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Two Kurds protesting against the closure of a pro-Kurdish party were shot dead and seven were wounded on Tuesday when shopkeepers attacked them in the south-eastern Turkish town of Mus, security officials said.
The European Union expressed concern over a decision by Turkey to outlaw the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party as protesters took to the streets of Istanbul.
Amnesty International has expressed concern that the Democratic Society Party has been closed and 37 of its members have been banned from politics for five years.
ALEPPO, Syria -- Ever since Syria and Turkey lifted their visa restrictions in September, Turkish visitors have poured into this picturesque northern city. Hawkers in Aleppo's ancient souk now call out to shoppers in Turkish, and cross-border commerce has soared. The two countries have embarked on a very public honeymoon, with their leaders talking about each other like long-lost friends.
Why are an increasing number of Turkish women wearing veils in a secular country where the practice is banned in public buildings? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says one factor is fashion.Authors Özlem Sandıkcı and Güliz Ger (both Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey) report that much like the first people who began wearing blue jeans or getting tattoos, adopting this ...
A bipartisan group of 10 senators wrote Turkey’s U.S. ambassador expressing concern about the “downward trend of relations between Turkey and Israel this past year.”
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to the White House on Monday comes at an awkward moment in U.S.-Turkey relations.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan spoke out on Monday against a court ban on a Kurdish party that caused angry protests and plunged the country into political uncertainty.
Kurdish lawmakers announced Monday they would submit their resignations from Parliament, three days after Turkey's highest court banned their political party on charges that it was a "focal point for terrorism."
The Pacifica Institute and Westwood Productions will host a special screening in Hollywood of "I Saw the Sun" , this year's submission for the Best Foreign Language Oscar from Turkey.
Anatolia Minerals Development Limited announces the start of mining operations at the Copler Gold Mine in Turkey. Initial mining is in the Manganese Mine Zone. Near surface low grade ore mined during the pre-stripping phase will be used for heap leach pad overliner.
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(RTTNews) - Turkey's pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the ruling of a Constitutional Court in Istanbul ordering it be disbanded.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, December 13. THE final night of swimming at the European Short Course Championships witnessed world records in three events - including a rare world-record tie. Hungary's Daniel G...
ISTANBUL, Turkey, December 12. THE third day of swimming at the European Short Course Championships featured four more world records, bringing the total to six for the meet. Slovenia's Peter Mankoc...
Protests aren't only happening in Copenhagen... as hundreds of Kurdish read more
