Of course, Öcalan will make his call!
Fréderike Geerdink Surely I haven’t been the only journalist anticipating a call by jailed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah ...
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Protests erupt in Kurdish city Van following trustee appointment to metropolitan municipality
Protests have broken out across the Kurdish-majority city Van (Wan) following the Turkish government’s appointment of a trustee to the ...
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Daily News : 13 February 2025
13/02/2025 – #DailyNews – #MedyaNews 📍The European Parliament has condemned Turkey’s removal of elected mayors, calling for ...
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European Parliament slams Turkey’s removal of elected mayors: demands sanctions, judicial reform
The European Parliament (EP) has adopted a resolution denouncing the Turkish government’s continued dismissal and arrest of elected mayors, labelling ...
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‘Van’s resistance inspires hope and pride,’ Zeydan declares amid protests over sentence
Protests in Van (Wan) have intensified following the sentencing of co-mayor Abdullah Zeydan to three years and nine months in ...
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Pro-Kurdish DEM Party condemns ‘coup-like’ crackdown on elected officials in Turkey
"This is nothing less than a judicial coup d'etat against the will of the people," Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and ...
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Turkey: Van protesters defy cold to oppose mayor’s prison sentence
Thousands of residents in the Kurdish-majority city of Van (Wan) in eastern Turkey braved freezing temperatures to protest overnight following ...
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Turkey: Van protests erupt as co-mayor sentenced in politically charged case
"We, as the people of Van—1.2 million strong—will protect our honour, pride, and will, no matter the cost," declared Van ...
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Turkey: Van co-mayor calls sentencing a ‘political plot’
"This is a judicial plot to seize the people's will once again," Abdullah Zeydan, co-mayor of Van (Wan) Metropolitan Municipality, ...
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A witness through art: Timur Çelik
The artist Timur Çelik, who passed away on 16 January 2025, left a legacy of paintings "grounded in responsibility and ...
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