Communist parties in Turkey
Turkey's HDP, civil society launch campaign against lifting immunities
More than 250 civil society organizations (CSOs), professional chambers and associations have released a joint declaration against a government-led bill which would strip some parliamentarians of their immunity from prosecution, with the Kurdish-problem-focused Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), the main target of the bill, marking the declaration as a starter for a campaign against "the palace's
Newly-formed PKK initiative to target Turkish cities, conduct political propaganda: Report
The Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH), an umbrella organization recently formed by nine outlawed groups led by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), has chosen senior PKK figure Duran Kalkan as its leader and outlined its aims to stage attacks and conduct political propaganda across Turkey, daily Milliyet has reported.
Question marks over Ankara massacre
The death toll in the biggest ever terrorist attack in Turkey?s history that hit the capital Ankara on Oct. 10 exceeded 95 the next day, with hundreds still under medical care and 65 still in a critical condition.
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Nation mourns 95 victims in Turkey's biggest ever terror attack
Turkey woke in mourning on Oct. 11 after at least 95 people were killed by suspected suicide bombers at a peace rally in Ankara, the deadliest such attack in the country?s recent history.
Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu declared three days of national mourning after the twin blasts close to Ankara?s main train station.
Four terror groups may be behind Ankara attack: Turkish PM
Turkish PM Davuto?lu declares three-day national mourning after the Ankara twin bombing, a possible suicide attack, on a peace rallyTurkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu declared a three-day national mourning after the Oct. 10 twin bomb attack on a peace rally in Ankara, also singling out four outlawed organizations as possible suspects of the country's largest terror tragedy ever.
Huge financial rewards offered for terrorism suspects
A number of hefty financial rewards have been offered to those who give police information which leads to the arrest of around 200 people wanted on terrorism-related charges, with senior figures from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) such as Murat Karay?lan and Cemil Bay?k topping the "leaders of terrorism" lists, in a new strategy instituted to fight terrorism amid an upsurge in viol
12 detained in anti-terror raids in Istanbul
Twelve suspected members of the outlawed Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) have been detained in an anti-terror police operation in Istanbul, two days after five suspects of the same organization were detained in raids.
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Five detained in anti-terror raids in Istanbul
Five suspected members of the far-left terrorist organization the Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (MLKP) have been detained in an anti-terror police operation in Istanbul.
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PKK militants stage new attacks in Turkey's southeast
Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) have carried out two separate armed attacks in the southeastern provinces of Diyarbak?r and Tunceli.
PKK militants fired shots with long-barreled weapons at the police department from a mountainous area in Diyarbak?r?s Lice district at around 1:30 p.m. on Aug 10, with no casualties reported.
Turkey Blocks Access to Twitter, YouTube over Hostage Photos
Turkish authorities blocked access to Twitter and YouTube due to the websites' refusal to remove photos of a public prosecutor, who was taken hostage last week and was later killed by his abductors.