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Turkish court rule to ban HDP report on trustee irregularities
Turkey
March 16, 2019
Turkish court rule to ban HDP report on trustee irregularities
A Turkish court in the eastern province of Siirt has decided to ban a report drafted by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’…
US official says Turkish offensive in northern Syria unnecessary: report
World
March 15, 2019
US official says Turkish offensive in northern Syria unnecessary: report
A US official has said the United States is not discussing a Turkish offensive in northeast Syria with Turkey and…
Female candidates in Turkey’s local elections below 7 percent
Turkey
March 9, 2019
Female candidates in Turkey’s local elections below 7 percent
As Turkey’s upcoming local elections draw closer, the proportion of female candidates nominated by major parties for municipal posts are…
Police raid HDP Diyarbakır offices, detain 7 party officials on hunger strike
Turkey
March 9, 2019
Police raid HDP Diyarbakır offices, detain 7 party officials on hunger strike
Turkish police teams used force to enter the Diyarbakır offices of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the early…
Kurdish singer facing terrorism charges flees Turkey
World
March 5, 2019
Kurdish singer facing terrorism charges flees Turkey
Kurdish singer and activist Ferhat Tunç told a news website on Tuesday that he left Turkey due to the increasing…
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…
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…
[OPINION] Erdoğan, a modern-day Don Quixote, fights millions of monsters in Turkey
Opinion
December 11, 2018
[OPINION] Erdoğan, a modern-day Don Quixote, fights millions of monsters in Turkey
Just like in the novel by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, who created a fictional character named Don Quixote who…
Turkey must free Selahattin Demirtas, European rights court says
Turkey
November 20, 2018
Turkey must free Selahattin Demirtas, European rights court says
Selahattin Demirtas, of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), came third in this year’s presidential elections, contesting it from jail.…
King’s Cross Station closes amid pro-Kurdish protests
World
March 11, 2018
King’s Cross Station closes amid pro-Kurdish protests
King’s Cross in London has been closed amid a pro-Kurdish demonstration at the station. The demonstration in London comes hours…