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DBP Former Co-Chair Emine Ayna Released

DBP Former Co-Chair Emine Ayna Released

DBP Co-Chair and former MP Emine Ayna has been released on probation.

EC Summons Delegate of Turkey Demanding Explanation Over Erdoğan’s Statement

EC Summons Delegate of Turkey Demanding Explanation Over Erdoğan’s Statement

European Commission has summoned the Permanent Delegate of Turkey to the EU Faruk Kaymakçı and demanded an explanation about President Erdoğan’s statement “Tomorrow, no European, no Westerner can set a foot on the street peacefully and safely”.

Photos of Imprisoned Demirtaş, Zeydan Released

Photos of Imprisoned Demirtaş, Zeydan Released

Photos of HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş and the party’s Hakkari MP Zeydan, who have been staying in the same cell at Edirne Type-F Prison, walking at the prison yard have been released.

DBP Former Co-Chair Emine Ayna Detained

DBP Former Co-Chair Emine Ayna Detained

Democratic Regions Party former Co-Chair and former MP Emine Ayna has been detained in Diyarbakır.

President of Germany Addresses Erdoğan in His First Speech

President of Germany Addresses Erdoğan in His First Speech

Germany’s new President Frank Walter Steinmeier has called on Erdoğan due to his Nazi comparison: “Stop Nazi comparison”.

‘Refugees Won’t be Naturalized, PKK Killed Olaf Palm’, Says Vice PM Kurtulmuş

‘Refugees Won’t be Naturalized, PKK Killed Olaf Palm’, Says Vice PM Kurtulmuş

Contradictory to an earlier statement of President Erdoğan, Vice PM Kurtulmuş said that there had been no action taken to confer citizenship to refugees from Syria and that the issue was made an election instrument.

CHP MP Tanrıkulu Visits HDP’s Imprisoned Co-Chair Demirtaş

CHP MP Tanrıkulu Visits HDP’s Imprisoned Co-Chair Demirtaş

CHP İstanbul MP Tanrıkulu has visited Selahattin Demirtaş in prison talking about the referendum.

Investigation into Those Who Took Students to Listen to Bilal Erdoğan

Investigation into Those Who Took Students to Listen to Bilal Erdoğan

Manisa Provincial National Education Director Dernekbaş has said an investigation has been launched into the incident of students being taken to Bilal Erdoğan's panel without being informed.

22 March 2017 Ekin Karaca

President Erdoğan: Judiciary is Independent Here

President Erdoğan: Judiciary is Independent Here

Referring to arrested journalist Deniz Yücel, President Erdoğan has said, “When Merkel came to visit me, she asked me to release him. I told her ‘judiciary is independent here’”.

HDP MP Taşdemir Detained

HDP MP Taşdemir Detained

HDP Ağrı MP Dirayet Dilan Taşdemir has been taken into custody.

2 Soldiers Killed in Diyarbakır, Curfew in Lice, Hani Districts of Diyarbakır

2 Soldiers Killed in Diyarbakır, Curfew in Lice, Hani Districts of Diyarbakır

Clashes have occurred during operations carried out in Diyarbakır’s Lice, Kulp and Hani districts that are under curfew. Two soldiers delivered to hospital with injuries have lost their lives.

‘We’ll Celebrate Newroz Despite Preventions’, Says HDP’s Yıldırım

‘We’ll Celebrate Newroz Despite Preventions’, Says HDP’s Yıldırım

HDP Vice Chair in Charge of Organizing and Newroz Commission member Yıldırım has said, “We can easily say that Newroz 2017 is of high importance. We will burn Newroz fire in over 100 places”.

Boğaziçi University Presidency Cancels Speech of CHP’s Vice Chair Böke

Boğaziçi University Presidency Cancels Speech of CHP’s Vice Chair Böke

CHP Vice Chair Assoc. Prof. Dr. Böke’s speech she would hold in “Leaders Summit” at Boğaziçi University has been cancelled by the university’s presidency.

Both Daughters of Dink Case Defendant Yılmazer Detained

Both Daughters of Dink Case Defendant Yılmazer Detained

Daughter of Yılmazer, who is one of the Hrant Dink case defendants and the former Director of Intelligence Bureau, was detained today.

Attack at Twitter with Nazi Hashtag

Attack at Twitter with Nazi Hashtag

Many Twitter accounts including Forbes, UNICEF USA, Amnesty International, Duke University, Borussia Dortmund from Bundesliga have been hacked with the hashtag NaziHollanda.

16 March 2017 Elif Akgül

‘I Don’t Understand Why Turkey Threatens Us’, Says Dutch FM

‘I Don’t Understand Why Turkey Threatens Us’, Says Dutch FM

Speaking on the escalated tension between Turkey and the Netherlands, Dutch Foreign Minister Koenders has said, “I really don’t understand why they threaten us with imposing sanctions”.

