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Erdogan sues opposition chief, Istanbul mayor for slander


Friday, 1 November, 2024 , 18:48 AFP Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday sued the main opposition leader and Istanbul's powerful mayor for allegedly slanderous remarks at a protest rally the day earlier, Anadolou news agency reported.

Turkey's Erdogan sues Istanbul's opposition mayor for slander


Friday, 1 November, 2024 , 18:05 AFP Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday filed a lawsuit against Istanbul's powerful opposition mayor for allegedly slanderous remarks at a protest rally the day earlier, Turkish media reported.

Turkey opposition protests at mayor's arrest for 'PKK ties'


Thursday, 31 October, 2024 , 16:20 AFP Turkish opposition parties protested Thursday against what they said was the politically-motivated arrest of an opposition mayor for alleged links to the banned Kurdish PKK militant group.

Turkey opposition call protest at mayor's arrest for 'PKK ties'


Thursday, 31 October, 2024 , 13:16 AFP Turkish opposition parties called for protests Thursday at what they said was the politically-motivated arrest of an opposition mayor for alleged links to the banned Kurdish PKK militant group.

Turkey opposition call protest at mayor's arrest for 'PKK ties'


Thursday, 31 October, 2024 , 09:47 AFP Turkish opposition parties called for protests Thursday at what they said was the politically-motivated arrest of an opposition mayor for alleged links to the banned Kurdish PKK militant group.

Hundreds protest arrest of Turkey mayor


Wednesday, 30 October, 2024 , 22:26 AFP Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu joined several hundred demonstrators late on Wednesday to protest the arrest of an elected official accused of membership of the banned PKK Kurdish group.

Iran says kills separatist linked to Israel: state media


Wednesday, 30 October, 2024 , 17:29 AFP Iranian state media on Wednesday said intelligence services killed a member of a separatist group, which it accuses of links to Israel, and arrested two others in the country's northwest.

Turkey's Erdogan backs outreach to Kurds


Wednesday, 30 October, 2024 , 15:47 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday extended full support for his nationalist ally's appeal to Turkey's Kurds, saying it opened a "window of opportunity".

Iran amputates fingers of two men convicted of theft: NGOs


Wednesday, 30 October, 2024 , 13:49 AFP Iranian authorities amputated fingers of two men convicted of theft, rights groups said Wednesday, in a relatively rare use of a punishment allowed under the Islamic republic's penal code but condemned as abhorrent and illegal by activists.

Iraqi Kurdistan ruling party wins delayed election


Wednesday, 30 October, 2024 , 11:46 AFP Iraq's ruling party in the oil-rich autonomous region of Kurdistan won the most seats in this month's legislative election, the electoral commission said Wednesday.