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2 HDP co-mayors in Van arrested on terrorism charges

As part of an expanding crackdown on elected mayors from the Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), two HDP district co-mayors who were detained in an operation...

Turkey seizes 1.27 tons of heroin in one operation, breaking national record

Turkish security forces seized 1.271 tons of heroin in a truck in the eastern province of Erzincan, breaking the national record for such seizures,...

HDP deputy: Disgraceful to leave public restroom in Armenian cemetery in Van

Garo Paylan, a deputy from the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), on Monday criticized Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu, saying it is a disgrace to...

Court hands down lengthy sentences to defendants in main KCK trial

A high criminal court in the eastern Turkish province of Van on Monday handed down lengthy jail sentences ranging between six and eight years...

[OPINION] Al-Qaeda running on Erdoğan’s election ticket in Turkey

Abdullah Bozkurt It was hardly surprising to see that a former al-Qaeda suspect was nominated as a front-runner candidate for a parliamentary seat in the...

AKP nominates controversial figure for member of parliament from Van

Osman Nuri Gülaçar, who was detained in an investigation into al-Qaeda’s Turkey operation in 2009, has been nominated for member of parliament by the...

Former HDP co-chairperson Yüksekdağ given 6-month jail sentence

Figen Yüksekdağ, former co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) who has been jailed since November 2016, has been handed down a prison...

Trustee appointed to district municipality in Van

The Ministry of Interior Affairs on Friday appointed a trustee to the Bahçesaray Municipality in Van province, which was run by a pro-Kurdish Democratic...

Turkey approves legislation to open 2 more border gates with Iran

The Turkish Parliament on Wednesday approved a bill to open two more border gates at the Turkey-Iran border. According to the legislation, the two gates...

Van Governor’s Office bans all protest activities in province during December

The Van Governor's Office has announced that a ban has been imposed on all protest activities in the city during the month of December. A...

Gov’t appoints trustees to Van, Mardin and Siirt municipalities

Turkey's Interior Ministry has appointed trustees to the Van, Mardin and Siirt municipalities in Turkey's eastern and southeastern regions, replacing democratically elected pro-Kurdish mayors...

AKP district deputy head killed by PKK militants in eastern Turkey

Aydın Muştu, deputy chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) Özalp district branch in eastern Van province, was killed in an armed...

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