Turkey: Protesters storm pro-Kurdish party local HQ after Kayseri attack

Dozens of nationalist protestors Saturday stormed the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the central Turkish city of Kayseri after an attack that left 13 soldiers dead, images showed.

Attentat en Turquie: plus 100 membres du parti prokurde arrêtés

Les autorités turques ont arrêté plus de cent membres du principal parti pro-kurde du pays après l'attentat d'Istanbul, revendiqué par un groupe radical kurde, a rapporté lundi l'agence pro-gouvernementale Anadolu.

Turkey slams French letter on HDP lawmakers' arrest

Turkey Friday criticized an open letter by French lawmakers voicing “alarm” over the recent arrests of deputies from Turkey's opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP).

Istanbul police break up protest with tear gas, plastic bullets

Istanbul police on Saturday used tear gas, water cannon and plastic bullets to break up a protest by hundreds of people against the arrest of pro-Kurdish Turkish deputies.

Americas Ethos: US continues to express strong support for Turkey

While expressing concerns about recent developments in Turkey, the U.S. said Friday it would continue to voice strong support for its ally and that country’s democracy.

Mogherini Calls Ambassadors' Meeting After Detention of Turkish Lawmakers

Federica Mogherini, the EU foreign policy chief, announced Friday that she called a meeting of EU ambassadors to be held in Ankara in connection with the detention of lawmakers in Turkey.

HDP co-chairs, lawmakers detained in police raids

Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ, the co-leaders of the Peoples’ Democratic PArty (HDP) and nine lawmakers of the party were detained early on Nov. 4.

European court rejects petition to end curfews in Southeast Turkey

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has rejected a petition for a temporary injunction on frequent days-long curfews that the Turkish government has enforced in southeastern towns since late July 2015.

Turkey to make defense at ECHR over curfews in southeast

Turkey’s government is set to provide a defense at the European Court of Human Right (ECHR) over curfews in Southeast Anatolia, where security forces have been conducting operations against militants. 

EU must condemn Turkish operation against Kurds (Gabi Zimmer)

A senior official from the European Parliament has called on the EU to condemn an ongoing Turkish military operation against, as she put it, the Kurdish people in Turkey's Southeast.

Turkish parliament to consider lifting Kurdish leaders' immunity

Turkey's parliament will set up a committee to consider lifting the immunity of two leaders of the main Kurdish party so they can be tried over their call for autonomy, the pro-government Sabah daily said Sunday.

Erdoğan says HDP leaders should ‘pay price’ for ‘constitutional crime’

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has suggested that co-leaders of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) should be stripped of their parliamentary immunity, saying their statements calling for autonomy in southeastern Anatolia are a “constitutional crime.”

European Greens: AK Party’s victory not achieved through fair, democratic election campaign

The co-presidents of the Greens Party in European Parliament (ep) said in a press release on Monday that even though Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's election strategy succeeded in the Nov. 1 general election, “the [Justice and Development Party or AK Party] AKP victory was not achieved via a fair and democratic election campaign.”

Clashes in Turkey's main Kurdish city after vote

Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon at Kurdish militants who were protesting after Sunday's election appeared to deliver a clear victory to the Justice and Development Party (AKP), an AFP photographer said.

Turkish Ruling Party Set to Win Majority of Votes in Election

The Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP)gained an absolute majority of votes in the parliament to be able to form the government without having to form a coalition, according to the Central Electoral Committee (CEC).

Three top Turkish police fired over Ankara bombings

Three top Turkish police officials were sacked Wednesday over the weekend's twin blasts in Ankara, as the under-fire president paid homage to the 97 killed in the country's bloodiest attacks.

November 1 vote to go ahead despite attacks, Turkey says

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu insisted Monday that snap elections would go ahead as planned on November 1 despite the twin suicide bombings that killed scores of people in Ankara on Saturday and rising insecurity across the country.

Kurdish party leader accuses Turkey 'mafia state' over bombings

The leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party on Saturday blamed a "mafia state" in the country over a twin explosion in the capital Ankara that killed 86 people as they gathered for a peace march.

Turkey imposes broadcast ban on Ankara bomb blast

Turkey has imposed a temporary ban on showing images of Saturday’s bomb attack in Ankara for reasons of “public security”.

At least 86 dead in Ankara blasts. (Turkish minister)

At least 86 people were killed on Saturday in twin explosions targeting a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara, the health minister said.