HDP
2 more HDP deputies go on hunger strike, bringing total to 4
World
March 8, 2019
2 more HDP deputies go on hunger strike, bringing total to 4
Two more deputies from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) announced on Friday that they had started a hunger strike demanding…
I called HDP politicians, not voters, terrorists: Erdoğan
Turkey
March 8, 2019
I called HDP politicians, not voters, terrorists: Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denied claims that he called voters of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) terrorists…
Erdoğan files complaint against opposition leader Akşener for alleged insult
World
March 8, 2019
Erdoğan files complaint against opposition leader Akşener for alleged insult
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday filed a legal complaint against Meral Akşener, chairman of the opposition İyi (Good) Party,…
Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism
Turkey
March 7, 2019
Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism
Addressing a rally in the run-up to local elections on March 31, Soylu, a critic-turned-supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,…
Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism
Turkey
March 5, 2019
Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Monday vowed to detain and deport tourists at airports if they are suspected of…
Erdoğan calls on HDP co-chair to leave Turkey for saying ‘Kurdistan’
World
February 26, 2019
Erdoğan calls on HDP co-chair to leave Turkey for saying ‘Kurdistan’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday called on Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Sezai Temelli to leave the country…
Erdoğan threatens HDP municipalities with more trustees
Turkey
February 25, 2019
Erdoğan threatens HDP municipalities with more trustees
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday threatened the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) with appointing trustees to municipalities run by…
Turkey’s top prosecutor launches closure case against 4 Kurdish parties
Turkey
February 23, 2019
Turkey’s top prosecutor launches closure case against 4 Kurdish parties
The chief prosecutor at Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals, Mehmet Akarca, has filed a closure case against four Kurdish parties…
Ankara prosecutor investigates HDP co-chair for “making terrorist propaganda”
Turkey
February 20, 2019
Ankara prosecutor investigates HDP co-chair for “making terrorist propaganda”
AN INVESTIGATION has been launched into comments made Sezai Temelli during a meeting in the eastern province of Van in…
Court of appeal upholds sentences given to opposition journalists and staff from Cumhuriyet daily
Media Freedom
February 20, 2019
Court of appeal upholds sentences given to opposition journalists and staff from Cumhuriyet daily
Prison sentences that were handed down to staff members of the critical Cumhuriyet daily last year were upheld by a…