HDP has only five municipalities after trustee appointments
Medyanews Exclusive The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) won 105 municipalities in local elections on 11 September 2014. The Turkish Interior ...
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What happened in the Kobanî protests?
Medyanews Exclusive In its effort to increase the suppression of dissenters, the Turkish government has detained and arrested many pro-democracy ...
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Cults in Turkey: an introduction
Medyanews Exclusive The law regarding dervish lodge closures was introduced on 30 November 1925. Since then, however, many cults and ...
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Cairo Water Week to highlight water shortages and innovative solutions
Hani al-Gamal - Cairo The 3rd Cairo Water Week will kick off in Cairo on 18 October under the auspices ...
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Turkish businessman Osman Kavala has been in prison for three years
Osman Kavala is a Turkish businessman, rights defender, and a political prisoner. Kavala has supported numerous civil society organisations since ...
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Karayılan: The attacks against Armenia were planned
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Executive Committee member Murat Karayılan spoke to Radio Denge Welat about recent assaults on Kurdish citizens ...
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Detention periods of 15 politicians have been extended
The detention periods of 15 politicians, including the Kars Municipality co-mayor, Şevin Alaca, have been extended. Detention operations and targeted ...
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Mazloum Abdî: “International institutions must stop talking and act”
Speaking on the United Nations report, which reveals that the Turkish state has committed crimes against humanity in Syria, SDF ...
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Kars (Qers) trustee deleted Kurdish social media account
Kars (Qers) trustee, governor Türker Öksüz, who attained a position in the Kars Municipality, annulled the city council and deleted ...
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The social and political effects of dam-building in Turkey: an interview with Agit Özdemir
Uğur Deniz - Istanbul Agit Özdemir, from the Mesopotamian Ecology Movement, has described fires in the Kurdish cities of Turkey ...
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