The arrest of HDP co-chairs in 2016 came shortly after a historic election win that raised hopes for peace in Turkey, and the collapse of the solution process extinguished them. Since then, “a political coup has continued at full speed”, HEDEP MP and spokeswoman Ayşegül Doğan said. The lengthy imprisonment of Kurdish and pro-Kurdish MPs, often without conviction and against [...]

“The seventh anniversary of the unlawful incarceration of Selahattin Demirtaş and Figen Yüksekdağ is a stark reminder of the Erdoğan presidency’s willingness to use detention for political ends to silence democratically elected opposition politicians representing millions of Kurdish and leftist voters in Turkey,” HRW Europe and Central Asia Director Hugh Williamson said. On the seventh anniversary of the imprisonment of [...]

PKK Executive Committee member Murat Karayılan has reiterated the importance of peaceful conflict resolution in both the Kurdish question and the Israel-Palestine issue. He emphasised the need for a sincere, honest approach that aims to bridge divides and promote dialogue among all parties involved. Murat Karayılan, a member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Executive Committee, addressed the longstanding conflict between Turkey [...]

The Turkish state continues its genocidal campaign against North-East Syria where it has already occupied territories in violation of international law. The Turkish army has carried out yet another aggression in the north-east of Syria. The attacks, carried out by border troops, were directed against two villages in the self-governing city of Tirbespiyê (Al-Qahtaniyya). According to reports, no one was [...]

According to a balance sheet of the war in Kurdistan for October, guerillas carried out 278 actions against the Turkish army in October, killing 205 soldiers. The Press Centre of the People's Defence Forces (HPG) published the balance sheet of war in Kurdistan for the month of October. Accordingly, guerrillas from HPG and YJA Star (Free Women's Troops) carried out [...]