Turkey unseats Kurdish mayors in crackdown after peace proposal
Turkey dismissed the pro-Kurdish mayors of three southeastern cities on Monday for alleged ties to Kurdish militants, just two weeks after President Tayyip Erdogan's main ally made a proposal for ending the militants' 40-year insurgency in the southeast.
Turkey: Government unseats three mayors from pro-Kurdish party
The dismissal of mayors in Mardin, Batman and Halfeti follows overtures by the government towards jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan
Turkey sacks 3 pro-Kurdish party mayors over alleged 'terror' ties
Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged "terrorism" charges, despite Ankara's apparent desire to seek a rapprochement with the Kurdish community.
Hundreds in Turkey protest the arrest and ouster of opposition mayor
Hundreds of people have gathered in Istanbul to protest against the arrest and removal from office of a mayor from Turkey's main opposition party for alleged links to a banned Kurdish militant group.
Mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party is detained over alleged ties to Kurdish militants
State media say a mayor from Turkey’s main opposition party has been detained on suspicion of being a member of a banned Kurdish militant group.
Turkey sacks three southeastern mayors from pro-Kurdish DEM party
The Turkish government stripped three elected pro-Kurdish mayors of their posts in southeastern cities on Monday and replaced them with state officials, citing charges on terrorism-related offences. Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors facing terrorism charges in the Kurdish-majority southeast and replaced them with trustees,
Turkish police, protesters clash after pro-Kurdish mayors removed
Turkish police scuffle with protesters condemning the removal of pro-Kurdish mayors:: Batman, Turkey::Protesters gathered at a roundabout in the centre of Batman city, where the Mayor Gulistan Sonuk was removed from her seat.
Turkey ousts 3 elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office and replaces them with state officials
Turkey on Monday removed three elected pro-Kurdish mayors from office over terrorism-related charges and replaced them with state-appointed officials, the Interior Ministry said. The move, which comes days after the arrest and ouster from office of a mayor from the country's main opposition party for his alleged links to a banned Kurdish militant group,
Turkey Removes Pro-Kurdish Mayors for Alleged PKK Ties
On Monday, Turkey dismissed pro-Kurdish mayors from three southeastern cities, alleging connections to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), just weeks after a key ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan proposed a plan to end the group’s four-decade conflict.
What Is the Kurdistan Workers' Party? Group Behind Ankara Attack
A recent attack on the headquarters of a prominent defense company in the Turkish capital of Ankara has brought the Kurdistan ...
Erdogan government suspends elected Kurdish mayors
The appointment of trustees to replace elected mayors is a blatant attack on basic democratic rights. The Socialist Equality ...
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DEM Party headquarters attacked in Ankara
Turkey’s largest pro-Kurdish political party said on Friday that their headquarters in Ankara were attacked overnight.
Turkey arrests opposition mayor accused of being PKK member
A mayor from Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) was arrested late on Wednesday after prosecutors accused him of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), banned as a ...
Iraqi Kurdistan Ruling Party Wins Delayed Election
Iraq's ruling party in the oil-rich autonomous region of Kurdistan won the most seats in this month's legislative election, the electoral commission said Wednesday.
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Bahçeli reiterates call for Öcalan to declare dissolution of PKK in parliament
Despite the recent takeover of pro-Kurdish municipalities, the nationalist leader insists on his offer.