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).

Les USA "profondément troublés" par la détention de responsables et élus kurdes en Turquie

Les Etats-Unis sont "profondément troublés" par la détention en Turquie de responsables politiques et élus prokurdes, a affirmé vendredi sur Twitter, Tom Malinowski, chargé des droits de l'homme au département d'Etat américain.

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.

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.”

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.

Citizens in Turkey's Cizre given access to markets, internet

A curfew which was implemented late Sept. 4 in the Cizre district of southeastern Turkey’s Şırnak province would be removed as of 7:00 a.m. on Sept. 12, Şırnak Governor’s office said on Sept. 11 soon after three markets and one bakery were permitted to open with telephone and internet lines also opened to access.

Tens of people killed in Turkish town under curfew

Tens of people have been killed during a Turkish military operation in the southeastern town of Cizre since a curfew was enforced a week ago, but there are conflicting reports about who has died.

Turkey pro-Kurdish party warns of 'civil war'

The leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party HDP warned the country was being dragged into a "civil war" after a wave of attacks on its offices by nationalists outraged by Kurdish rebel violence.

Turkey: Kurdish leader (Demirtaş) faces probe over deadly protests

 Diyarbakir Chief Public Prosecutor has launched an investigation on the co-chairman of the pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party (HDP) regarding the deadly October protests across Turkey.