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2 more Kurdish party mayors removed from office in Turkey’s Southeast
Turkey
June 25, 2020
2 more Kurdish party mayors removed from office in Turkey’s Southeast
Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Thursday decided to remove from office the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) co-mayors of Elazığ’s Sarıcan…
Drugs, terror, and the deep state: why Turkey’s casinos might be making a comeback
World
June 21, 2020
Drugs, terror, and the deep state: why Turkey’s casinos might be making a comeback
Gambling has a rich history in Turkey, but casinos were only legalised in the 1980s under prime minister Turgut Özal.…
Turkey’s top court rules violation of rights in jailed Kurdish politician’s case
Turkey
June 19, 2020
Turkey’s top court rules violation of rights in jailed Kurdish politician’s case
Turkey’s Constitutional Court said on late Thursday the rights to security and freedom of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş were…
Mother of 2 detained by police for second time over Gülen links
Turkey
June 16, 2020
Mother of 2 detained by police for second time over Gülen links
Yasemin Baltacı, 29, a mother of two, was detained again on Monday in Turkey’s Tekirdağ province as part of an…
Turkish polling guru says AKP vote below 30 percent in February survey
Turkey
June 7, 2020
Turkish polling guru says AKP vote below 30 percent in February survey
The Justice and Development Party (AKP), which has been ruling Turkey as a single-party government since 2002, would have had…
Newly arrested CHP deputy released from jail under anti-coronavirus measures
Turkey
June 7, 2020
Newly arrested CHP deputy released from jail under anti-coronavirus measures
Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) deputy Enis Berberoğlu, who was ousted from the Turkish Parliament along with two other…
Turkish police detain 38 suspects in deadly Van attack
Turkey
May 15, 2020
Turkish police detain 38 suspects in deadly Van attack
Turkish authorities have detained 38 people including the local head of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in relation to…
Rights groups say Turkey’s prisoner release must not exclude political detainees: report
Turkey
April 2, 2020
Rights groups say Turkey’s prisoner release must not exclude political detainees: report
Turkish academics, journalists and rights groups are demanding that a planned release of tens of thousands of prisoners to stem…
Turkey detains 5 more Kurdish mayors amid widening crackdown against HDP: report
Turkey
March 26, 2020
Turkey detains 5 more Kurdish mayors amid widening crackdown against HDP: report
Turkish authorities detained the mayors of five municipalities in Kurdish-majority areas on Monday as part of a widening government crackdown…
Take Action: Sign petition to call on Turkish authorities to release jailed purge-victims to stem Covid-19
Turkey
March 24, 2020
Take Action: Sign petition to call on Turkish authorities to release jailed purge-victims to stem Covid-19
Turkish government is reportedly preparing a judicial reform package, which includes the release of thousands of prisoners to stem Covid-19.…