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5 people attempting to flee to Greece detained in western Turkey: ministry
Turkey
November 22, 2021
5 people attempting to flee to Greece detained in western Turkey: ministry
Turkey’s Defense Ministry has announced that five people were detained by security forces in western Turkey on Monday as they…
[Opinion] Europe loves the armed Kurds, not their civilians
Opinion
November 20, 2021
[Opinion] Europe loves the armed Kurds, not their civilians
During the last four decades, major EU countries have become the main supporters of armed Kurdish groups in Iran, Turkey,…
Netherlands’ investigation into possible war crimes of Syrian rebels paused due to Turkey: report
Politics
November 7, 2021
Netherlands’ investigation into possible war crimes of Syrian rebels paused due to Turkey: report
A Dutch government-supported investigation into possible war crimes by rebel groups in Syria was paused due to conditions for cooperation…
Turkey’s state of emergency commission rejects appeals by Peace Academics
Turkey
October 29, 2021
Turkey’s state of emergency commission rejects appeals by Peace Academics
The Emergency Procedures Examination Commission has issued its first rejection of appeals by several members of the Academics for Peace,…
Police detain Kurdish man for calling Turkey’s southeast ‘Kurdistan’
Turkey
October 29, 2021
Police detain Kurdish man for calling Turkey’s southeast ‘Kurdistan’
Turkish police have detained a Kurdish man for calling Turkey’s southeast “Kurdistan,” state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Oct. 29. The…
Opposition lawmakers display solidarity with Şenyaşar family demanding justice in political murder case
Turkey
October 23, 2021
Opposition lawmakers display solidarity with Şenyaşar family demanding justice in political murder case
Lawmakers from Turkey’s main opposition party visited members of the Şenyaşar family, who have been demanding justice for three of…
Former HDP deputy sentenced to 20 months for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’
Turkey
October 16, 2021
Former HDP deputy sentenced to 20 months for spreading ‘terrorist propaganda’
A court in the Turkish province of Van on Friday sentenced Aysel Tuğluk, the former deputy co-chair of the pro-Kurdish…
Bar asks court to hear former PM as witness in Kurdish lawyer’s murder case
Turkey
September 17, 2021
Bar asks court to hear former PM as witness in Kurdish lawyer’s murder case
A bar association in southeastern Turkey and lawyers representing the family of a prominent Kurdish lawyer who was shot to…
Turkish army fire kills Iraqi Kurdish farmer: local official
Turkey
August 13, 2021
Turkish army fire kills Iraqi Kurdish farmer: local official
Turkish army fire killed an Iraqi Kurdish farmer on Friday in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, where Ankara…
Syria shelling by Turkey, proxies kills 4, says war monitor
World
August 4, 2021
Syria shelling by Turkey, proxies kills 4, says war monitor
Shelling by Turkish forces and their rebel proxies killed three children and a male relative in northern Syria Wednesday, a…