Selahattin Demirtas
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EU is not united over Kurdish issue, analyst tells KurdPress
The European Union does not have a consensus on the Kurds over some issues. It has also lost its leverage against Turkey and about its Kurdish issue, Political Analyst Julius Seidenader, told KurdPress about the European Union's view on some Kurdish issues.
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Selahattin Demirtas must be released immediately: HRW
The Human Rights Watch director of Turkish section has stressed that the release order of Turkey Kurdish Politician and Former Party Leader, Selahattin Demirtas, should be carried out in accordance with the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights.
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My child is not a terrorist: Selahattin Demirtas's mother to Erdogan
Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas's mother Sadiye Demirtas has criticized Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for deeming his son a “terrorist,” saying the renowned politician is held as a “hostage” in the prison.
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Arinc resigns from Turkey presidential council
Former Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc has resigned from the High Advisory Council of the Presidency amid a row with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over two high-profile prisoners, T24 news site reported on Tuesday.
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Abdullah Ocalan could be released in 2024: journalist
In a note titled "Advocacy Punishments", HaberTurk journalist said the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) jailed Leader Abdullah Ocalan could be released in 2024.
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Former Turkey deputy PM Bulent Arinc calls for release of Demirtas
A close ally of Turkey’s president called on Thursday for a prominent Kurdish politician and a philanthropist, arrested in the wake of an attempted coup in 2016, to be freed from jail.