A group affiliated with the PKK terror organisation said that they had set fire to a chemical factory in Turkey’s Istanbul because it was producing for the government and the army.
Families are continuing to join an anti-PKK sit-in outside the office of HDP opposition party which has been known to have links with the terror group.
The protesting parents say the HDP helps the PKK terrorist organisation recruit their sons and daughters, using brainwashing tactics. And they want their kids back.
Families, who say their sons and daughters were abducted by the PKK terror group, have been protesting in front of the provincial HDP office, the party is known for having links to the terror group.
Cornered by Turkey's counterterror operations, the PKK terror group is forcefully recruiting children, but mothers are increasingly taking a stand.
At least four families are conducting sit-in protest in front of HDP’s office in Diyarbakir over their kidnapped children, blaming the party of recruiting people to the PKK terror group.
The Turkish government dismissed three mayors belonging to the HDP who are accused of maintaining connections with the PKK terrorist organisation.
Deputies have been appointed to replace the mayors after they were found supporting PKK, considered a terrorist group by Turkey, the US and EU, an Interior Ministry statement said.
A low-key AK Party candidate won the recent local election in Cukurca, a border district in Turkey’s predominantly Kurdish-populated region.
What do the local election results in Turkey mean for the parties involved?
The governing party’s candidates are close to declaring victory in previously insurmountable HDP strongholds like Sirnak, Bitlis and Agri in southeastern and eastern Turkey.
The pre-poll alliances have emerged for the upcoming municipal elections, following the pattern of a similar alliance in 2017 when Turkish citizens voted to change the country's parliamentary system into a presidential one.
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