TURKEY has deported the family of a Kurdish woman who was kidnapped and tortured by jihadist forces in Syria during last autumn’s Turkish military offensive.

Police officers stormed the workplace of Salih Temo, the father of Women’s Protection Unit (YPJ) fighter Cicek Kobane, on Monday, arresting him and his sons Mahmut and Mustafa.

All three were then taken from the border town of Suruc into Syria via the Mursitpinar crossing. Mr Temo said he had bee beaten by Turkish security forces and had almost all of his fingers broken.