Kurds in Turkey

Headline

Turkish security forces detain 735 in operations against PKK/KCK

February 17, 2019

The Turkish Interior Ministry on Sunday announced that 735 people have been detained in operations targeting the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its...

Diplomacy

HRW report: One-fifth of Turkey’s prison population jailed on terrorism charges

January 17, 2019

Close to one-fifth of the total prison population in Turkey has been charged with or convicted of terrorism offenses, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said...

National

Police detain 5 DBP members including provincial head

July 9, 2016

Police have detained five members of the Democratic Regions Party (DBP), including Mehmet Nafi Koç, the provincial chairman of the party in the eastern...