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Germany bans Kurdish group’s gathering over alleged PKK ties
World
July 11, 2021
Germany bans Kurdish group’s gathering over alleged PKK ties
A Kurdish leading umbrella group in Europe has been banned from holding a meeting in Germany’s Cologne on July 11…
Erdoğan blames HDP for collapse of Turkey’s peace talks with Kurdish militants
Turkey
July 11, 2021
Erdoğan blames HDP for collapse of Turkey’s peace talks with Kurdish militants
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) of paving the way for the collapse…
Turkish soldier killed by gunfire from Syria
Turkey
July 7, 2021
Turkish soldier killed by gunfire from Syria
A Turkish soldier was killed in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday by gunfire from an area in northern Syria controlled by…
Appeals court upholds 22-year sentence given to former Kurdish MP
Turkey
June 11, 2021
Appeals court upholds 22-year sentence given to former Kurdish MP
A regional appeals court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has upheld a prison sentence of 22 years, three…
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
Turkey
March 31, 2021
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
A report by the US State Department regarding a series of “significant human rights issues” in Turkey has highlighted the…
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…
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…
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish MP to jail on terrorism charges
World
September 12, 2020
Turkish court sentences pro-Kurdish MP to jail on terrorism charges
A Turkish court sentenced a parliamentarian from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) to 10 years in jail on Friday…
Turkey’s war on PKK uprooted residents of 504 villages in northern Iraq: report
World
September 5, 2020
Turkey’s war on PKK uprooted residents of 504 villages in northern Iraq: report
Turkey’s military incursions into northern Iraq since 1992 have displaced the residents of more than 500 Kurdish villages, a select…
Top US commander in Middle East backs Turkey’s cross-border fight against PKK
World
August 16, 2020
Top US commander in Middle East backs Turkey’s cross-border fight against PKK
The top US commander in the Middle East said Turkey has “legitimate security interests” in fighting back against the outlawed…