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Turkey
Diyarbakır Governor’s Office instigated removal of Kurdish mayor a day after the election: report
While the Turkish government maintained that the recent ousting of three Kurdish mayors from office was the result of investigations…
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İzmir police detain 27 lawyers at protest over removal of Kurdish mayors
Police in İzmir detained 26 lawyers and one journalist during a protest on Thursday over the removal of recently elected…
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Kurdish mayor summoned to testify in terrorism investigation
Ayhan Bilgen, the co-mayor of Kars from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), announced on Tuesday that he had been…
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6 journalists detained amid protests against removal of Kurdish mayors
Six journalists in Mardin and Diyarbakır were taken into police custody while following protests against the government removal of three…
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First act of gov’t-appointed trustee in Van: hanging Erdoğan’s photo in mayor’s office
Mehmet Emin Bilmez , the former governor of the eastern Turkish province of Van who was appointed on Monday as…
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Bianet lawyer says ban on access to website lifted: report
Turkish authorities have lifted a ban of access to independent news site Bianet after an outcry against a move the…
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Öcalan calls for new initiative to resolve Turkey’s Kurdish conflict
Jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan has called for a new initiative to bring a peaceful…
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Minister says US getting closer to Turkey’s view on safe zone in Syria
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said the United States is getting closer to Turkey’s views on a proposed safe zone…
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Turkey to launch offensive in Kurdish-controlled area of northern Syria: Erdoğan
Turkey will carry out a military operation in a Kurdish-controlled area east of the Euphrates River in northern Syria, Turkish…
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Turkey’s Kurdish political groups call on gov’t, opposition to cooperate in finding peace
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish political groups on Sunday released a joint statement, calling for the country’s ruling party and opposition to cooperate…
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