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Prominent MP Gergerlioğlu expelled from Turkish Parliament over a 2016 tweet

In a move that has created shockwaves in Turkey and the international community, the Turkish Parliament on Wednesday expelled a prominent lawmaker and human...

Prominent lawmaker facing expulsion from Turkish Parliament vows not to leave

Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu, a lawmaker in the Turkish Parliament and a prominent human rights activist, has vowed not to leave after a court decision...

Kurdish not among 6 languages supported by app to be used against domestic violence

Kurdish will not be among the six languages and that will be supported by KADES, a smartphone app designed by the Turkish National Police...

Turkey’s under fire pro-Kurdish party risks ban

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party is facing a political and legal onslaught that could see it banned and its MPs jailed as President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

German minister urges Turkey to uphold freedom of speech after talk with Kurdish leaders

Michael Roth, the minister of state for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, has called on Turkey to uphold human rights, freedom of...

Demirtaş warns against closure of HDP, urges opposition to form an alliance

Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed former co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), warned the Turkish government against outlawing the party in an interview...

European parliamentarians launch campaign for release of jailed Kurdish leader

European parliamentarians have launched a campaign demanding the release of jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş, who is still in prison despite two rulings from...

İstanbul mayor’s Women’s Day message provokes anti-HDP sentiment

A message from İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu congratulating two female politicians on opposite ends of the political spectrum on the occasion of International Women’s...

Rights advocate MP petitions top court over jail sentence

Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has petitioned Turkey’s Constitutional Court, claiming that his right to freedom of expression was violated...

Turkish Parliament receives proceedings for 8 MPs, including Berberoğlu

The Turkish Parliament has received 10 summaries of proceedings drafted by prosecutors for eight deputies, including main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker Enis...

Pro-Kurdish party politician files complaint over strip-search in detention

A provincial chairwoman of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has filed a complaint against local police in Turkey's western province of Aydın for...

Top EU official criticizes Turkey’s crackdown on pro-Kurdish HDP

A high-ranking official from the European Union has criticized Turkey for its growing pressure on the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), dozens of whose...

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