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Top Turkish court rejects release request by jailed pro-Kurdish leader

2017-12-21 admin 0

TURKEY PURGE Turkey’s Constitutional Court (AYM) on Thursday rejected a request for release made by Pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been [more >>>]

Iconic Armenian church survives war but not plunder in Turkey

2017-12-21 admin 0

By MAHMUT BOZARSLAN* Al Monitor DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — In the 1950s, the Turkish state returned the centuries-old Surp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir to the [more >>>]

In Turkey, Repression of the Kurdish Language Is Back, With No End in Sight

2017-12-21 admin 0

By CONSTANZE LETSCH* The Nation Since 2015, scores of Kurdish media organizations, associations, language schools, and cultural institutions have been shut down. The space in [more >>>]

Turkey is getting more authoritarian. Here’s why funding nongovernmental organizations won’t help democracy.

2017-12-21 admin 0

By BILGE YABANCI* The Washington Post In early November, prominent Turkish philanthropist and civil society leader Osman Kavala was jailed based on dubious accusations of [more >>>]

Maltese law firm confirms Erdoğan company offshore bank account

2017-12-20 admin 0

By CRAIG SHAW The Black Sea Shipping firm owned by Turkish leader’s brother-in-law opened account in Malta, a tax haven for foreign business in the [more >>>]

Hamshen Armenian Activists Nurcan Vayiç Aksu and Cemil Aksu Released from Turkish Prison

2017-12-09 admin 0

ARMENIAN WEEKLY HOPA, Turkey—Political activists Nurcan Vayiç Aksu and Cemil Aksu—both of Armenian origin—were released from a Turkish prison on Friday, after having been incarcerated [more >>>]

Turkey jails activist couple of Armenian origin for social media posts

2017-12-04 admin 0

By UZAY BULUT* Providence Two political activists of Armenian origin have recently been arrested by Turkish police due to social media posts that were critical [more >>>]

Gold dealer implicates Turkey’s president in corruption scheme

2017-11-30 admin 0

By DEVLIN BARRETT and ERIN CUNNINGHAM* The Washington Post A Turkish gold trader testified Thursday that he was told his scheme to move billions of [more >>>]

A village divided by the Kars Treaty

2017-11-23 admin 0

By NATIA TAVDIRIDZE JAMnews Signed nearly 100 years ago, the Treaty of Kars separated brothers, sisters, parents and children, as they found themselves on different [more >>>]

Restoring Balance in the U.S.-Turkey Relationship on Rule of Law

2017-11-16 admin 0

By NATE SCHENKKAN Freedom House Written Testimony by Nate Schenkkan Project Director, Nations in Transit, Freedom House Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Prisoners [more >>>]

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