Crackdown in Turkey: 173 arrested as protests escalate on seventh night
Turkish authorities have arrested 173 people in İstanbul on seventh night as protests rage over the detention of opposition mayors, ...
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Council of Europe criticises Turkey over mayor dismissals, arrests
The Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities has placed the Turkish government’s practice of dismissing and arresting ...
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Police crackdown intensifies on 6th night of Turkey protests over İstanbul mayor’s arrest
For the sixth consecutive night, Turkish police have forcefully dispersed protests in multiple cities following the arrest of İstanbul Mayor ...
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We need to fight for peace and democracy
Kurdish political commentator Zeki Akil analyses recent political developments in Turkey, arguing that President Erdoğan is doing everything possible to ...
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CHP confirms İmamoğlu as presidential candidate, while Özel responds to Kurdish criticism voiced at Newroz event
Turkey's main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has officially confirmed Ekrem İmamoğlu as its presidential candidate following the party’s first-ever ...
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CHP leader Özel extends solidarity message at Istanbul’s Newroz celebration, amid political turmoil
Özgür Özel, leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican Peoples' Party (CHP), shared a message of solidarity with the crowd ...
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One million celebrate Newroz in Istanbul: Call for freedom echoes across the city
Istanbul’s Yenikapı Square became a sea of colour and resistance on 23 March, an estimated one million people marked Newroz ...
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Turkish Interior Ministry suspends İmamoğlu as Mayor of Istanbul
Turkey's Interior Ministry announced in a press statement on Sunday evening that Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has been ...
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Öcalan’s archived message replayed at Istanbul’s Newroz after hopes for new greeting denied
📽️🔴 A powerful video message was broadcast during the Newroz celebration in Istanbul today, featuring archival footage of Abdullah Öcalan ...
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“Öcalan’s proposal offers democratic opening—don’t sabotage with arrests, trustees” – DEM’s Bakırhan
Speaking before a massive crowd at Istanbul’s 2025 Newroz celebration on Monday, Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality ...
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