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DAILY NEWS: Kurdish doctor files petition for Turkish President's arrest in Berlin // Pro-Kurdish and Right-wing MPs clash in Turkish Parliament // Duran Kalkan discusses Germany's criminalisation of PKK // German singer-song writer demands Freedom for Öcalan //

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party stands ready to contribute to the creation of a new democratic constitution, according to the party's co-chair, who also stressed that current laws which hinder democracy and freedom of expression in the country must be abolished. Campaigners advocate for "immediate and appropriate measures" to be taken in the case of Warisheh Moradi, a women's rights activist seized by...

Turkey's Erdoğan-allied Free Cause Party also known as Hüda-Par held a "Support for the Al-Aqsa Flood" rally in Batman, Turkey, on Sunday, casting doubt on Turkey's self-proclaimed position of guarantor in the Israel-Palestine conflict. The conflict between Turkey’s two supreme courts rages on as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has once again proposed a new constitution as a resolution to t...

Daily News: Judicial rift intensifies in Turkey, pro-Kurdish party links judicial rift to Kurdish issue, Turkish Education Ministry reforms school curriculum, Turkey adopts urban transformation law.

The Turkish Court of Cassation took legal action against members of the country's Constitutional Court on Wednesday, overturning a ruling regarding the continued detention of jailed opposition Workers' Party of Turkey (TİP) MP Can Atalay. Co-chair of Turkey's Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP) Tuncer Bakırhan says the Court of Cassation's criminal complaint against Constitut...

Turkey's Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları respond to President Erdoğan's assertion that Turkey could serve as a guarantor in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Co-chair Tülay Hatimoğulları urged the Turkish authorities to lift the isolation on jailed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan to allow regular contact with his family and lawyers. The UN Special Rapporteur Balakrish...

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is staging a hunger strike in Iran's Evin Prison, calling for access to medical treatment for heart and lung issues. Mohammadi is denied treatment on the grounds that she refuses to wear a hijab. Turkey continues to attack North and East Syria on a daily basis, targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. Universities from the region have been forced...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has met with a subdued welcome and posters of a Hamas military chief during his visit to Ankara. Kurdish political activist Qasem Abatebeh was executed in Iran, as fears intensify for Kurdish journalist Zanyar Aziznejad who faces possible deportation to the country. Before the latest hearing in the Kobani trial targeting Kurdish political figures, the co-chairs...

Daily News: 7 years since pro-Kurdish opposition arrested in Turkey, Turkey urged to release political prisoners by rights groups, PKK's Murat Karayılan advocates for peace, Paris hosts inaugural World Youth Conference.

Sixty MPs from Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party called for an immediate end to the absolute incommunicado detention of Kurdistan Workers' Party leader Abdullah Öcalan. A former member of the Turkish parliament, Hüda Kaya, was sent to prison on Wednesday evening in connection with the 2014 Kobani protests. As the world marks International Day to End Impunity for Crimes aga...

1 November marks the anniversary of a call for international solidarity with the northeastern Syrian city of Kobani, a day known as 'World Kobanê Day', which commemorates the historic battle waged against ISIS in 2014. On this day the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria has urged the international community to continue to support the people of North and East Syria in their ongoing fi...

Kurdistan Workers’ Party Executive Committee Member Duran Kalkan has alleged that the Turkish government played a key role in igniting the ongoing war in Gaza. The Kurdish Centre for Studies has released a report, documenting Turkey's latest violations against North and East Syria and calling for international accountability for these actions. The mother of Shani Louk, a 23 year old Israeli-German...

Celebrations for the Turkish Republic's centennial - which the government promised to keep "low key"- featured major military demonstrations, with drones, artillery fire and a parade of warships. The Kurdistan Communities Union issued a statement on Friday, marking the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey and called for improved dialogue on the historical Kurdish-Turkish relations. At least...

Daily News: Nadine Maenza discusses North and East Syria, Kurdish politician remains in Turkish prison, public outcry leads to arrest of 'ISIS abductor', nationwide protests erupt in Turkey.

A Yazidi girl, once kidnapped and sold on the dark web by ISIS, was placed back into the care of her abductors by Turkey's Family and Social Affairs Ministry, revealed Meral Danış Beştaş, MP for Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party. The international campaign 'Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan: a solution to the Kurdish issue' continues to spread. The PKK leader has been incarcerat...

While President Erdoğan urged Israel and those who support it to realise that sending more planes and warships to the region is not going to solve the problem, he simultaneously vowed to continue Turkish military attacks against Kurdish forces in Syria and Iraq. Israel's Ambassador to the UN has called on UN chief António Guterres to resign after he addressed the Security Council on Tuesday, highl...

Turkish President Erdoğan has finally moved on the ratification process for Sweden's NATO membership bid, submitting the bill to his parliament for review on Monday. Hamas handed over hostages Nurit Cooper, 79, and Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday night. Professor Denis O’Hearn conducted extensive research on carceral detention regimes. Medya...

23 people were arrested after attending a Kurdish wedding in Eskişehir, western Turkey, for allegedly propagating "terrorist propaganda" by listening to songs associated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). As fears grow of a wider war spreading through the Middle East, as the war in Gaza continues, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that US personnel in the region will be defended if t...

Daily News: Catalan Parliament hosts Syrian Kurdish officials, Israel recalls diplomats from Turkey, US troops targeted in Iraq and Syria, Jina Amini awarded EU prize.

DAILY NEWS: Kurdish guerrillas withdraw from Makhmour // Gaza: civilian death toll surges // Attack on Gazan hospital 'crime against humanity' // Biden, Netanyahu make limited aid deal //

DAILY NEWS: Turkish military operations extended // Explosion at hospital in Gaza kills 500 // US reaffirms support for Israel // Celebrities express concern over Israel-Gaza war //

DAILY NEWS: Humanitarian toll climbs in North, East Syria // Journalist hints at Turkey's plans to resettle Gazans in Syria // War in Gaza continues unabated // Campaign launched for woman disappeared in Iranian custody //

DAILY NEWS: Turkish pro-Kurdish opposition party rebrands // United Nations urged to act on Turkish attacks // Turkey accused of suppressing anti-war opposition // Middle East on 'verge of abyss' //

Daily News: Autonomous Administration in northeast Syria demands investigation into Turkish attacks, White House condemns Turkish attacks on Syria, Kurdish MP slams Turkish government's stance on Kurds, Turkey targets refugee camp.

DAILY NEWS: Global calls for end to Turkish attacks // Abdi: Turkey commits 'massacres' everyday // Patriotic Union of Kurdistan rejects Turkey's demands // International figures rally behind Öcalan campaign //