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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…
Turkey’s Labor Ministry refuses to certify exam of former public servant despite scoring second highest
Turkey
December 26, 2020
Turkey’s Labor Ministry refuses to certify exam of former public servant despite scoring second highest
A former public servant identified only by the initials A.B., 28, said he was not awarded his certificate by the…
Turkey extends tenure of state of emergency commission for another year
Turkey
December 25, 2020
Turkey extends tenure of state of emergency commission for another year
The tenure of a commission set up by the Turkish government to examine complaints from people who were adversely affected…
Turkey’s interior minister denies strip-search claims, brands rights advocate MP a ‘terrorist’
Turkey
December 24, 2020
Turkey’s interior minister denies strip-search claims, brands rights advocate MP a ‘terrorist’
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu denied recent claims made by pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu that…
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Ayhan Bilgen, a former co-mayor from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was recently arrested along with 16 other…
Hate speech targeting Armenians in Turkey on the rise, warns opposition lawmaker
Turkey
October 8, 2020
Hate speech targeting Armenians in Turkey on the rise, warns opposition lawmaker
Incidents of hate speech and war propaganda targeting the Armenian minority in Turkey have been increasing amid the recent Azerbaijani-Armenian…
Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
World
October 7, 2020
Erdoğan’s long arm in Europe
Recent incidents in Europe indicate that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s “long arm” has again started operating on the continent,…
Council of Europe, rights watchdog condemn arrest of pro-Kurdish politicians
Turkey
October 3, 2020
Council of Europe, rights watchdog condemn arrest of pro-Kurdish politicians
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Council of Europe (CoE) have denounced Ankara’s recent crackdown on politicians from the pro-Kurdish…
Ankara court arrests pro-Kurdish co-mayor, 16 pro-Kurdish politicians
Turkey
October 2, 2020
Ankara court arrests pro-Kurdish co-mayor, 16 pro-Kurdish politicians
An Ankara court on Friday arrested 17 politicians from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), including the co-mayor of the…
Turkey removes signs in Kurdish as racist attacks on Kurds surge
Turkey
September 17, 2020
Turkey removes signs in Kurdish as racist attacks on Kurds surge
The trustee appointed by Ankara to replace the pro-Kurdish mayor of the eastern city of Van has substituted local placename…