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Turkey convicts pro-Kurdish party mayor for militant ties
Reuters· 5 days agoA Turkish court sentenced a pro-Kurdish party mayor in southeast Turkey to nearly 20 years in prison on Wednesday over links to militants, local media reported ...
Turkey’s defense minister says planned elections by Syrian Kurdish groups are ‘unacceptable’
The Washington Times· 7 days agoPlans by U.S.-backed Kurdish groups to conduct local elections in northern Syria are “unacceptable”...
Pro-Kurdish lawmakers stage protest in Turkey's parliament to denounce the ouster of a new mayor
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoMore than a dozen legislators from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party staged a demonstration in parliament...
Lawmakers brawl in Turkish parliament over pro-Kurdish mayor's detention
AOL· 6 days agoOn Monday, police detained Mehmet Siddik Akis, mayor of the southeastern Hakkari province bordering Iran and Iraq, just two months after he won power in local elections. Turkey's Interior Ministry ...
Turkey arrests pro-Kurdish mayor two months after election
StreetInsider· 7 days agoPolice detained a pro-Kurdish party mayor in southeast Turkey on Monday over alleged militant links and he has been replaced by the state governor, the ...
Iraq: Rage Against The Machines
Strategy Page· 3 days agoNovember 23, 2021: The November 7 attack on the prime minister and its aftermath did not work out to Iran’s advantage. The attack caused some material damage and wounded a few security personnel ...