Turkey crackdown on Kurds
The latest escalation of the Turkish-Kurdish conflict started after peace talks between Ankara and the PKK failed in 2015. Turkey accuses the Kurds of terrorism, while they have been the main fighting force battling jihadists in Iraq and Syria on the ground in the US-led coalition’s campaign against Islamic State.
- Ankara’s top court rules detention of pro-Kurdish lawmaker violated his rights
Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled the detention of pro-Kurdish politician Omer Faruk Gergerlioglu earlier this year on terrorism charges violated his rights, ordering his release from prison and reinstatement in parliament.Jul 1, 2021 16:01World News - Turkey’s top court accepts indictment to dissolve pro-Kurdish HDP partyTurkey’s Constitutional Court has accepted the indictment of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), allowing a case seeking to ban the country’s third-largest political group over claims its linked to terrorists.Jun 21, 2021 11:41World News
- Turkey detains pro-Kurdish party officials after launching legal effort to ban People’s Democratic PartyTurkish police have detained at least 36 members of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), days after launching a court case to ban the group over claims it’s linked to militants from the banned Kurdish PKK organization.Mar 19, 2021 13:23World News
- Turkey calls for respect for its judicial process as it rejects international condemnation of move to ban pro-Kurdish partyTurkey’s government has told other countries to stop interfering in its judicial system after facing international criticism for moving to ban a pro-Kurdish opposition party over claims it’s working “together with PKK terrorists.”Mar 18, 2021 11:04World News
- Erdogan tells party faithful Turkey is ready to expand operations in northern Iraq against Kurdish militantsTurkey is set to expand its military operations in northern Iraq against Kurdish militants, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his AK party supporters on Tuesday, as he chided Western nations for failing to condemn terrorism.Feb 16, 2021 15:59World News
- Turkish president accuses US of supporting Kurdish PKK ‘terrorists’ after 13 killed in IraqTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused the US of supporting PKK “terrorists” and other militant groups, dismissing America’s statement condemning the murder of thirteen Turks in Iraq as “ridiculous.”Feb 15, 2021 13:59World News
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