The Republican Peoples Party says it is filing objections involving 2.5 million votes. If only one-fifth of that total changes, the final result will change as well. Erdogan may claim victory, but Turkey is dangerously...
A Turkish election analyst wrote a private email describing “massive electoral fraud” in Turkey’s referendum yesterday. It is no surprise that followers of President Tayyip Erdogan rigged the vote. It is surprising, however, that his...
Hakan T., a Kurdish civilian, was arrested by a Bursa court on Monday for wearing a T-shirt featuring an independent Kurdistan map while voting in a referendum on a switch to an executive presidency. Hakan...
Many torn ballots with ‘No’ votes have been found in a building under construction in Suruç district of Urfa. The ballots, all with official stamps, were reportedly torn and annihilated en masse. According to unofficial...
As an indefinite and irreversible hunger strike, that pro-Kurdish political prisoners launched on February 15, 2017 for an end to the isolation of outlawed PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and the human rights violations in prisons...
Yet, for Turkey, Russia remains a valuable tool to try and put pressure on the United States. Ankara rejects US support for the SDF, as it also empowers the YPG along the northeastern border. Turkey...
A “Yes” result would support the transformation of Turkey’s parliamentary system with the establishment of an executive presidency with significant power to shape legislation and appoint judges. Source https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cult-of-erdogan-wont-guarantee-victory-in-turkey-vote-1490175003...
Clashes erupted today between the Turkish army and the gunmen of the People’s Protection Units YPG, in the area of Gher Mountain, Bulbul district in Efrin countryside, north Aleppo. NSO reporter in Efrin said the...
The German government has refused approval for military exports to NATO partner country Turkey on a growing number of occasions. Ministers are concerned the weapons could be used to oppress the local population. Source http://m.dw.com/en/germany-blocks-arms-sales-to-turkey-report/a-38059815?maca=en-Twitter-sharing...
Just days after Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu threatened to pull out from the landmark migrant deal, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker downplayed Ankara’s rhetoric, saying it is doubtful such strident statements will...