0.5 C
Frankfurt am Main
- Advertisement -spot_img

TAG

Kurdistan

[UPDATE] 6 Amedspor fans detained for displaying Kurdistan flags in stadium

Six Kurdish football team Amedspor fans were detained after Turkey’s Interior Ministry launched an investigation into supporters who waved Kurdistan flags during a match...

[ANALYSIS] Turkish artillery used in Zakho bombing

Cevheri Güven  Initial information coming from security sources indicate that Turkey’s Fırtına howitzer batteries were used in the recent bombing of Zakho in northern Iraq,...

Dutch journalist says she was deported from Iraqi Kurdistan

A Dutch journalist said she was deported from Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan on Wednesday, blaming her expulsion on Turkey's reaction to her coverage...

Court acquits Diyarbakır lawyers tried for Armenian genocide, Kurdistan remarks

A Turkish court has acquitted current and former administrators of the Diyarbakır Bar Association who stood trial over references to the "Armenian genocide" and...

Turkish court hands down suspended sentence to Kurdish folk singer for terrorist propaganda

The İstanbul 27th High Criminal Court sentenced Kurdish folk singer Veysi Ermiş to 18 months in prison for “terrorist propaganda” for using worlds like...

Academic arrested due to ‘Kurdistan’ tweet released from jail

A research assistant at a university in eastern Turkey who was arrested on Nov. 6 after he was suspended by the university over a...

Academic detained due to ‘Kurdistan’ post on social media

A research assistant at a university in eastern Turkey was detained after he was suspended by the university over a “Kurdistan” post on social...

Shop owner detained for ‘Kurdistan’ remark to opposition leader in SE Turkey

A shop owner has been taken into custody for using the word "Kurdistan" to describe the region he lives in during an exchange with the...

Kurdish politician faces investigation for wearing jersey with word ‘Kurdistan’

Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into a local politician from the ranks of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) on allegations of terrorism for wearing a...

Erdoğan calls on HDP co-chair to leave Turkey for saying ‘Kurdistan’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday called on Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chair Sezai Temelli to leave the country due to his remarks...

Kurdish deputy claims Turkish Parliament impeding oversight through censorship

The Turkish Parliament Speaker’s Office has returned several parliamentary questions from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) dealing with human rights, prison conditions, censorship and...

Deputies to face fine for use of word ‘Kurdistan’ in Parliament

Members of the Turkish Parliament will have to pay fines if they use the word "Kurdistan" in Parliament, according to proposed changes to the...

Latest news

- Advertisement -spot_img