Control of the NATO member’s security apparatus goes to the heart of a feud between Erdogan and Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen, a former ally based in the United States whose network of followers wields influence in the police and judiciary. Erdogan accuses...
KDP officials have also dismantled the bridge across the Tigris River which had connected Rojava with the KRG, according to a report from ANHA and carried by ANF. The KDP had been limiting access to the Sêmalka (Peşabir) border crossing since May of last year. In...
Turkish officials, including Davutoglu, have been arguing for more than a month that they had received a credible threat to the Tomb of Suleiman Shah, 35 kilometers (24 miles) from the Turkish border inside Syria and the only Turkish territory outside Turkey...
The joint statement was made by HDP Urfa MP İbrahim Ayhan, BDP MP Ibrahim Binici, BDP General Co Vice-President Meral Danış Beştaş, and BDP Congress Member Sait Üçlü. The BDP and its supporters have accused the AKP of having stolen the election in...
Following the recount, however, it was discovered that the BDP had actually won more votes than previously acknowledged and the district will remain under the control of the BDP. Speaking in Viranşehir Meral Danış Beştaş, the BDP’s general Vice-president, said...
BDP fielded candidates in 22 provinces at the elections which took place yesterday. BDP Co-President Selahattin Demirtaş said the party had achieved its goals and forced the AKP into retreat in Kurdistan. According to unconfirmed results the BDP has increased its...
