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HDP’s Presidential Candidate Demirtaş Writes Song in Prison: Don’t Fear, Shout

HDP’s Presidential Candidate Demirtaş Writes Song in Prison: Don’t Fear, Shout

The song written by imprisoned Presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş has been composed and sung in prison.

AKP Burdur MP Strangles Young CHP Voter

AKP Burdur MP Strangles Young CHP Voter

AKP Burdur MP Özçelik has strangled a young person whom he quarreled with during his visit to the CHP provincial building. Özçelik apologized to the young person after the governor interfered in.

Osman Kavala Applies to ECtHR Due to Long Detention Without Trial

Osman Kavala Applies to ECtHR Due to Long Detention Without Trial

Rights advocate and businessperson Osman Kavala has sent a letter from prison at the seventh month of his arrest and stated that he has applied to the ECtHR due to his long detention without trial.

HDP’s 22-Year-Old MP Candidate Dersim Dağ On Way to Parliament

HDP’s 22-Year-Old MP Candidate Dersim Dağ On Way to Parliament

HDP’s Diyarbakır MP candidate Dersim Dağ has said, “I lean my back on my people by taking young people and women by my side. That’s why, I’m not scared. We’ve started young, we’ll achieve young”.

12 June 2018 Bircan Değirmenci

Voice Message from Demirtaş: ‘Everyone Should Feel at Ease’

Voice Message from Demirtaş: ‘Everyone Should Feel at Ease’

HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş has sent a voice message from prison and said, “We are in very good spirits and good health here. We become happier and all the more exuberant as we get the messages coming from outside.”

Election Diary – June 11 2018

Election Diary – June 11 2018

President Erdoğan has announced that an operation will be launched into Qandil. CHP’s İnce has filed a claim for compensation against Erdoğan for his statement that “They ask for permission from Pennsylvania”.

From Erdoğan to Der Spiegel Calling Him ‘Autocrat’: Praise be to Allah

From Erdoğan to Der Spiegel Calling Him ‘Autocrat’: Praise be to Allah

President Erdoğan has misunderstood the cover of Der Spiegel magazine entitled “The Era of Autocrats” and said, “Der Spiegel has called us ‘the leaders shaping the world.’ Praise be to Allah”.

From Demirtaş to bianet: There is No Single Act of Violence That Started with My Call

From Demirtaş to bianet: There is No Single Act of Violence That Started with My Call

Demirtaş has answered the questions, which were conveyed to him via his lawyers, on social media. In response to bianet’s question about “Kobane protests”, Demirtaş answered, “Political responsibility belongs to the AKP”.

Demirtaş to be Taken to Ankara Twice for TRT Speech

Demirtaş to be Taken to Ankara Twice for TRT Speech

HDP’s imprisoned Presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş will be taken from Edirne to Ankara twice for his election speech.

From Demirtaş’s Wife to Demirtaş: Will You Continue to Iron After Becoming President?

From Demirtaş’s Wife to Demirtaş: Will You Continue to Iron After Becoming President?

Başak Demirtaş has conveyed her question for Selahattin Demirtaş’s press meeting on social media: “When you become president, will you continue to iron, prepare breakfast for the kids and go to do the grocery shopping?”

Erdoğan: Maybe We’ll Come to a Point Where We’ll Send Astronaut or Something

Erdoğan: Maybe We’ll Come to a Point Where We’ll Send Astronaut or Something

President Erdoğan has said, “Thank god we’ve sent our own space vehicles and some countries have started to be a member of us”.

Investigation Against Anchorperson Fatih Portakal

Investigation Against Anchorperson Fatih Portakal

An investigation has been launched against anchorperson Fatih Portakal, who has previously filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Development Lütfi Elvan for referring to the news on Mersin City Hospital by saying, “Someone makes them do these news.”

All Boğaziçi University Students Released

All Boğaziçi University Students Released

All of the 14 Boğaziçi University students pending trial in jail have been released in the first hearing.

7 June 2018 Tansu Pişkin

Caricaturist Kurtcebe Released on Probation

Caricaturist Kurtcebe Released on Probation

Sentenced to 1 year 2 months and 15 days in prison for “insulting the President”, caricaturist Kurtcebe has been released on probation.

Demirtaş Addresses Turkey by Phone

Demirtaş Addresses Turkey by Phone

HDP’s imprisoned Presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş has addressed Turkey by phone and his speech has been posted on social media. Demirtaş has said, “Today is not the time to be hopeless”.

