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Turkey detains 282 suspects in a dayslong operation against Kurdish insurgents
Read full article: Turkey detains 282 suspects in a dayslong operation against Kurdish insurgentsTurkish police have detained 282 suspects in a large-scale operation targeting the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK.
Turkish opposition party delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq as part of PKK peace efforts
Read full article: Turkish opposition party delegation meets with Kurdish leader in Iraq as part of PKK peace effortsA Turkish opposition party delegation has arrived in Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region against the backdrop of peace efforts between Ankara and a banned Kurdish separatist movement in Turkey.
What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict
Read full article: What to know about the latest effort to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflictA fresh drive to bring an end to Turkey's 40-year Kurdish conflict has seen politicians from the pro-Kurdish party meet jailed leaders.
Turkey's Kurdish leaders meet jailed politician as the two sides inch toward peace
Read full article: Turkey's Kurdish leaders meet jailed politician as the two sides inch toward peaceA delegation from one of Turkey’s biggest pro-Kurdish political parties has met a leading figure of the Kurdish movement in prison, the latest step in a tentative process to end the country’s 40-year conflict.
Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm
Read full article: Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firmThe banned Kurdistan Workers' Party has claimed responsibility for an attack on the headquarters of a key defense company in Ankara that killed at least five people.
Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day
Read full article: Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second dayTurkey has struck suspected Kurdish militant targets in Syria and Iraq for a second day after a deadly attack on the premises of a key defense company.
Turkish govt expands probe targeting Istanbul city staff
Read full article: Turkish govt expands probe targeting Istanbul city staffA Turkish court has accepted an indictment against suspects from a religious association in a case that could have political and legal repercussions on the opposition-held Istanbul municipality.
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Turkey expels pro-Kurdish legislator, seeks to disband party
Read full article: Turkey expels pro-Kurdish legislator, seeks to disband partyOmer Faruk Gergerlioglu, a human rights advocate and lawmaker from the People's Democratic Party, or HDP, center, reacts after the parliament stripped his parliamentary seat, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, March 17, 2021. In the latest crackdown on Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party, Turkey on Wednesday stripped a prominent legislator of his parliamentary seat following his conviction over a 2016 social media post. (AP Photo)ANKARA – In the latest crackdown on Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party, Turkish authorities on Wednesday stripped a prominent legislator and human rights advocate of his parliamentary seat and took a step toward disbanding the entire party. The government accuses the HDP — the third largest party in Turkey’s parliament — of links to the PKK. Gergerlioglu, the former head of an Islamist human rights association, has exposed several human rights violations in Turkey, including alleged illegal strip-searches of detainees by police.