
11750 0900-1000 37N,38N,39N,40W 500 210 30 216 ARA
11765 1500-1630 29S,30S,40-43 500 92 20 211 PBTPBU
11795 0830-1000 39N,40NW 500 95 -10 215 FAS
11825 1200-1230 29SE,30S,40N 500 90 -7 219 TUK
11835 1730-1830 28 500 310 0 205 DEU
11880 1330-1400 29-31,42NW 500 62 -10 211 KAZ
11930 1630-1730 27S,28,37 500 270 -10 210 SPA
11955 0600-1200 38E,39,40W 500 150 0 205 TUR
11965 1300-1400 19-22,29,30N 500 20 20 205 RUS
11980 0400-0600 18S,27,28 500 310 0 215 TUR
13635 0600-1300 27,28 500 310 0 215 TUR
13650 1030-1100 30S,40N 500 72 0 211 UZB
13710 1200-1300 40,41N 500 92 20 211 URD
13760 1130-1230 28 500 310 0 205 DEU
15240 1100-1200 30-32,42-44 500 62 -10 211 ZHO
15450 1230-1330 18S,27,28W 500 310 0 205 ENG
15520 1630-1730 30S,40E,41N,49 500 95 -10 215 ENG
17770 1400-1500 37,38W,46 500 252 -10 211 ARA
(TRT, via wb. wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 11)
(BC-DX/Top Nx 1200)