2 HDP Members Arrested for Writing on Wall ‘There is A Message Coming From Kettle’

2 HDP Members Arrested for Writing on Wall ‘There is A Message Coming From Kettle’

Two high school students who have drawn ‘the kettle of Demirtaş’ on the walls as part of HDP’s election campaign have been arrested on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

Criminal Complaint by Demirtaş against Erdoğan, Soylu

Criminal Complaint by Demirtaş against Erdoğan, Soylu

HDP’s presidential candidate Demirtaş’s lawyers have filed a criminal complaint against President Erdoğan, Minister Soylu and journalists who echoed their statements about Kobane matter.

Attack on HDP Building in Bolu

Attack on HDP Building in Bolu

A group of people have attacked the HDP building and burnt the party flags in the province of Bolu. During the attack, which the police have not intervened in, several members of the HDP have gotten stuck in the building.

Caricaturist Kurtcebe Sent to Prison for ‘Insulting President’

Caricaturist Kurtcebe Sent to Prison for ‘Insulting President’

Caricaturist Nuri Kurtcebe has been sent to prison after his sentence of 1 year 2 months and 15 days in prison has been finalized.

HDP’s Demirtaş Awaits Your Questions at His Social Media Conference

HDP’s Demirtaş Awaits Your Questions at His Social Media Conference

HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş will answer the questions asked to him on social media in Turkish, Kurdish and English until June 6.

Fitch Places 25 Banks in Turkey on Watch Negative; Moody’s Places Turkey’s Rating on Review for Downgrade

Fitch Places 25 Banks in Turkey on Watch Negative; Moody’s Places Turkey’s Rating on Review for Downgrade

International credit rating agency Fitch has placed 25 banks in Turkey on rating watch negative while Moody’s has placed Turkey’s credit rating on review for downgrade.

State of Emergency Criteria for Visa Liberalization

State of Emergency Criteria for Visa Liberalization

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Commission delegation discussed visa liberalization, the commission demanded that the State of Emergency be ended.

Erdoğan: There is No More Kurdish Question

Erdoğan: There is No More Kurdish Question

President Erdoğan has stated that they have managed to solve the Kurdish question and added, “There is no more such thing as a Kurdish question in Turkey of 2018.”

Attack in Hakkari: 3 Soldiers Lose Their Lives

Attack in Hakkari: 3 Soldiers Lose Their Lives

Three soldiers have lost their lives in an attack launched from Basyan Khala Mountain in Iraq on the military unit who were securing road construction activities in Hakkari.

State Channel TRT Spares 105 Minutes to Erdoğan, 18 Seconds to Demirtaş

State Channel TRT Spares 105 Minutes to Erdoğan, 18 Seconds to Demirtaş

Analyzed as part of the election research by Transparency International, state channel TRT has spared 105 minutes to Erdoğan and 18 seconds to Demirtaş, according to the association’s report.

Chair of Supreme Election Council Did Not Meet OSCE Delegation

Chair of Supreme Election Council Did Not Meet OSCE Delegation

Chair of Supreme Election Council Sadi Güven and its six members have not met the OSCE delegation who has come to Turkey to monitor the Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

Election Diary - May 31, 2018

Election Diary - May 31, 2018

The Constitutional Court has rejected the demand that some provisions of the law on election alliance be cancelled.

HDP’s Akat Ata, Aktaş Released

HDP’s Akat Ata, Aktaş Released

Kept in custody since February, former HDP MPs Ayla Akat Ata and Taşkın Aktaş have been released. Aktaş is an MP candidate for June 24 elections.

Application for Demirtaş to be Allowed to Issue Opinion to Press by Phone

Application for Demirtaş to be Allowed to Issue Opinion to Press by Phone

In an application submitted to the Ministry of Justice, it has been demanded that HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Demirtaş be allowed to join TV programs and that the press members be allowed to meet him.

Election Diary - May 29, 2018

Election Diary - May 29, 2018

Upon the rejection of HDP’s Presidential candidate Demirtaş’s request for release by Ankara 19th and 20th Heavy Penal Courts, the case has been taken to the Constitutional Court.

Rice with Dry Bean Recipe by CHP’s Presidential Candidate İnce

Rice with Dry Bean Recipe by CHP’s Presidential Candidate İnce

Muharrem İnce has given a recipe of rice with dry beans in Trabzon to explain the dependence on foreign sources in agriculture.

Demirtaş’s Request for Release at Constitutional Court

Demirtaş’s Request for Release at Constitutional Court

After Demirtaş’s request for release was rejected by Ankara 19th and 20th Heavy Penal Courts, the case has been taken to the Constitutional Court.