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ECtHR requests Turkey’s defense for imprisonment of Kurdish leader over Kobani protests

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has asked Turkey to provide its defense for the pre-trial detention of Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş in...

Local Kurdish politician in İstanbul arrested on terrorism charges

A district co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in İstanbul has been arrested on terrorism charges, according to Turkish media reports. On Jan....

Is Erdoğan preparing for a snap election after starting a new war on Kurds?

When Turkey's authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan lost his governing majority in the June 2015 elections for the first time since his Justice and...

284 women killed in Turkey in domestic violence in 2020

At least 284 women were killed in Turkey at the hands of men in 2020, according to a parliamentary question submitted by an opposition...

EP calls on Turkey to enforce ECtHR ruling for immediate release of Demirtaş

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday calling on Turkey to comply with a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)...

Turkey sends pro-Kurdish deputy to pretrial detention in terrorism trial

Amid an ongoing crackdown on Kurdish politicians in Turkey, a court has ruled for the arrest and pretrial detention of a former deputy from...

Treasure hunters are destroying Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey

Alin Ozinian One century after the Armenian genocide, the Armenian cultural heritage in Turkey is still being destroyed, not only because of the desire to...

9 Kurdish deputies to face proceedings over charges related to Kobani protests

The Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has started preparing summaries of proceedings for nine pro-Kurdish lawmakers, including Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Pervin Buldan,...

Erdoğan’s far-right ally renews call to shut down pro-Kurdish HDP

The chairman of the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), a key ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, urged Turkey's top prosecutor's office to...

Turkey’s Olay TV forced to close over pro-Kurdish HDP coverage, chief editor says

Süleyman Sarılar, the former chief editor of private Turkish television station Olay TV, which was forced to close down due to government pressure last...

Demirtaş’s lawyers file petition for his release following rights court’s ruling

Lawyers representing jailed Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtaş have petitioned a Turkish court for the release of their client based on a ruling by the...

22 deputies submit parliamentary question on strip-searches in Turkey’s prisons

The women's council of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) has submitted a question to the Turkish Parliament about an increasing number of allegations...

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