Erdoğan agrees with ECHR's decision to release Demirtaş
Last year, a Turkish court sentenced Demirtaş to nearly three decades in prison
Selahattin Demirtas
Turkish court rules to keep Selahattin Demirtas in jail
A Turkish court has ruled that the former leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition Selahattin Demirtas remain in prison, his lawyer said on Twitter, after top EU officials last week called for the politician’s …
Mogherini: EU expects Turkey to release Demirtas soon
The European Union’s foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said that she hopes the detained pro-Kurdish politician, Selahattin Demirtas, would be released soon. Speaking after talks with the …
German singer arrested in Turkey's Edirne
A German-Kurdish singer Saide Inac has been remanded in custody in Turkey on terrorism-related charges. Inac, 47, who goes by the artistic name Hozan Cane, was detained on June 22 in the western province of Edirne …
A look at candidates running in Turkey's presidential race
Turkey is holding snap presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday
Turkey supports Erdogan and AKP at 48% before elections
The people's support of current Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the general elections, which will be held on June 24, increased by 1% this week, according to the survey carried out by the polling firm Gezici. …
Samples of ballots for presidential election presented in Turkey
Turkey's High Electoral Board (YSK) has presented samples of ballots for the presidential election scheduled for June 24, Turkish media reported. The name of the presidential candidate Muharrem Ince from the Republican …
Six candidates to run for presidency in Turkey’s election
Turkey's Supreme Election Board has released an unofficial candidates list for the June 24 presidential elections, according to Resmi Gazete. According to the list, six candidates will run for the presidency in Turkey: Recep …
Turkey pro-Kurdish party says jailed ex-leader Demirtas to run for president
Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Wednesday said its charismatic former leader Selahattin Demirtas would be its candidate for president in polls next month, even though he is currently jailed and on trial in several legal cases, France 24 …
HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtas announces hunger strike
Selahattin Demirtaş, the jailed co-chair of the Kurdish issue-focused Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), will start a hunger strike on March 31 to protest 'inhumane treatment', along with jailed HDP deputy Abdullah Zeydan. …
More than 10 MPs detained in Turkey
Turkey detained two co-leaders and ten other lawmakers of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) early on Friday over reluctance to give …
Turkish MPs may be deprived of parliamentary immunity
The Turkish parliament will begin to debate the draft law on depriving MPs of the parliamentary immunity, The Guardian reports. A push by the Turkish government to strip parliamentarians of their immunity is a clear attempt by the …
Turkish MPs to discuss draft proposal on immunity
Turkey’s government will submit a draft proposal to parliament to remove parliamentarians’ immunity from prosecution as early as Tuesday, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said, Reuters …
Selahattin Demirtas may be deprived of parliamentary immunity
The head of the Turkish opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas, may be deprived of his parliamentary immunity. Turkey’s Justice Ministry appealed to the parliament for depriving …
Erdogan calls for PDN group of deputies to be deprived of immunity
Speaking at today's meeting with Mukhtars (village heads) in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged parliamentarians to deprive five MPs from the pro-Kurdish People's democracy Party of their immunity, …
Demirtas: dialogue with Russia important for our party
The co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party of Turkey, Selahattin Demirtas, said at the meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that he attaches great importance to relations with Russia …
Lavrov: our attitude towards Turkish people remains friendly
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting with the co-leader of the Peoples' Democratic Party of Turkey, Selahattin Demirtas, that the relations between the peoples of Russia and Turkey will …
Selahattin Demirtas could lose immunity
Turkey has opened a criminal investigation into the leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas, on charges ranging from humiliating the Turkish people to insulting the president and the …
Demirtas: Davutoglu should abandon mandate on the formation of a government
Leader of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Party of Peoples, Selahattin Demirtas, expressed readiness to participate in negotiations on the establishment of a coalition on the condition that Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet …
Davutoglu starts talks with leader of Peoples’ Democratic Party
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has started talks with the leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), Selahattin Demirtas. The meeting will focus on discussing the process of a democratic settlement of the Kurdish problem which