Feleknas Uca
Probe launched into deadly accidents involving armored police vehicles in Turkey's southeast
Administrative and legal investigations have been launched into two traffic accidents involving armored police vehicles that led to the deaths of seven civilians in the Lice district of the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
The Diyarbakır Governor's Office stated that an inspector has asked to be assigned to the case from the Interior Ministry, Doğan News Agency reported.
Minority MPs preserve seats in Nov 1 election
Deputies from Armenian, Syriac, Yazidi, Mhallami and Roma origins, who secured seats in the June 7 election, have all preserved their seats in the Nov. 1 election, weekly Agos has reported.
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Turkey's first Roma and Yazidi representatives to enter parliament
Turkey?s Roma and Yazidi populations will be represented in parliament for the first time, as main opposition Republican People?s Party (CHP) Roma candidate Özcan Purçu and Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) Yazidi candidates Feleknas Uca and Ali Atalan all secured seats in the June 7 elections.
World's first Yazidi MP on her way to Turkish parliament
The Peoples? Democratic Party (HDP) has nominated Feleknas Uca, a German-born politician and the world?s first Yazidi parliamentarian, as one of its leading candidates for the June 7 elections.