Peace in Turkey requires more than disarmament, pro-Kurdish MP warns
Meral Danış Beştaş, a pro-Kurdish MP, highlighted that resolving Turkey’s Kurdish issue requires more than disarmament; political reforms, human rights, ...
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Grassroots demonstrations erupt in Turkey as ‘trustees’ oust elected Kurdish mayors
The Turkish Interior Ministry's decision to appoint state trustees in municipalities held by the pro-Kurdish Peoples's Equality and Democracy (DEM) ...
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Kurdish elected mayor replaced by trustee for third time, lawyers condemn decision
Early on Monday, the Turkish Interior Ministry appointed trustees to the municipalities of Mardin (Mêrdîn), Batman (Êlih) and Halfeti (Xelfetî), ...
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Political backlash as Turkish government deposes elected DEM Party mayors
Political figures from various parties have strongly condemned the Turkish Interior Ministry's appointment of trustees to replace elected mayors in ...
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Trustees appointed to Mardin, Batman, and Halfeti municipalities amid terrorism charges
In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter), the ministry cited the mayors' ongoing trials as the reason for their ...
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The CHP under the spotlight – a weekly news review
News from Turkey proceeds with more plot twists than a Shakespeare comedy, while instead of Shakespearian cross dressing we see ...
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Politics, not legal action, key to solving trusteeship issue in Turkey
Ertuğrul Kürkçü The problem of trustees cannot be solved by expecting the AKP-MHP government to renounce its tyrannical powers granted ...
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Sebahat Tuncel: Is there any Kurdish democrat in Turkey without a lawsuit?
Kurdish politicians Sebahat Tuncel and Gültan Kışanak, recently released from prison, joined the 'Justice and Freedom from Kobanê to Gezi' ...
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Turkish governor appointed as trustee for second time despite corruption allegations
Hakkari Governor Ali Çelik has been appointed as the trustee of Hakkari (Colemêrg) for the second time, despite allegations of ...
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Hakkari Co-Mayor Viyan Tekçe stands against state trustee appointment
Hakkari (Colemêrg) Co-Mayor Viyan Tekçe has called for resistance against the recent appointment of a state trustee by the Turkish ...
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