Kurdish mayors defy trustee appointments, call for resistance
In a defiant response to Turkey’s appointment of trustees in Kurdish-majority cities on 4 November, the ousted co-mayors of Batman ...
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DEM Party boycotts Turkish parliament to protest trustee appointments
Turkey's pro-Kurdish People's Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party announced a week-long parliamentary boycott, launching on Tuesday, to protest recent government-appointed ...
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Protests erupt in Turkey’s Kurdish majority southeast over trustee appointments
More than 90 people were detained in Turkey's Kurdish majority Mardin (Mêrdîn), Batman (Êlih), and Halfeti (Xelfetî) on Monday as ...
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Turkey ranked highest among G20 nations for risk of civil unrest, analysis finds
Turkey has been ranked as the most likely G20 nation to face internal conflict or civil unrest within the next ...
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