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Turkey arrests co-chairs of Kurdish opposition party

Co-chairpersons of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ were arrested by a Turkish court on Friday afternoon after they...

France says seriously concerned after Turkey arrests Kurdish lawmakers

The recent arrest of Kurdish lawmakers in Turkey constitutes a source of "serious concern" for France, foreign ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said on Friday. Police...

HDP says calling for solidarity not for itself but for prevention of civil war

In the wake of a police operation targeting the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), which resulted in the detention of 11 deputies, the HDP...

DBP’s Tuncel hospitalized after police intervention in protest in Diyarbakır

Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-chairperson Sebahat Tuncel was taken to a hospital after police intervened in a demonstration in front of the Diyarbakır Courthouse on...

Turkey arrests HDP deputy Baluken, others referred to court for arrest

A Turkish court on Friday arrested İdris Baluken, one of 11 pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies who were detained in the early hours...

Those engaging in terrorism must give an accounting, says PM over HDP operation

Turkey's Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has defended an operation against the country's second largest opposition party, the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), saying that...

[UPDATE] 8 including 2 police officers killed in PKK attack in Diyarbakır

Eight people including two police officers have been killed and dozens wounded in a huge explosion in central Diyarbakır in Turkey's Southeast, Prime Minister...

CHP leader: Only elections should determine who will leave office

Leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has indirectly criticized the detention of 11 pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies...

EU’s Mogherini says extremely worried about HDP detentions

Federica Mogherini, the vice president of the European Union Commission and the high representative of the EU for foreign affairs and security policy, has...

Turkey’s justice minister says HDP detentions in line with law

Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ, who commented on the detention of 11 pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies including the party's co-chairs in the...

Turkey seeks arrest of pro-Kurdish opposition leader

Prosecutors have sent pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş to court for arrest in the southeastern province on Diyarbakır following his detention...

Turkey’s Erdoğan: We have redefined democracy, secularism

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said during a TV program on Thursday that his government has "redefined democracy and secularism” and therefore has managed...

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