Turkey: ‘I cried as a human being’ over torture claims, says MP Tanrıkulu
“I cried. As a member of parliament, but above all, as a human being, I cried,” said Sezgin Tanrıkulu, ...
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19th EUTCC conference on Turkey/Kurds to be held in EU parliament
The 19th international conference on 'The European Union, Turkey, the Middle East and the Kurds' will be held on 26 ...
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CHP’s Tanrıkulu denounces 44-month isolation of Kurdish leader
Sezgin Tanrıkulu became the first main opposition member to denounce the 44-month isolation of jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan in ...
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Kurdish, Turkish municipalities sign partnership to counter division
The Sur Municipality of Diyarbakır (Amed), governed by the Peoples' Equality and Democratic Party (DEM), and the Fındıklı Municipality of ...
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Murder of Narin Güran raises suspicions of state cover-up
The unresolved murder of eight-year-old Narin Güran in Diyarbakır (Amed), Turkey, is drawing parallels to the Susurluk scandal, with allegations ...
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Opposition MP calls Kobanê trial political revenge case
Sezgin Tanrıkulu, Deputy Chair of the Turkish Parliament's Human Rights Committee and a member of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's ...
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