Tag: Turkey Politics

Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, has stressed the need for genuine dialogue and negotiation ...

Tuncer Bakırhan, co-chair of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, on Tuesday criticised the government’s appointment of trustees ...

Sinan Önal The political landscape in Turkey has taken unexpected turns since the beginning of October. It all started with ...

Speaking at the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party's weekly group meeting in the Turkish Parliament on Tuesday, Co-Chair Tuncer ...

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

In a defiant response to Turkey’s appointment of trustees in Kurdish-majority cities on 4 November, the ousted co-mayors of Batman ...

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

Turkey's pro-Kurdish People's Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party announced a week-long parliamentary boycott, launching on Tuesday, to protest recent government-appointed ...

More than 90 people were detained in Turkey's Kurdish majority Mardin (Mêrdîn), Batman (Êlih), and Halfeti (Xelfetî) on Monday as ...

In a comprehensive opinion piece published by the Mesopotamia Agency, Kurdish journalist Delal Akyuz critically examines Turkey's approach to the ...