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Turkey issues detention warrants for 101 people on alleged terrorism links
Middle East
November 20, 2020
Turkey issues detention warrants for 101 people on alleged terrorism links
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 101 people including lawyers and doctors as part of what…
Turkey: After election gains, Kurds fear Erdogan’s reach
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Turkey: After election gains, Kurds fear Erdogan’s reach
“We are very pleased that we won the local elections. Now the will of the people must finally be accepted.…
Ousted party seeks to reclaim Kurdish heartlands in Turkish vote
Middle East
March 27, 2019
Ousted party seeks to reclaim Kurdish heartlands in Turkish vote
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Actor Kemal Ulusoy and the rest of his Kurdish theater group lost their jobs along with…
Ten prisoners in eastern Turkey on hunger strike, health worsening: lawyers
Middle East
December 31, 2017
Ten prisoners in eastern Turkey on hunger strike, health worsening: lawyers
The health of 10 women prisoners in Turkey has deteriorated since they went on hunger strike to protest against a…
Iran quake survivors spend second night in the open air
Middle East
November 14, 2017
Iran quake survivors spend second night in the open air
Tens of thousands of Iranians spent a second night in the open air after a 7.3-magnitude quake struck near the…
4 hurt in explosion in mainly-Kurdish city in Turkey: reports
Middle East
April 11, 2017
4 hurt in explosion in mainly-Kurdish city in Turkey: reports
At least four people were injured and one person was trapped beneath debris following an explosion Tuesday that occurred inside…
Sources: Gas cylinder bomb caused blast at Turkish election rally
Middle East
June 6, 2015
Sources: Gas cylinder bomb caused blast at Turkish election rally
A bomb made from a gas cylinder packed with ball bearings caused one of the deadly blasts at a Kurdish…