Police prevent bar heads from entering Ankara to end their Defense March, brawl erupts Bar associations say their march to Ankara is ‘against darkness’ Police have prevented heads of bar associations from entering the capital Ankara to end their Defense March, as footage showed brawls. Marching lawyers prevented from entering Ankara Bianet :: English Bar association … Read more
HDP’s Democracy March begins under heavy police presence, detentions Kurdish issue-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) began its Democracy March on June 15 under heavy police presence and detentions. The party began its march from the western province of Edirne and the southeastern province of Hakkari, which is expected to end in the capital Ankara on June … Read more
Taylan Kulaçoğlu Arrested Bianet :: English Released from detention by the court following his deposition at the prosecutor’s office, Taylan Kulaçoğlu has been arrested after he was taken into custody again as a warrant was issued against him upon the objection of the prosecutor to his release. İl binamızdan çıkanlar göz altına alınmaya devam ediyor pic.twitter.com/H6UtbZm9hO … Read more
From left to right: Canan Kaftancıoğlu (born 3 February 1972) is a Turkish physician and politician. She is the Republican People’s Party’s current provincial president in Istanbul. Nevşin Mengü (born 2 May 1982) is a Turkish television presenter. Berna Laçin (20 Ağustos 1970, Karşıyaka), is a Turkish movie and TV series actress and TV presenter. These women do not back down … Read more
HDP REPORT RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: ‘6,000 People from HDP Arrested Since 2015’ Bianet :: English HDP has released a report on the violations of rights committed in 2019 on the occasion of Human Rights Week. The report has shown that 1,674 HDP members and executives were detained and 200 of them were arrested this year. HDP’s … Read more
Demirtaş Remained Unconscious ‘For a Long Time’ but Still Kept in Prison Bianet :: English The HDP’s jailed former co-chair lost his consciousness after having breathing difficulties on November 26 but has been kept in prison since then although the prison doctor referred him to the hospital. HDP: Selahattin Demirtaş Referred to Hospital Releasing a statement … Read more
via After the heavy fightings in the summer of 2015, Diyarbakır’s From Wikipedia: 2015 conflict and rebuilding of the district[edit] In 2015, militants linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) entered Sur district, erected barricades and dug ditches in the streets.[6][7] The local authority banned public gatherings and imposed a curfew, and the Turkish Army deployed about 200 troops … Read more
Turkey dismisses four Kurdish mayors on terror charges | Ahval Turkey’s Interior Ministry on Monday removed four district mayors from office in the predominantly… Trustees appointed as mayors in southeastern province, districts The Interior Ministry of Turkey appoints new mayors in the southeastern Hakkari and Mardin provinces Journalist Demir’s Photo with Demirtaş Cited as Crime … Read more
Assessing the Fatalities in Turkey’s PKK Conflict Crisis Group – Oct 21, 3:00 PM Turkey’s ruling party sees recent battlefield and electoral gains as vindicating its hardline policies toward the PKK. But these same policies fuel the Kurdish grievances that keep the fighting going. Ankara would thus be wise to consider exploring Trump is ‘fully prepared’ … Read more
Turkey Rejects U.S. Call for Immediate Cease-Fire in Syria Wall Street Journal – David Gauthier-Villars – Oct 16, 2:54 AM ISTANBUL—Turkey rejected a U.S. call for an immediate cease-fire in northeast Syria, pressing ahead with its military offensive as senior Trump administration officials rushed to Ankara to try to resolve fighting triggered by the withdrawal Halkbank … Read more
Turkish Bank Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Its Participation In A Multibillion-Dollar Iranian Sanctions Evasion Scheme Department of Justice – Oct 15, 1:41 PM Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, John C. Demers, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and William F. Sweeney Jr., the Assistant … Read more
Turkey Syria offensive: 100,000 flee homes as assault continues BBC News | Europe | World Edition The UN says thousands of people are sheltering in schools as pressure mounts on Turkey to halt the attack. Kurdish politician among nine civilians shot dead by pro-Turkey forces in Syria World news: Turkey by Martin Chulov and Mohammed Rasool in … Read more
via Confirmed: Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram restricted in parts of southern #Turkey; real-time network data show social media now blocked in Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa and Hatay by TTNet amid #PeaceSpring military operations into northern Syria 📉 📰 https://t.co/zx4QGrE56B pic.twitter.com/jAO9YtM8vq — NetBlocks (@netblocks) October 11, 2019 Arrest News in Turkish here From EU to Erdoğan: We … Read more
Turkish troops launch offensive into northern Syria, says Erdogan BBC News | Europe | World Edition The incursion announced by President Erdogan is to target Kurdish militias and create a “safe zone”. Exclusive: Official Who Heard Call Says Trump Got ‘Rolled’ By Turkey and ‘Has No Spine Newsweek – James LaPorta – Oct 7, 11:16 AM … Read more
The U.S. Is Now Betraying the Kurds for the Eighth Time The Intercept / The White House announced Sunday night that the United States is giving Turkey a green light to invade northern Syria, with U.S. removes Turkey from air tasking order in Syria | Ahval When ‘Get Out’ Is a President’s National Security Strategy … Read more