Tag: local democracy

Rıza Türmen, a former judge at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), has described the recent developments surrounding the ...

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has issued a strong condemnation of ongoing judicial actions against opposition-led ...

A new political era in Turkey must be built on local democracy, equality and a legally grounded social contract*, pro-Kurdish ...

Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Co-Chair Tuncer Bakırhan, has called for democratic reform and peace in Turkey, ...

The Turkish Interior Ministry has removed the elected co-mayor of the Kurdish-majority Kağızman (Qaxizman) municipality, Mehmet Alkan, from office and ...

Turkey's practice of appointing trustees to municipalities undermines local democracy and damages the country's reputation, İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu declared ...

Sarah Glynn Today, tens of thousands of Kurds are again gathering from all over Europe to march through Cologne. They ...

International voices are rising in opposition to Turkey’s recent move to replace democratically elected Kurdish mayors in several key municipalities ...

Erem Kansoy European authorities are increasingly reacting to the fiduciary policies of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and ...