This is the only way European Union putting pressure on Turkish state to find way of peace with Kurds Turkey and Syria.. Turkish state is the biggest threat to democratic movements in Middle East, because Kurds are the motor of Turkey and Syria.. ..…
Ankara has mobilized these fighters to battle Kurdish People's Protection Units, the component of Syrian Democratic Forces, considered organization by Turkey due to alleged links to Kurdistan Workers Party .. ..…
Ankara views the US-backed YPG which has been seeking Kurdish Turkey since 1984. YPG constitutes the backbone of Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces ... ..…
Few exemplified this logic better than Wilfried Mertens, Belgian former chairman of Christian Democratic in European, in 2003 his opposition to Turkey's bid to become EU member.. ..…
TKP Sezai Temelli, co-chair of Turkey's Peoples Democratic Party, called for the UN and community to take action to prevent Turkey's racist, expansionist war. ..…
Turkish incursion began Wednesdayafter Trump, in phone call Sunday, gave what amounted to green light to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to move against Kurdish-dominated militia known as Syrian Democratic Forces. Turkey considers Syrian Kurdish fighters terrorists aligned with Kurdish..…
TEHRAN - total of 342 fighters from Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been neutralized Turkey Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said on Friday, while Kurds announced that they have managed to kill 262 Ankara-backed rebels and Turkish soldiers... ..…
Thousands of captured ISIS combatants could be released if Turkey beats out the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces Syria. Turkey's into the area was triggered by President Trump's on Sunday to pull U.S forces out of Syria.. ..…
For years, Washington has sought to ease tensions between NATO-allied Turkey and the mainly- Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, and. In recent months, United States has labored to placate Turkey by creating Turkish- American mechanism, convincing its Syrian allies to pull back..…
' Turkey allowed greater flow, said Ziad Rustem, official at Energy Commission Jazira. 'But when Syrian Democratic Forces liberated us, Turkey began to reduce the volume of water. ..…
Instead of assuming that the rise of populist dictatorships spells end for democratic aspirations in countries such as Hungary, Venezuela, and Turkey, therefore, it's necessary to understand the circumstances under. ..…
Turkey considers Syrian Democratic Forces, to be extension of Kurdistan Workers Party, organization designated as terrorist group by Turkey and U.S.. ... Islamist Turkey aspires to destroy Syrian Democratic Forces, U.S.-backed of Kurds, Christians, Arabs and..…
Members of Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe take part in debate on the functioning of democratic institutions Turkey, at Council of Europe Strasbourg, France, April 25, 2017. © 2017 Reuters Council of Europe, Europe's leading human rights body, is celebrating its 70th birthday..…
In fact, he said, the US would continue to support the anti-Assad “vetted Syrian opposition” fighters and would even commit resources to double the number of Kurdish “Syrian Democratic Forces” troops. Meanwhile, US NATO partner Turkey says “over our dead body!” The US Syria..…
After announcing their complete victory over Islamic State at the town of Baghouz al-Fawqani Syria -- ending the existence of the murderous IS caliphate -- - fighters of Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces now have to contend with the possibility of war against Turkey supported by its..…
The defendants are accused of orchestrating the overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the 2013 civil unrest has been cast as a global conspiracy by Soros and forces of democratic liberalism. Turkey’s government-controlled media has fanned false allegations and called for Soros..…
Garo Paylan, member of Turkey's Armenian and MP from Peoples Democratic Party said on Twitter. Preparations for the election of patriarch for Turkey are expected to begin after 40-day mourning period.. ..…
The report features case studies on Turkey, Poland, and Hungary, as their democratic rеcession has drawn the most attention and concern. ..…
With the election of President Donald Trump in United States, the power of right-wing populist parties Europe, such as China, Philippines, and Turkey, liberals around the world are struggling to respond to nationalism. ..…
Turkish troops fighting Syrian Democratic Forces, which are led by Kurdish People's Protection Units. Turkey views YPG which is considered terrorist group by United States.. ..…
