Equality and Democracy Party

Three mayors from the Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM, formerly HDP), Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party, have been removed from office after being accused of…”terrorism,” the Turkish Interior Ministry said today.

Two Turkish opposition parties called for protests in Constantinople today after the arrest and replacement of a mayor accused of being a member of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Parliament speaker Numan Kurtulmuş has maintained his outreach efforts to garner support for the long-pending proposal for a new constitution, meeting with officials from Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), İYİ (Good) Party and Felicity Party (SP).

A team of election watchdogs led by the Supreme Election Council (YSK) chair will conduct inspections of cities affected by last year's devastating earthquake in preparation for the mayoral polls scheduled for March 31, local media reported yesterday.

Supreme Election Council (YSK) head Ahmet Yener has declared that 36 political parties have been granted approval to participate in the upcoming local elections scheduled for March 31.

Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told his U.S. counterpart, Antony Blinken, in a call on Dec. 27 that Türkiye expects the United States to keep its promises on the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Ankara.

İYİ (Good) Party leader Meral Akşener has asserted that the People's Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) has no political legitimacy due to its alleged ties with the PKK terrorist organization in the aftermath of the last week's deadly terror attacks.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has slammed last week's deadly attacks by the PKK, declaring that Türkiye "will not be deterred by terrorism" and vowing to persist in the fight against it.

The parliament has approved the extension of the Turkish army's deployment in Libya for an additional two years starting from Jan. 2, 2024.

The motion submitted with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan justified the extension by arguing the need to take measures within the bounds of international law to "counter threats to Türkiye's national interests."

Turkish warplanes conducted airstrikes against PKK targets in northern Iraq on Nov. 7, "destroying 12 key locations and neutralizing numerous terrorists," according to an official statement by the Defense Ministry.

The strikes targeted PKK positions in the Gara and Qandil regions, hitting caves, bunkers, shelters and warehouses used by the organization, read the statement.