Australian Nurse Arrested in Turkey on Terror Charges

A 51-year-old Australian nurse was arrested at Istanbul Airport, accused of being involved with Marxist terror group the PKK.
Australian Nurse Arrested in Turkey on Terror Charges
Fighters of the Turkey-based Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) walk in the damaged streets of Sinjar, Iraq on Jan. 29, 2015. AP Photo/Bram Janssen, File
Crystal-Rose Jones
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An Australian nurse accused of being part of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has been arrested in Turkey as she attempted to board a flight home from Istanbul Airport.

The PKK is considered a Kurdish militant political organisation and is deemed a terrorist organisation by nations and entities, including Australia, Turkey, the United States and the European Union.

Crystal-Rose Jones
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Crystal-Rose Jones is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked at News Corp for 16 years as a senior journalist and editor.
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