Published by The Pasewan on the November 9, 2015 The author was an elections observer in Turkey on 7 June and 1 November 2015 Tear gas and water cannon, fired against angry Kurdish youth, marked the end of the 1 November elections in Amed (Dyarbakir), in stark...
Islamic groups under the protection of the AKP government are facing no obstacles from the Turkish state as they freely perform their activities across the country to spread their propaganda and recruit members. Thursday, October 22, 2015 12:15 PM NEWS DESK –...
Published by Ekurd Daily, 22 October 2015 ISTANBUL,— Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Syrian intelligence and Kurdish militants, not just Islamic State, were behind a double suicide bombing in Ankara which killed more than 128 people, mostly Kurds,...
Published by Bianet on October 20, 2015 Diyarbakır Bar President Tahir Elçi has been released after his testimony was taken in İstanbul. A warrant had been issued for Diyarbakır Bar President Tahir Elçi’s arrest by Bakırköy Criminal Court of Peace on the ground that...
Published by Al-Monitor on October 16, 2015 In an apparent attempt to hide its negligence, the Turkish government has imposed a media blackout on the probe into twin suicide bombings that claimed at least 99 lives at an Oct. 10 peace rally in Ankara. Turkish...