Arrest of CHP mayors echoes 2009 crackdown on Kurdish politicians
The arrest and public handcuffing of five mayors from Turkey’s main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), alongside dozens ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemns ‘judicial siege’ on opposition municipalities
Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has issued a strong condemnation of ongoing judicial actions against opposition-led ...
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Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs raises possibility of action against Turkey
A question was raised in the Norwegian Parliament on 5 November over the Turkish state's dismissal of elected mayors from ...
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DEM Party deputy Ömer Öcalan criticises trustee appointment in Halfeti
Recent developments in Turkey's approach to the Kurdish issue have raised fundamental questions about the course of democratic politics and ...
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