Turkey Arrests Kurdish Lawmakers for “Terrorist Propaganda”

Twelve deputies, including two co-leaders, Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, of the People’s Democratic Party (HDP) were arrested and detained by Turkish authorities in the early hours of Friday in the cities of Diyarbakir, Van and Bingol among others. The Read more

Turkey Could Change System of Government in Early 2017

Turkish citizens could be heading to the polls sooner than they expected to decide on whether they want to maintain their current system of government or switch to a presidential system. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said “if the parliament puts Read more

Turkey: AKP and HDP MPs Fight over Immunity Lifting, Draft Approved

After the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (HDP) exchanged blows, kicks and throwing objects at each other during a constitutional parliamentary commission meeting to lift immunity of lawmakers, the draft was adopted and Read more

Turkey: Major operations nearing end against PKK in Silopi, Davutoglu

The security campaign of the Turkish forces against militants of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in the southeastern part of the country is almost completed according to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu after major operations began last month. A statement from Read more