Ekrem İmamoğlu, the mayor of İstanbul, has been unanimously chosen as the Republican People’s Party (CHP) candidate for Turkey’s presidency despite facing investigations. “A long, challenging journey awaits us, but at its end, there is democracy, justice, and prosperity,” he d...

Turkish authorities deported BBC journalist Mark Lowen on Thursday after detaining him for 17 hours in İstanbul. His arrest follows mass protests over opposition leader Ekrem İmamoğlu’s imprisonment, with more than 1,400 detained and growing concerns over press freedom in Turk...

Following Newroz celebrations in Urmia and other cities of West Azerbaijan province—a region home to both Kurdish and Turkish (Azeri) communities—Pan-Turkist groups, reportedly backed by security forces and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), held large demonstration...

Tuncer Bakırhan urged Europe to support Turkey’s democratisation, stressing that resolving the Kurdish question would benefit both Turkey and the region. "A democratic Turkey means stability in Syria, Iraq, and beyond," he said, calling for concrete action over mere condemnati...

The judgement of the Rojava Tribunal delivered to the European Parliament in Brussels identifies war crimes, crimes against humanity and crimes of aggression carried out by Turkey against the residents of the territories governed by the Autonomous Administration of North and E...

During Council of Europe (CoE) sessions in Strasbourg, representatives of the pro-Kurdish DEM Party raised concerns over local democracy violations in Turkey, including the removal of elected mayors and gender-based violence in politics. They called for concrete support from t...

The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on Rojava vs. Turkey has arrived at its verdict based on evidence of human rights abuses presented in February. Convening at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday, the tribunal urged Turkey to end its occupation of Afrin (Efrîn), ceas...

The fall of Syria’s Assad regime has opened dangerous ground for a potential resurgence of ISIS, the US intelligence community warns, as extremist groups seek to exploit the chaos to rebuild networks and launch global attacks. 10:15 am 27/03/2025 The fall of Bashar al-Assad’s...

Turkish President Erdoğan’s recent political manoeuvres aimed at silencing opposition and securing personal power threaten Turkey’s stability and a fragile Kurdish peace process, says historian Bülent Bilmez. 5:00 pm 26/03/2025 A A “ Erdoğan has long been successful in identif...

Turkish soldiers fired into the air to disperse villagers protesting tree felling for a sand quarry in Diyarbakır's (Amed) Çınar (Çinar/Axpar) district. Rights groups say residents were subjected to physical and psychological violence. 4:40 pm 26/03/2025 A A Turkish soldiers o...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Washington on 25 March, urging greater cooperation on Syria, Ukraine and economic ties — while warning Ankara over growing democratic backsliding and regional destabilisation. 2:34 pm 26/03/2025 “We...

Social media platform X has suspended opposition accounts in Turkey following the arrest of Erdoğan’s main rival Ekrem İmamoğlu, sparking mass protests met with violent crackdowns and online censorship. Despite X’s claims of defending free speech, it previously complied with T...

Millions rallied at Newroz celebrations across Turkey, demanding peace, democracy, and improved conditions for jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan. Pro-Kurdish DEM Party Co-Chair Tülay Hatimoğulları urged the government to "cross the second critical threshold" and warned aga...

In a move widely condemned by press freedom advocates, seven journalists reporting on ongoing demonstrations in Istanbul since 19 March have been formally arrested by a local criminal court. 4:26 pm 25/03/2025 Seven journalists have been arrested in Istanbul today on charges o...

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan begins a crucial visit to Washington on 25-26 March for talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, just as Senator Chris Van Hollen issues sharp criticism of Ankara’s deepening authoritarianism. 3:26 pm 25/03/2025 Turkish Foreign Ministe...

The Council of Europe Congress has strongly condemned Turkey’s removal and arrest of elected mayors, warning of a severe erosion of democratic principles. The congress declared that Turkey’s actions undermine local democracy, stifle political pluralism, and violate internation...

University students across Turkey have launched widespread academic boycotts in response to the arrest of İstanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu and the revocation of his diploma. Protests have intensified as authorities investigate the teachers' union, Eğitim-Sen, for supporting stude...

The DEM Party Youth Assembly has announced a four-day march, starting in Diyarbakir (Amed) and ending in Ömerli (Amara) on 4 April, marking imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan's 76th birthday. The young people will march for Öcalan's release and in support of his recent...

How can Turkey make peace with the Kurdish people while suppressing its opposition and silencing the press? How will they make legal and constitutional changes without the support of the opposition? How can internal peace and unity be achieved in a poisoned political environme...

24/03/2025 – #DailyNews – #MedyaNews Republican Peoples’ Party (CHP) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu was remanded in custody on Sunday after his arrest on 19 March, regarded as ‘political coup’ sparking widespread condemnation. Massive protests sweep Turkey against arrest of Erdoğan’s ma...

Two weeks after the reported massacres in Syria’s Latakia and Tartus provinces, Kurdish journalist Zîwer Şexo has provided chilling eyewitness testimony of mass graves, destroyed Alawite villages, and deliberate targeting of civilians by armed factions aligned with Sultan Sule...

The Council of Europe Congress condemned the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, calling it a direct attack on democracy. The Congress stressed that the mayor's arrest undermines Turkey's democratic institutions and called for his immediate release. The Council of Europe...

Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory and Turkey’s deepening influence in Palmyra raise the spectre of a direct regional confrontation between the two major powers, with wider implications for NATO, the US, and Middle East stability. Escalating tensions between Israel and Tur...

A Kurdish Women's Conference in North and East Syria (Rojava) highlights the need for women to play a leading role in building a democratic Syria, calling for Kurdish unity. The conference strongly rejected the Syrian interim government's draft constitution, warning it would p...

On 23 March, protests swept across Turkey following the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem İmamoğlu. Police responded with excessive force, using rubber bullets, pepper spray and water cannon against peaceful demonstrators. The crackdown sparked outrage from the internatio...

In his speech on Sunday night in Saraçhane, Istanbul, CHP leader Özgür Özel confirmed Ekrem İmamoğlu’s presidential candidacy, citing over 14.8 million votes in the party’s first-ever primary. He also responded to criticism voiced during Newroz celebrations, offering a public...

Six years after the fall of ISIS's last stronghold in Syria, the Kurdish-led SDF warns of renewed threats from jihadist cells and calls for sustained international support—while advancing integration into a new Syrian political framework. On the sixth anniversary of the territ...

As protests over the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu spread across Turkey, the government has intensified its crackdown through mass detentions, protest bans, unlawful internet restrictions, and threats to independent media outlets. In a sharp escalation of authoritari...

During Istanbul’s massive Newroz celebration on 23 March, which drew an estimated one million attendees, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Chair Özgür Özel sent a message recognising the Kurdish community’s holiday and urging unity in the face of political repression. His messag...

An estimated one million people gathered in Istanbul’s Yenikapı Square on Sunday to celebrate Newroz, in what became one of the largest public demonstrations for freedom, equality and democracy in recent Turkish history. Drone footage captured the scale and energy of the event...