HDP
Court refuses to release mother from jail despite baby’s growing tumor
Turkey
July 17, 2019
Court refuses to release mother from jail despite baby’s growing tumor
A Turkish court has refused to release a young mother who is in prison with her one-and-a-half-year-old baby in southeastern…
Kurdish politician faces investigation for wearing jersey with word ‘Kurdistan’
Turkey
July 17, 2019
Kurdish politician faces investigation for wearing jersey with word ‘Kurdistan’
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a local politician from the ranks of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on…
Justice Ministry working to reinstate passports of some 150,000 purge victims
Turkey
July 14, 2019
Justice Ministry working to reinstate passports of some 150,000 purge victims
Turkey’s Justice Ministry is working on a regulation to reinstate the passports of 150,000 public servants whose travel documents were…
Deputy who went on hunger strike takes parliamentary oath a year late
Turkey
July 10, 2019
Deputy who went on hunger strike takes parliamentary oath a year late
Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Leyla Güven, who had been on a hunger strike for nearly 200 days, took the…
Presidency seeks annulment of parliamentary immunity of opposition leader, 9 deputies
Turkey
July 10, 2019
Presidency seeks annulment of parliamentary immunity of opposition leader, 9 deputies
A presidential summary of proceedings seeking the removal of the parliamentary immunity of Turkey’s main opposition leader and nine opposition…
15-year-old Kurdish girl released pending trial after 12-day detention
Turkey
July 10, 2019
15-year-old Kurdish girl released pending trial after 12-day detention
A 15-year-old Kurdish girl who was taken into police custody along with other family members was released 12 days later,…
Kars mayor indicted on terrorism charges for role at now-closed Kurdish daily
Turkey
July 10, 2019
Kars mayor indicted on terrorism charges for role at now-closed Kurdish daily
A Turkish prosecutor on Monday indicted Kars Mayor Ayhan Bilgen, a Kurdish politician from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on…
Only one-third of MHP voters declared support for ally AKP candidate in pre-election survey
Turkey
July 4, 2019
Only one-third of MHP voters declared support for ally AKP candidate in pre-election survey
According to an analysis of an İstanbul mayoral election opinion poll conducted in mid-June by the Konda polling company, only…
Kurdish politicians handcuffed and beaten by police in Turkey’s east
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Kurdish politicians handcuffed and beaten by police in Turkey’s east
Two Kurdish co-mayors of Ağrı in eastern Turkey were subjected to excessive police force, the Diken news website reported on…
Kurdish deputy questions verdict sentencing university student to life based on secret witness testimony
Turkey
July 3, 2019
Kurdish deputy questions verdict sentencing university student to life based on secret witness testimony
A Kurdish opposition deputy submitted a parliamentary inquiry questioning a recent court verdict sentencing a university student to life based…