The Turkish government has arrested at least 1,473 members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Regions Party (DBP) and Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt and has seized the administration of 63 municipalities. The pro-Kurdish DBP won 103 municipalities in the recent local elections, which were held on 30 March […]
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) deputies Hüda Kaya and Meral Danış Beştaş were detained early on Saturday as part of the crackdown against Turkey’s Kurdish political movement. According to a tweet posted by HDP Adana deputy Beştaş, a group of police officers raided her house late on Friday night. Hours later, HDP Diyarbakır deputy
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Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım has admitted that the “State of Emergency commission” was established to prevent the victims of post-coup violations from taking their cases to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Government decree numbered 685, one of the four decrees issued on Jan. 23, formed “Commission to Investigate State of Emergency Matters” to
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced on Thursday that the number of new applications against Turkey skyrocketed 276 percent year-on-year in 2016 while the increase largely stemmed from the government’s human rights violations in the aftermath of the July 15 coup attempt. ECtHR received a total of 8,308 new applications against Turkey, of which
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An Eskişehir man who is known with initials N.T., was detained during a visit to his jailed relative on Thursday, according to state-run Anadolu Agency. The suspect was, later the same day, arrested as part of an investigation into the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of leading a coup attempt on July 15. N.T.
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An İstanbul court on Thursday sentenced Kurdish journalist Arzu Demir to six years in prison over her two books on outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) over propaganda of terrorist organization. According to the decision by İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court, Demir was charged with “propaganda for an [illegal] organization”, “praising the crime and the criminal”
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The İstanbul 2nd Penal Court of First Instance on Thursday fined Cumhuriyet daily correspondent Canan Coşkun TL 12,600 ($3,250) for a report she wrote on judges and prosecutors buying houses at special discounted rates. A prosecutor in Coşkun’s case demanded 23 years, four months in prison on charges of “defaming civil servants” in a report
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A Turkish gang leader, Sedat Peker, has declared his support for the transition to an executive presidency in Turkey while threatening those who are against holding a referendum to vote on the change in the country’s system of governance. In a social media message on Friday, Peker, who is a vocal supporter of President Recep
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A large group of PEN international members was stopped on their way to Silivri Prison on Thursday where they wanted to deliver a message of support for Turkey’s jailed authors. The Cumhuriyet daily reported that the delegation was not allowed to reach the prison gate or read a statement showing solidarity with intellectuals who are
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Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım said in Ankara on Thursday that the state of emergency which was declared following a failed coup attempt in July of last year will continue until the Gülen movement, which the government accuses of being behind the coup attempt, is completely wiped out from state institutions. Speaking during a ceremony
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