Turkish opposition presses government for answers over Iraq killings
Turkish opposition parties pressed President Tayyip Erdogan's government on Tuesday for answers over what they…
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Jordan arrests leaders of teachers union in opposition crackdown
Jordanian security forces arrested leading members of the opposition-run teachers union on Saturday, raided its…
Turkey passes neighborhood guards’ bill, alarms opposition
Turkey granted wider powers on Thursday to a night-time neighborhood guard force which dates back to the Ottoman…
Turkish parliament strips status of three opposition MPs
Turkey's parliament stripped two pro-Kurdish lawmakers and one MP from the main opposition party of their…
Jailed Demirtas says HDP will continue democracy struggle with Turkey’s…
Jailed ex-leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) says the HDP is determined to continue its…
European Parliament condemns removal of Kurdish mayors
The European Parliament (EP) has denounced the replacement of democratically elected mayors of Diyarbakır, Van and…
Pro-Kurdish HDP calls on main opposition to join “democracy struggle”
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)’s co-chair Sezai Temelli has called on Turkey’s main opposition the…
Turkish journalist faces prison for insulting Erdogan
A journalist said on Thursday she has been sentenced to 11 months and 20 days in jail on charges of insulting…
CHP’s Istanbul head could spend 17 years in prison
Old tweets by Canan Kaftancioglu may end up seeing her spending up to 17 years in jail as a Turkish court on Monday…
Give Kurdish language official recognition Turkey’s opposition leader urges…
Turkey’s main opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has urged that Kurdish be given official recognition.