De Jong states that Turkey is accusing Syrian Democratic Forces, of being part of Kurdistan Workers Party. They will kill Syriac Assyrians, they will kill Kurds, they will kill Arabs simply because these people do not want Turkey to rule Northeast Syria. ..…
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are standing on alert to confront Turkey's imminent military assault on Kurdish regions in Eastern Euphrates after an official declaration by Ankara. . ... TEHRAN (FNA)- The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are standing on alert to..…
In doing so, Bose distinguishes between the embedding of Turkey authoritarianism entrenched in the carving out of Turkish state from the ruins of Ottoman Empire and the fact that secularism India is rooted culture and democratic form of government.. With Turkey and India fitting into in..…
The White House is reportedly preventing CIA Director Gina Haspel from briefing the Senate on the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. . On Tuesday, Democratic Senator Dick Durbin told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that senators had been..…
FILE PHOTO - supporter of Turkey's pro-Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party holds mask of their jailed former leader and Selahattin Demirtas during Ankara, Turkey, June 19, 2018. Selahattin Demirtas, former co-chairman of Peoples Democratic Party and one of..…
On Oct 28, Peoples Democratic Party, the pro- Kurdish Turkey, and eight other parties established Kurdish Language Protection and Development Platform to press ahead with language demands and encourage Kurds to use their mother tongue more. The other co-founders included..…
The lifting of parliament members immunity was criticized by the Council of Europe's, Venice Commission, by Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, and by Monitoring Committee of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in June 2016 resolution on the functioning of..…
Kurdish People's Protection Units, US-backed militant group Syria, and its allied Democratic Union Party have condemned bombings by Turkey in mainly Kurdish areas, saying Turkish forces targeting innocent civilians under the pretext of combating terrorism... ..…
Hundreds of people have lost their lives since Turkish army began campaign against PKK militants Iraq and southeastern Turkey July. ... Turkey's pro- Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party has called on PKK to maintain their ceasefire, also urging the government to end military and..…
“The federal government is closely following developments in Turkey. A stable, prosperous and democratic Turkey is in our interest,” German government spokeswoman Ulrike Demmer said. ..…
Although Kurdish-led forces trying to fight, they are greatly underpowered, noting they face the advanced warplanes, tanks, artillery and other heavy weapons of NATO's second-largest standing army, Turkey.. Syrian Democratic Forces, were forced to divert many of their troops to try to..…
-backed Syrian Democratic Forces, led by Kurdish People's Protection Units, and Turkish-backed Syrian rebels.. Turkey considers YPG, the armed wing of Democratic Union Party, to be Syrian of Kurdistan Worker's Party, communist-separatist group that has been deemed organization by..…
YPG and its affiliate, Democratic Union Party of Syria, deny that they are indistinguishable from PKK. Turkey has opposed both Syrian Kurdish militias and the government of Shiite Alawite Bashar al- Assad, accusing Assad of using chemical weapons against civilians targeting Sunni..…
The co-chair of Turkey's, pro- Kurdish Peoples Democratic Party has accused Justice and Development Party of acting as extension of ISIS in defense of Syrian Kurdish militias that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared terrorist groups tied to Marxist Kurdistan Workers Party .. ..…
The Republic of Turkey is democratic, governed by the rule of law, within the notions of peace, solidarity and justice, respecting human rights, loyal to the nationalism of Atatürk and based on the fundamental tenets set forth in the preamble.. ..…
Firat Cengiz writes that while the results appear substantial blow for Turkish opposition, there remain reasons for optimism, with People's Democratic Party and Republican People's Party retaining presence, and highly engaged civil society now campaigning for democracy within Turkey.. ..…
Poll and debate dividing Iraq among Turkey, Jordan and Kuwait. Democrat Joe Age Occupation Attorney Political experience Indiana State Election Board member, 1988 to 1990 Democratic, Indiana State Senate, 1990 Democratic, U.S. ..…
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