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Pro-Kurdish HDP’s referendum song banned for ‘inciting hatred’
The Şırnak Governor’s Office has announced that the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) official referendum campaign song “Bejin Na‘’ (Say No) has been banned in Şırnak for “inciting hatred and hostility among people”. According to a circular jointly issued by Şırnak governor Ali İhsan Su and Şırnak Police Chief Ömer Ulusoy, HDP’s referendum song violated
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Kurdish politicians including HDP co-chair Demirtaş to go on hunger strike in protest of prison conditions
Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Co-chairperson Selahattin Demirtaş, HDP Hakkari deputy Abdullah Zeydan and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Co-chairperson Sebahat Tuncel will go on a hunger strike on Friday in prisons where they are jailed. A statement from Demirtaş released by the HDP on Thursday said: ” In consequence of the Edirne Prison’s stance of
40 police officers sent to jail over alleged coup involvement in İstanbul
An İstanbul court ruled for the arrest of a total of 40 police officers on Thursday over alleged links to the Gülen movement, the Cumhuriyet daily has reported. According to the report, 43 police officers were detained on early on Thursday in simultaneous raids across İstanbul. Of those, 40 were sent to jail later the
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Amnesty International launches campaign to show solidarity with Turkey’s jailed journalists
Amnesty International launched a campaign on Twitter on Thursday to support jailed journalists in Turkey, calling for their release, with the hashtag #FreeTurkeyMedia. AI created a Twitter account under the pseudonym @FreeTurkeyMedia and called on Twitter users to make a #FreeTurkeyMedia sign, take a photo with it and tweet it with the hashtag to support
Police detain 8 Anadolu news agency reporters over ByLock use
Police detained a total of eight reporters working for Turkey’s state-run Anadolu news agency over their alleged use of a smart phone application known as ByLock . The detainees are identified as follows: S.P., İ.Y., Y.D., T.K., A.D., Y.K., A.K. and H.Ö. ByLock is considered by Turkish authorities to be the top communication tool among
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Attorney representing dissident politician Akşener detained over coup involvement
Nuri Polat, a lawyer representing Meral Akşener, a former deputy and candidate for leadership of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), has been detained by police over alleged links to the Gülen movement. The Turkish government accuses the movement of masterminding a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. The movement denies the accusations. Akşener
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Principals told to boost attendance at Erdoğan rally with students, teachers
A recent circular from a district director of Turkey’s Education Ministry asked principals to bring 50 students, three teachers and one administrator from every school in İstanbul’s Büyükçekmece district to a public rally scheduled to be held by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ahead of an upcoming referendum on a constitutional reform package. “President Recep Tayyip
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