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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…
Germany bans Kurdish group’s gathering over alleged PKK ties
World
July 11, 2021
Germany bans Kurdish group’s gathering over alleged PKK ties
A Kurdish leading umbrella group in Europe has been banned from holding a meeting in Germany’s Cologne on July 11…
Erdoğan blames HDP for collapse of Turkey’s peace talks with Kurdish militants
Turkey
July 11, 2021
Erdoğan blames HDP for collapse of Turkey’s peace talks with Kurdish militants
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has accused the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) of paving the way for the collapse…
Turkish soldier killed by gunfire from Syria
Turkey
July 7, 2021
Turkish soldier killed by gunfire from Syria
A Turkish soldier was killed in southeastern Turkey on Wednesday by gunfire from an area in northern Syria controlled by…
Appeals court upholds 22-year sentence given to former Kurdish MP
Turkey
June 11, 2021
Appeals court upholds 22-year sentence given to former Kurdish MP
A regional appeals court in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır has upheld a prison sentence of 22 years, three…
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
Turkey
March 31, 2021
US report highlights Turkey’s crackdown on Gülen movement after coup attempt
A report by the US State Department regarding a series of “significant human rights issues” in Turkey has highlighted the…
Prominent MP Gergerlioğlu expelled from Turkish Parliament over a 2016 tweet
Turkey
March 17, 2021
Prominent MP Gergerlioğlu expelled from Turkish Parliament over a 2016 tweet
In a move that has created shockwaves in Turkey and the international community, the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday expelled a…
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Turkey
October 16, 2020
Recent arrests aimed at preventing pro-Kurdish HDP from entering elections, former mayor claims
Ayhan Bilgen, a former co-mayor from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who was recently arrested along with 16 other…