Congress adopts report on the situation of mayors in Turkey
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe On 29 March 2017, the Congress adopted a recommendation and resolution on the situation of mayors [more >>>]
Turkey – Minority Rights
Nor Zartonk Calls Against Turkey’s ‘Racist, Sectarian, Unilateral Dictatorship’ ahead of Constitutional Referendum
Asbarez ISTANBUL—The Nor Zartonk movement on Sunday issued a statement on Sunday calling against the constitutional referendum to take place in Turkey on April 16. [more >>>]
Experts voice concern as Turkey’s media under siege
By FLORENCE PESCHKE, IPI Contributor International Press Institute (IPI) The Turkish government’s crackdown on independent media poses serious risks to democracy and stability, journalists from [more >>>]
Joint Declaration by pro-Kurdish Bodies in Favor of ‘No’ Votes in Referendum
BIA News Desk Democratic Regions Party (DBP), Democratic Society Congress (DTK), Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) and Free Women’s Movement (Tewgera Jinen Azad) have published a [more >>>]
Turks Face a Choice: Erdoğan or Democracy
by SARABRYNN HUDGINS* Freedom House Now that constitutional amendments on a stronger presidency have cleared the parliament, referendum voters must decide whether to endorse their [more >>>]
Armenian, Assyrian Writing Removed from Sur Municipality Building in Diyarbakir
Armenian Weekly Armenian and Assyrian Writing Replaced by Turkish Flag DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — The Armenian and Assyrian (Neo-Aramaic) writing on the Sur municipality building in [more >>>]
Turkey: Arrest of Parliamentarians Accelerates Descent into Dictatorship
Freedom House WASHINGTON – In response to the mass detention of leaders and Members of Parliament of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey, Freedom [more >>>]
‘What about our human rights?’: Kurds feel force of Turkey’s crackdown
By CONSTANZE LETSCH The Guardian Ahmet stood on a roof in the district of Sur in Diyarbakır and watched as two bulldozers razed his family [more >>>]
More than 11,000 teachers suspended over PKK links
Hurriyet Daily News More than 11,000 teachers have been suspended over suspected links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkey’s Education Ministry announced on [more >>>]
Is Gulen an Armenian?
By Pinar Tremblay Columnist Al-Monitor / Turkey Pulse Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly told the world and his people that the words “Islam” [more >>>]