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Europe calls on Turkey to prevent political interference in vote recount
Turkey
April 4, 2019
Europe calls on Turkey to prevent political interference in vote recount
Judges in Turkey evaluating appeals after last Sunday’s local elections must be free to work without political interference, said the…
Yet another jailed hunger striker takes own life in protest of Öcalan’s ‘isolation’
Turkey
April 3, 2019
Yet another jailed hunger striker takes own life in protest of Öcalan’s ‘isolation’
A jailed man who went on a hunger strike on March 1 in protest of the “isolation” of imprisoned leader…
6 journalists given suspended sentences for ‘terrorist propaganda’
Turkey
April 3, 2019
6 journalists given suspended sentences for ‘terrorist propaganda’
Six Turkish journalists were given 15-month suspended sentences on Wednesday on charges of disseminating terrorist propaganda while serving as the…
Pro-Kurdish HDP tips the balance in favor of opposition in contentious cities
Turkey
April 1, 2019
Pro-Kurdish HDP tips the balance in favor of opposition in contentious cities
Unofficial results of Sunday’s poll in Turkey indicate that pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) lost in some metropolitan municipalities it…
Washington hopes to reengage with Erdoğan after Turkey’s Sunday vote – analysis
World
March 31, 2019
Washington hopes to reengage with Erdoğan after Turkey’s Sunday vote – analysis
The U.S. administration hopes a domestic calm down in Turkey that will follow the local polls on Sunday will allow…
HDP Campaign Bus Attacked in Izmir
Turkey
March 31, 2019
HDP Campaign Bus Attacked in Izmir
Few days ahead of local elections, unidentified attackers stoned and attacked a campaign vehicle of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party…
1,800 academics support colleagues dismissed and punished in Turkey over peace petition
Turkey
March 29, 2019
1,800 academics support colleagues dismissed and punished in Turkey over peace petition
A total of 1,800 academics around the world have urged the cutting of ties with institutions in Turkey that dismissed…
Kurdish political parties call for end to hunger strike-related suicides in prison
Turkey
March 27, 2019
Kurdish political parties call for end to hunger strike-related suicides in prison
The co-chairs of four Kurdish political parties have come together in Diyarbakır to call for an end to political suicides…
Mezopotamya news agency reporter detained again
Turkey
March 19, 2019
Mezopotamya news agency reporter detained again
Semra Turan, a reporter for the Mezopotamya news agency, was detained once again in the province of Tunceli after she…
HDP launches social media campaign as TV stations refuse to air campaign video
Turkey
March 16, 2019
HDP launches social media campaign as TV stations refuse to air campaign video
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has launched a campaign on social media to spread its campaign video for local…