Dutch Consul General: It wasn’t a Consular Officer Who Hauled Down the Flag

Dutch Consul General: It wasn’t a Consular Officer Who Hauled Down the Flag

The Dutch Consul General to İstanbul Schuddeboom has regarded the allegations that Dutch flag was hauled down by consular officers as absurd.

Chancellor of Austria Also Declares Referendum Campaign in Austria Undesirable

Chancellor of Austria Also Declares Referendum Campaign in Austria Undesirable

Chancellor of Austria, Christian Kern as to a potential campaign for the referendum in Turkey said; “I would try to avoid such an attempt due to public security”.

Vice PM Kurtulmuş: High-Level Diplomatic Ties Suspended with the Netherlands

Vice PM Kurtulmuş: High-Level Diplomatic Ties Suspended with the Netherlands

Vice PM has declared that following two diplomatic notes sent to the Netherlands, high-level diplomatic ties, scheduled meetings and high-level official talks have been suspended.

NATO Calls on Turkey, the Netherlands to Defuse Tension

NATO Calls on Turkey, the Netherlands to Defuse Tension

Secretary General of NATO Stoltenberg has called on Turkey and the Netherlands to defuse the escalating dispute while the EU urged Turkey to avoid “excessive statements”.

Council of Europe: We Cannot Allow the Tension to Escalate Any Further

Council of Europe: We Cannot Allow the Tension to Escalate Any Further

Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland said that they would not let the tension between Turkey and some other member states of the Council of Europe escalate any further.

Turkey Sends 2 Diplomatic Notes to the Netherlands

Turkey Sends 2 Diplomatic Notes to the Netherlands

Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent two separate diplomatic notes to the Netherlands. It has also been stated that an apology is expected from the Dutch authorities.

‘We Will Not Apologize’, Says the Netherlands’ PM Rutte

‘We Will Not Apologize’, Says the Netherlands’ PM Rutte

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte has said that he wished the tension to de-escelate but they would not apologize.

HDP’s Sancar ‘Fruit’ Inquiry to Minister Soylu

HDP’s Sancar ‘Fruit’ Inquiry to Minister Soylu

HDP Mardin MP Sancar has asked Minister of Interior Soylu “What did you mean by saying ‘fruit’?” in reference to Soylu addressing journalist Özkok as “fruit”, and explained what hate crime is.

Erdoğan: The Netherlands Will Pay the Price

Erdoğan: The Netherlands Will Pay the Price

President Erdoğan has criticized deportation of Minister of Family and Social Policies Sayan-Kaya from the Netherlands and that they will have it pay the price after the Dutch general elections.

PM Yıldırım Continues to ‘Ask Men for Woman’s Hand in Marriage’

PM Yıldırım Continues to ‘Ask Men for Woman’s Hand in Marriage’

A male university student has asked PM Yıldırım to call the family of the woman whom he wants to get married. Yıldırım talked to the father of the woman. No one asked what the woman wanted.

ECtHR: Application of Judge Çakar Dismissed by Decree Inadmissible

ECtHR: Application of Judge Çakar Dismissed by Decree Inadmissible

The European Court of Human Rights has declared the application of judge Kadriye Çakar dismissed by a decree under Turkey’s State of Emergency inadmissible for non-exhaustion of domestic remedies.

10 March 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Helibus Crashes in İstanbul

Helibus Crashes in İstanbul

A helibus carrying two pilots and five passengers has crashed in İstanbul. Five people have lost their lives, according to initial findings.

Yüksekdağ Removed From HDP Membership

Yüksekdağ Removed From HDP Membership

After being relieved of her MP duties on February 21, 2017 Figen Yüksekdağ was also removed from her HDP membership by the Supreme Court of Appeal as of today.

‘We Won’t Bow to Pressure’, Says Çavuşoğlu Concerning His Visit to Netherlands

‘We Won’t Bow to Pressure’, Says Çavuşoğlu Concerning His Visit to Netherlands

Answering a question about an event to be held in the Netherlands, FM Çavuşoğlu has said he may make the visit after the elections in the Netherlands in case Dutch FM Koenders “asks properly”.

PM Yıldırım: “State of Emergency May Be Extended”

PM Yıldırım: “State of Emergency May Be Extended”

Prime Minister Yıldırım has announced that the State of Emergency could be extended via a resolution by the National Security Council. If the State of Emergency declared on July 20, 2016 for the first time was to be extended for three more months for the third time, it will have been in effect for a whole year.

Hall in Which Çavuşoğlu to Hold Speech in Germany Closed

Hall in Which Çavuşoğlu to Hold Speech in Germany Closed

The hall in which FM Çavuşoğlu would attend a referendum meeting has been closed due to inadequacy in the fire system. Çavuşoğlu said, “Nobody can stop me, I’ll go”. Anadolu Agency reported the place of the meeting has been changed.