Kurdistan
Prominent MP Gergerlioğlu expelled from Turkish Parliament over a 2016 tweet
Turkey
March 17, 2021
Prominent MP Gergerlioğlu expelled from Turkish Parliament over a 2016 tweet
In a move that has created shockwaves in Turkey and the international community, the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday expelled a…
Pro-Kurdish HDP tips the balance in favor of opposition in contentious cities
Turkey
April 1, 2019
Pro-Kurdish HDP tips the balance in favor of opposition in contentious cities
Unofficial results of Sunday’s poll in Turkey indicate that pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lost in some metropolitan municipalities it…
16 detained for chanting PKK slogans at Newroz gathering
Turkey
March 23, 2019
16 detained for chanting PKK slogans at Newroz gathering
Turkish police on Thursday detained 16 people for chanting slogans promoting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its jailed…
Turkey summons Belgian ambassador over appeals court decision declaring PKK not a terrorist organization
World
March 12, 2019
Turkey summons Belgian ambassador over appeals court decision declaring PKK not a terrorist organization
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry on Monday summoned Belgian Ambassador Michel Malherbe for an explanation after the Belgian Court of Appeals declared…
‘Security threat’ forces closing of US Embassy in Turkey
Turkey
March 5, 2018
‘Security threat’ forces closing of US Embassy in Turkey
The US Embassy in Turkey told American citizens it is closed to the public Monday because of a “security threat,”…
[OPINION] Erdoğan saves jihadist network: the Vasat terror group in Turkey
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February 21, 2018
[OPINION] Erdoğan saves jihadist network: the Vasat terror group in Turkey
One of the most devastating impacts the Islamist government of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has inflicted on the national security…