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Kurdish party says will continue supporting opposition in Sunday vote despite Öcalan letter
Turkey
June 22, 2019
Kurdish party says will continue supporting opposition in Sunday vote despite Öcalan letter
The Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on Friday announced that their strategy to support the opposition in Sunday’s İstanbul mayoral…
New president of Iraqi Kurdistan visits Turkey 2 days before İstanbul election re-run
World
June 22, 2019
New president of Iraqi Kurdistan visits Turkey 2 days before İstanbul election re-run
Nechirvan Barzani, who on June 10 was sworn in as the new president of Iraq’s semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan, has…
Erdoğan says even if they are Kurds, they are still human beings
Turkey
June 22, 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…
Jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş urges support for opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate
Turkey
June 19, 2019
Jailed Kurdish politician Demirtaş urges support for opposition’s İstanbul mayoral candidate
Former co-chairperson of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been behind bars since November 2016, has…
Öcalan calls on gov’t, PKK to find new ways to resolve ‘Kurdish question’
Turkey
June 7, 2019
Öcalan calls on gov’t, PKK to find new ways to resolve ‘Kurdish question’
Abdullah Öcalan, the jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has called on the PKK and the Turkish government…
Turkey detains some 27,000 irregular migrants in May: report
Turkey
June 6, 2019
Turkey detains some 27,000 irregular migrants in May: report
A total of 27,536 undocumented migrants and 561 human smuggling suspects were detained across Turkey in May, the country’s deputy…
Rights groups express concern over abuses against civilians in Turkish-held Syrian city of Afrin: report
World
June 6, 2019
Rights groups express concern over abuses against civilians in Turkish-held Syrian city of Afrin: report
Rights groups are expressing concerns over the increasing abuses against civilians by rebel forces in the northwestern Syrian city of…
Families of hunger strikers fined by Mersin Police Department for holding sit-in
Turkey
May 29, 2019
Families of hunger strikers fined by Mersin Police Department for holding sit-in
The Mersin Police Department has fined families of hunger-striking inmates for holding a sit-in near a prison, the Mezopotamya news…
Amnesty International campaigns for detainees in southeast Turkey over torture claims
Turkey
May 26, 2019
Amnesty International campaigns for detainees in southeast Turkey over torture claims
Amnesty International’s Turkey branch has launched a campaign calling for “independent medical examination” for detainees in the country’s southeastern Halfeti…
Court hears how police tortured detainees
Turkey
May 26, 2019
Court hears how police tortured detainees
Ten people detained in Turkey’s southeastern Sanliurfa following a counter-terrorism operation in the province testified in court on Thursday that…