International press reacts to ‘coup’ in Turkey’s Kurdish regions
Early on Monday, the Turkish Interior Ministry appointed trustees to the municipalities of Mardin (Mêrdîn), Batman (Êlih) and Halfeti (Xelfetî), ...
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Voices of resistance: DEM Party’s Mardin rally challenges government trustees
At the group meeting on 4 November 2024, in front of the trustee-appointed Mardin (Mêrdîn) Metropolitan Municipality, Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair ...
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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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Grassroots demonstrations erupt in Turkey as ‘trustees’ oust elected Kurdish mayors
The Turkish Interior Ministry's decision to appoint state trustees in municipalities held by the pro-Kurdish Peoples's Equality and Democracy (DEM) ...
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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’s trustee policy ‘blatent violation of democracy’: EU Rapporteur exclusive
In an exclusive interview with Medya News, European Union Turkey Rapporteur Nacho Sánchez Amor strongly condemned the Turkish government’s ongoing ...
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Turkish opposition leader pledges solidarity with dismissed mayor, ‘wise man of Kurdish politics’
Following the Turkish government's decision to appoint trustees to replace elected mayors in Kurdish-majority municipalities, main opposition Republican People's Party ...
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EU Turkey Rapporteur condemns Turkey’s removal of Kurdish mayors
The European Union's Turkey Rapporteur Nacho Sánchez Amor has condemned the Turkish government for removing, on 4 November, three more ...
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KCK condemns seizure of elected Kurdish mayors as attack on democracy
The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) has denounced the Turkish government's appointment of unelected trustees to replace the elected mayors in ...
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Kurdish elected mayor replaced by trustee for third time, lawyers condemn decision
Early on Monday, the Turkish Interior Ministry appointed trustees to the municipalities of Mardin (Mêrdîn), Batman (Êlih) and Halfeti (Xelfetî), ...
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