Tag: selahattin demirtas
ISTANBUL — The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Wednesday for “immediate release” of a prominent Kurdish politician in Turkey, stating his more than four-year imprisonment was a violation of his rights ...
Turkish Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul spoke out against the widespread practice of arbitrary detentions Friday, fueling speculation that Turkish philanthropist and civic activist Osman Kavala, who has been in jail for more than three years on a ...
The pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) has played a deciding role in a number of recent elections. In the local elections of March 2019, it lived up to its kingmaker reputation by using a tactic ...
Jun 20, 2020 On June 13, Turkish social media was rocked by a crude threat from a pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) account. The target was Selahattin Demirtas and his wife, Basak Demirtas. Demirtas, the ...
Over the last couple of months, the world has observed a relatively surprising picture: a kind and gentle Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He is ready to embrace Israel, declare the future of Turkey in the European Union (EU), ...