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Teacher claims Turkish Foreign Ministry protested Kurdish language course at Tokyo university
World
April 30, 2019
Teacher claims Turkish Foreign Ministry protested Kurdish language course at Tokyo university
Vakkas Çolak, a teacher of Kurdish language at the University of Tokyo, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry approached Japanese officials…
CHP asks for parliamentary investigation into attack on party leader
Turkey
April 24, 2019
CHP asks for parliamentary investigation into attack on party leader
Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has submitted a request to the parliamentary Research Commission concerning an attack on…
General refuses to shake hands with elected Kurdish co-mayors in Kars
Turkey
April 24, 2019
General refuses to shake hands with elected Kurdish co-mayors in Kars
A brigadier general refused to shake hands with Ayhan Bilgen and Şevin Alaca, who were elected co-mayors of the eastern…
Teacher who said ‘Don’t let children die’ on TV jailed again
Turkey
April 19, 2019
Teacher who said ‘Don’t let children die’ on TV jailed again
Teacher Ayşe Çelik, who during a TV program in 2016 called for an end to clashes between Kurdish militants and…
Palestinian resistance figure visits HDP deputy on hunger strike
Turkey
April 16, 2019
Palestinian resistance figure visits HDP deputy on hunger strike
Leila Khaled, a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), on Monday paid a visit to…
Veteran Turkish journalist faces up to 9 years in prison
Turkey
April 16, 2019
Veteran Turkish journalist faces up to 9 years in prison
A Turkish prosecutor has demanded up to nine years, four months of imprisonment for journalist Hasan Cemal for allegedly spreading…
HDP politicians indicted by Turkish prosecutor for using ‘co-mayor’ title illegally
Turkey
April 16, 2019
HDP politicians indicted by Turkish prosecutor for using ‘co-mayor’ title illegally
A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday indicted former co-mayors of Van province from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) demanding between two…
Pro-Kurdish Diyarbakir mayor-elect faces probe
Turkey
April 6, 2019
Pro-Kurdish Diyarbakir mayor-elect faces probe
The Chief Public Prosecutor of Diyarbakir on Friday launched a probe into pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) MP Selcuk Mizrakli…
Lawyer faces investigation for sharing photo of jailed Kurdish politician in court
Turkey
April 6, 2019
Lawyer faces investigation for sharing photo of jailed Kurdish politician in court
The İstanbul Bar Association has launched an investigation into Ramazan Demir, a lawyer representing jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, for…
In response to Pence, Turkey’s VP says US must choose between Ankara, terrorists
World
April 5, 2019
In response to Pence, Turkey’s VP says US must choose between Ankara, terrorists
The US must choose between remaining Turkey’s ally or siding with terrorists, Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Wednesday in…