Peace and democratisation before early elections
Veysi Sarısözen In his column yesterday, Cumhuriyet writer Orhan Bursalı wrote: “The Palace and the Justice and Development Party (AKP) ...
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European Parliament adopts critical resolution on Turkey, highlighting Öcalan’s peace call, political prisoner rulings
In a landmark and politically significant vote, the European Parliament adopted a detailed resolution on Turkey, backing the European Commission's ...
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Germany to launch first Kurdish university in 2026
Germany is set to open the first-ever Kurdish university in 2026, offering a unique academic experience for Europe’s Kurdish population, ...
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Turkey faces growing criticism over human rights record at UN review
The United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group has scrutinised Turkey’s human rights record, as ...
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Turkey: Parliament unites to honour late peace advocate Sırrı Süreyya Önder
Lawmakers from across the political divide paid tribute in parliament on Wednesday to Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a deputy speaker and ...
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Turkey: Journalists face terror charges over news reporting
Two journalists in Turkey, Ercüment Akdeniz and Yıldız Tar, are facing trial on charges of membership in an armed terrorist ...
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Honouring the memory of the executed revolutionaries is a principle, says Abdullah Öcalan
“What they once expressed in words has today evolved into a programme, a war, and ultimately a peace,” said Abdullah ...
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Öcalan’s isolation violates basic legal norms, says rights lawyer Eren Keskin
“We are witnessing a penal regime that defies the law itself,” said Eren Keskin, co-chair of Turkey's Human Rights Association ...
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Turkey’s main opposition chair Özel: ‘Plot to assassinate İmamoğlu was reported in January’
“In January, he walked into the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality and said, ‘My cellmates have received orders. There will be an ...
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Imprisoned Iranian labour activist: ‘We are alive, but in captivity!’
A recent letter shared by Issa Ebrahimzadeh, a Kurdish political prisoner who is currently on a brief medical leave from ...
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