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Turkish FM alleges some Kurdish opposition party candidates are terrorists
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Turkish FM alleges some Kurdish opposition party candidates are terrorists
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Sunday said some of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) and İYİ (Good) Party’s city…
More than 70 Hizbullah terrorists released from prison after ECtHR ruling: report
Turkey
March 25, 2019
More than 70 Hizbullah terrorists released from prison after ECtHR ruling: report
The Turkish media on Monday reported that more than 70 militants of the Hizbullah terrorist group were released from prison…
Provocative flyers falsely appearing to be from HDP distributed in Antalya
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Provocative flyers falsely appearing to be from HDP distributed in Antalya
As Turkey enters its last week before local elections on March 31, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has revealed that…
Kurdish woman commits suicide in Gebze prison in protest of solitary confinement
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Kurdish woman commits suicide in Gebze prison in protest of solitary confinement
Ayten Beçet, a Kurdish activist who has been held in a prison in Kocaeli’s Gebze prison, committed suicide on Saturday…
Kurd vote could swing Turkey elections
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Kurd vote could swing Turkey elections
Millions of Kurdish votes could determine Turkey’s March 31 local elections, as the main Kurdish party has decided to sit…
Erdoğan vows to block 300 opposition candidates from office if they win
Turkey
March 25, 2019
Erdoğan vows to block 300 opposition candidates from office if they win
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday linked more than 300 opposition candidates in Turkey’s March 31 local elections to “terrorist…
Turkish Interior Ministry claims 325 city council candidates from opposition have ties to PKK
Turkey
March 24, 2019
Turkish Interior Ministry claims 325 city council candidates from opposition have ties to PKK
A Turkish Interior Ministry report claims that 325 candidates for municipal councils from the Republican People’s Party (CHP), the İYİ…
Inmate commits suicide to protest public silence on hunger strikes in Turkey
Turkey
March 24, 2019
Inmate commits suicide to protest public silence on hunger strikes in Turkey
Ayten Beçet, a 28-year-old inmate in Gebze Prison, committed suicide to protest the public silence on hunger strikes in several…
Fearing backlash over economy, Turkish minister says not the time to teach a lesson
Turkey
March 23, 2019
Fearing backlash over economy, Turkish minister says not the time to teach a lesson
Worrying about a public backlash to a deteriorating economy, Turkey’s Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said the upcoming local elections should…
16 detained for chanting PKK slogans at Newroz gathering
Turkey
March 23, 2019
16 detained for chanting PKK slogans at Newroz gathering
Turkish police on Thursday detained 16 people for chanting slogans promoting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and its jailed…