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Police detain SE district co-mayors from pro-Kurdish DBP

The co-mayors of Batman’s Gercüş district, Zeynep Oduncu and Abdülkerim Kaya from the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP), who had been replaced by trustees...

Indictment against HDP Co-chair Yüksekdağ accepted by court

A court in eastern Van province on Thursday accepted an indictment against Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ, who was detained by police...

HDP Diyarbakır deputy, former mufti, detained for leading ‘civilian prayers’

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Diyarbakır deputy Nimetullah Erdoğmuş, a former mufti of Diyarbakır, was detained by police on Thursday on allegations of leading...

Turkey’s Justice Ministry asks staff to spy on colleagues: leaked document

Turkey’s Justice Ministry has handed out forms to its staff asking if they know any colleague linked to terrorist organizations or the government’s perceived...

[VIDEO] Gunman fires 4 shots at HDP headquarters in Ankara

The pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) headquarters were attacked by an assailant with a rifle who fired four shots into the building on Thursday...

Handcuffed Kurdish co-mayor refuses medical examination

Prominent Kurdish politician and Co-mayor of Mardin Ahmet Türk, who has been jailed since Nov, 24, reportedly refused to be taken to a hospital...

Unity for Democracy calls on gov’t to end state of emergency

The Unity for Democracy initiative launched a campaign on social media on Thursday night, calling on the government not to extend a state of...

[UPDATE] Critical Syrian-Turkish columnist Mahalli arrested

Syrian-Turkish columnist Hüsnü Mahalli was arrested by an İstanbul court on Thursday on charges of insulting the president on TV and on his social media...

Jailed Demirtaş says punishment of HDP deputies part of vendetta

The imprisoned co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtaş, said in testimony in court on Thursday that 10 deputies from his...

[UPDATE] Doğan Holding representative arrested for alleged links to Gülen movement

Barbaros Muratoğlu, the Ankara representative of Doğan Holding, which owns CNNTürk and the Hürriyet daily, who was detained on Dec.1 over alleged links to...

Erdoğan ranks 56th in Forbes 2016 list of most powerful people

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in 56th place in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s most powerful people, while the Russian president...

Coup commission chair prevents vote on motion to hear MİT head, army chief

Reşat Petek, chairman of the parliamentary Coup Commission, which was set up to investigate a failed coup attempt in Turkey on July 15, has...

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