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Turkey condemns UN for signing agreement with YPG-led group over recruitment of child soldiers
World
July 3, 2019
Turkey condemns UN for signing agreement with YPG-led group over recruitment of child soldiers
The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned the United Nations, which had signed an agreement with the Kurdish-militia-led Syrian Defense…
Turkey imposed 369 curfews in Southeast in last 4 years: report
Turkey
July 1, 2019
Turkey imposed 369 curfews in Southeast in last 4 years: report
Local Turkish authorities imposed 369 curfews in the southeastern region of the country between Aug. 16, 2015 and July 1,…
CHP’s İstanbul branch chair faces 17 years in prison as trial starts
Turkey
June 28, 2019
CHP’s İstanbul branch chair faces 17 years in prison as trial starts
The trial of Republican People’s Party’s (CHP) İstanbul branch chair Canan Kaftancıoğlu on charges of insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
I wasn’t aware Öcalan’s brother had been sought by Turkish authorities: Erdoğan
Turkey
June 28, 2019
I wasn’t aware Öcalan’s brother had been sought by Turkish authorities: Erdoğan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed he was unaware that Osman Öcalan, brother of jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan…
US-based Turkish academic released after detention for signing peace petition
Turkey
June 26, 2019
US-based Turkish academic released after detention for signing peace petition
Baki Tezcan, an associate professor of history and religious studies at the University of California, Davis, was released by a…
AKP denies being behind Öcalan letter ahead of İstanbul vote
Turkey
June 26, 2019
AKP denies being behind Öcalan letter ahead of İstanbul vote
Justice and Development Party (AKP) spokesperson Ömer Çelik has denied claims that his party was behind a letter written by…
[Opinion] The stealing of an election in Istanbul
Opinion
June 24, 2019
[Opinion] The stealing of an election in Istanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan needs Kurdish votes for his Justice and Development Party to win the Istanbul mayoral election…
The 5 winners and losers of Sunday’s Istanbul revote
Turkey
June 24, 2019
The 5 winners and losers of Sunday’s Istanbul revote
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was going to lose the June 23 Istanbul mayoral revote either way. In the unlikely…
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
Turkey
June 23, 2019
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
In yet another controversial move to attract Kurdish voters ahead of a critical mayoral election in İstanbul on Sunday, Turkish…
PKK leader’s brother appears on state-run TRT, urges support for AKP
Turkey
June 23, 2019
PKK leader’s brother appears on state-run TRT, urges support for AKP
Osman Öcalan, brother of the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah Öcalan, has appeared on public broadcaster…