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Turkey jails Kurdish party co-leaders


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 15:24 AFP Turkey on Friday jailed the two co-leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish party and several other MPs, in an unprecedented crackdown as a deadly bombing killed nine in the Kurdish-dominated southeast.

US 'deeply troubled' over Turkey detention of Kurdish leaders


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 15:16 AFP The United States on Friday hit out at its ally Turkey over the detention of a dozen MPs from the country's main pro-Kurdish party, including its two co-leaders, saying democracies have a "higher duty" to explain their actions.

US 'deeply troubled' over Turkey detention of pro-Kurdish leaders


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 14:44 AFP

Turkish court places under arrest leaders of pro-Kurdish party: report


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 14:30 AFP A Turkish court on Friday placed under arrest ahead of trial the two co-leaders of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the state-run Anadolu news agency said.

Turkish court places under arrest co-leaders of pro-Kurdish party: report


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 14:06 AFP A Turkish court on Friday placed under arrest ahead of trial the two co-leaders of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the state-run Anadolu news agency said.

Turkish court places under arrest co-leaders of pro-Kurdish party: reports


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 13:54 AFP

EU 'gravely concerned' by Turkey's arrest of pro-Kurdish MPs


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 12:16 AFP The EU on Friday warned Turkey to respect democratic norms when fighting Kurdish rebels and said it was "gravely concerned" by the arrest of leaders of the country's main pro-Kurd party.

Turkey detains Kurdish leaders as deadly blast hits southeast


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 11:58 AFP Turkish police on Friday detained almost a dozen MPs from the country's main pro-Kurdish party, including its two co-leaders, as eight people were killed in a deadly car bombing blamed on Kurdish militants.

Demirtas: Kurdish figurehead, Erdogan's enemy


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 11:26 AFP The co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party Selahattin Demirtas has used his immense personal charisma to spearhead an unprecedented political breakthrough and become an arch rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, but is now mired in legal problems.

Germany summons Turkish envoy over pro-Kurdish MP arrests


Friday, 4 November, 2016 , 11:25 AFP Germany on Friday summoned Turkey's envoy after Ankara detained almost a dozen lawmakers from the main pro-Kurdish party, warning that a crackdown against terror should not be used as an excuse to silence the opposition.