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Turkish minister calls on opposition candidates to express hatred for deputy from own party
Turkey
March 11, 2019
Turkish minister calls on opposition candidates to express hatred for deputy from own party
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu in an unprecedented call asked mayoral candidates from the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP)…
Erdoğan threatens opposition leader with jail time
Turkey
March 11, 2019
Erdoğan threatens opposition leader with jail time
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday threatened Meral Akşener, chairman of the opposition İyi (Good) Party, saying she would…
Police raid HDP Diyarbakır offices, detain 7 party officials on hunger strike
Turkey
March 9, 2019
Police raid HDP Diyarbakır offices, detain 7 party officials on hunger strike
Turkish police teams used force to enter the Diyarbakır offices of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the early…
I called HDP politicians, not voters, terrorists: Erdoğan
Turkey
March 8, 2019
I called HDP politicians, not voters, terrorists: Erdoğan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has denied claims that he called voters of the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) terrorists…
Erdoğan files complaint against opposition leader Akşener for alleged insult
World
March 8, 2019
Erdoğan files complaint against opposition leader Akşener for alleged insult
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Thursday filed a legal complaint against Meral Akşener, chairman of the opposition İyi (Good) Party,…
Two more academics get sentences for peace call in Turkey
World
March 8, 2019
Two more academics get sentences for peace call in Turkey
On Wednesday, two more Turkish academics were sentenced to 15 months in prison on “terror propaganda” charges after signing a…
Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism
Turkey
March 7, 2019
Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism
Addressing a rally in the run-up to local elections on March 31, Soylu, a critic-turned-supporter of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan,…
Turkish FM accuses opposition party of alliance with several ‘terrorist’ organizations
Turkey
March 5, 2019
Turkish FM accuses opposition party of alliance with several ‘terrorist’ organizations
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has accused the country’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) of being in alliance with…
Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism
Turkey
March 5, 2019
Turkish minister: Tourists to be detained at airports if suspected of ties to terrorism
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu on Monday vowed to detain and deport tourists at airports if they are suspected of…
Turkey detains 2,000 alleged PKK members in 3 months: state news agency
World
March 4, 2019
Turkey detains 2,000 alleged PKK members in 3 months: state news agency
Turkish security forces have detained 1,956 people in the last three months over alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’…