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Turkish parliament strips Kurdish MP of parliamentary status

The Turkish parliament on Thursday stripped lawmaker Semra Güzel from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), who is currently in jail, of her parliamentary...

Kurdish politician files complaint against mayor on claims of insult over slapping incident

Kurdish politician Ferhat Encü has filed a criminal complaint against an opposition party mayor in northwestern Turkey for allegedly insulting him in comments about...

Former HDP executives indicted for referring to WWI killings of Armenians as ‘genocide’

Eleven former executives from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) have been indicted on charges of insulting the Turkish nation for referring to the...

MetroPoll survey shows decline in ruling AKP’s electoral support

A survey conducted by the Ankara-based MetroPoll showed a decline in nationwide support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s ruling Justice and Development Party...

Kurdish politician Demirtaş asks Justice Ministry to meet with jailed PKK leader Öcalan

Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş has applied to the Justice Ministry for a meeting with leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Abdullah...

Turkey’s ruling party, ultranationalist ally reject motion to investigate deadly İstanbul blast

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and its ally, the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), on Wednesday rejected a parliamentary motion by the pro-Kurdish...

Pro-Kurdish party members among 47 detained during protest against Turkish offensive in N. Syria, Iraq

Turkish police on Monday broke up a protest that included members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and the Democratic Regions Party (DBP)...

Former pro-Kurdish HDP lawmaker gets suspended sentence on insult charges

Sırrı Süreyya Önder, a former Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputy, has been handed down a five-month suspended sentence for “insulting the state, the government...

Far-right leader approves of AKP visit to pro-Kurdish party over headscarf issue

The leader of Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), Devlet Bahçeli, has unexpectedly expressed no anger over a visit his election ally, the ruling...

AKP accused of hypocrisy in stance against pro-Kurdish party after visit on headscarf issue

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has been accused of being hypocritical in its attitude towards a pro-Kurdish party that it has long...

HDP to field own presidential candidate if not pleased with opposition nominee: report

The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is planning to field a veteran Kurdish politician as a presidential candidate for the 2023 elections if an...

Pro-Kurdish party supporter gets 3 years on terrorism charges for live-streaming Kurdish songs

A supporter of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has been sentenced to three years in prison on terrorism charges for live-streaming Kurdish songs...

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