Turkey’s government dismissed the Kurdish mayor of the eastern province of Van after he was sentenced to prison for terrorism ...

A ninth mayor from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM party, the third largest in parliament, has been removed from office because of alleged links to a “terrorist organisation”, the interior ministry said on ...

Turkey on Saturday removed another elected pro-Kurdish provincial mayor over convictions on terrorism-related charges and appointed a state official in his place, the interior ministry said.

The Kurdistan Region’s two ruling parties say they have made good progress in government formation talks ahead of a key ...

The prime minister of the Netherlands said he had a “great” meeting with Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani in Munich on Saturday, discussing regional elections as well as developments in ...

Protests on Friday attracted dozens of university students. The Ham Mihan daily said on its website that tensions escalated ...

Turkish authorities have sacked another elected pro-Kurdish mayor over a terrorism-linked conviction, the Interior Ministry ...

SAITAMA -- "I was disappointed. Lots of families have been granted residency, but not us," said a downcast-looking ...

Abdullah Zeydan of the pro-Kurdish DEM Party was replaced after being convicted for 'assisting an armed terrorist organisation'.

The European Parliament has passed a resolution condemning Turkey's removal of elected opposition mayors and their ...

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By the end of 2011, the Syrian Civil War had started, becoming a long-standing symbol of conflict in the Middle East.