Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by ALACAT Mehmet
The move marks a turning point in Turkey’s decades-long conflict with the armed group, and it will have significant repercussions for neighbouring Iraq
A man holds a portrait of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on 21 March 2025 (Ilyas Akengin/AFP)
The (…)
, by AYDIN Uraz
Erdogan’s attempt to eliminate his likely rival in the upcoming presidential elections by arbitrarily placing him under detention has sparked mobilizations of rare magnitude. Faced with what could be a major turning point in the construction of Erdogan’s neo-fascist autocratic regime, millions (…)
, by ACHCAR Gilbert
The ongoing battle in Turkey has become increasingly significant for the entire world. If the Turkish popular movement wins, its victory will have a significant impact in galvanizing resistance to the rise of neofascism worldwide.
The events unfolding in Turkey since last Wednesday are (…)
, by Workers’ Party of Turkey (TIP)
Dear friends and allies, stand with us! Share this call with your local MPs, mayors, unions, parties, and friends.
Raise your voices for Turkey
The Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) makes this international solidarity call, as our country stands on the brink of dictatorship.
A year has passed (…)
, by AYDIN Uraz, LARRACHE Antoine
Uraz Aydin answers questions from Antoine Larrache about the mobilization currently building in Turkey after the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul, who is seen as Erdogan’s main rival in the race for the next presidential election.
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Can you tell us about the arrest of the mayor (…)
, by DANGELO Massimo
One of Turkey’s main opposition figures has been arrested on charges widely seen as politically motivated.
Supporters of Istanbul mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, protest following his arrest. Erdem Sahin / EPA
The Turkish judiciary has finally succeeded in sidelining Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem (…)
, par Human Rights Watch (HRW)
(Istanbul, March 19, 2025) – The detention of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu on March 19, 2025, along with approximately 106 other municipal officials and politicians is a politically motivated move to stifle lawful political activities, Human Rights Watch said today. The mayor’s arbitrary (…)
, by KAYSERILIOĞLU Alp
On 27 February, Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) – which had been engaged in a four-decade independence struggle against the Turkish state – made a dramatic announcement. He called for the dissolution of his organization and the disarmament of all (…)
, by AYDIN Uraz
Turkey’s municipal elections of 31 March 2024, contrary to all predictions, represented a genuine political earthquake where the bloc linked to the country’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, received its first defeat since 2002. Erdogan’s victory in the 2023 elections, despite all the hopes of (…)
, by AYDIN Uraz, KELLAWAY Dave
Dave Kellaway was recently in Istanbul and was able to interview Uraz Aydin, member of the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Turkey (TIP) about the situation in Turkey following Erdogan’s better than expected success in last year’s presidential elections. Uraz was removed from his (…)
, by OZKAN Ozgur
Turkey walks a fine line between NATO commitments and Western alliances and its dependence on Russia for financial resources and trade.
From the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Turkey has performed a delicate balancing act, portraying itself as an ally to the warring sides while reaping (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers, Petition / Sign-on Letter
The following statement is to denounce the unlawful prevention of Can Atalay from fulfilling his legislative duties in the National Assembly of Turkey. Despite his election as the Member of the Parliament to represent the Province of Hatay on the 14th of May 2023 General Elections, Can Atalay is (…)
, by BROOMFIELD Matt
After months of brinkmanship, NATO chiefs have announced that Sweden will be allowed to join the alliance. The deal rewards Turkish demands for Sweden’s collaboration in its anti-Kurdish repression — and makes a mockery of NATO’s purported stand for freedom.
Turkey will be dropping its (…)
, by LETSCH Constanze
For civil society and rights defenders, five more years of the Turkish president and his radical backers are a daunting prospect
On Sunday, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was declared the winner of Turkey’s presidential runoff elections. According to numbers reported by the state-owned Anadolu news (…)
, by SERT Deniz
The Republican People’s Party (CHP) decided to form a broader front with the intention of putting an end to Erdogan’s two-decade-long rule. In 2018, the Nation Alliance (Millet İttifakı), which promised a gradual transition from the Presidential system to a parliamentary system, in other words, (…)
, by AYDIN Uraz
Turkey’s President Erdogan came out ahead in the country’s presidential elections of 14 May 2023, which represented a kind of plebiscite to decide whether his autocratic regime would remain in place or not.
With 49.5% of the vote the AKP leader, in power for twenty years, is ahead of the (…)
, by COURT Mireille
All the polls predicted at least a strong lead on Sunday 14 May for Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, the candidate of the CHP. Eventually, it is Erdogan who won this large lead.
Kemal Kiliçdaroglu, the candidate of the CHP (social-democratic party whose emblematic figure is Kemal Atatûrk), had for some (…)
, by OLIVER Christian, POYRASLAR Elçin
The president is blaming LGBTQ+ people for undermining family values to distract from the ruling party’s failings — particularly on the economy.
ISTANBUL — To President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s LGBTQ+ community represents “deviant structures” and a “virus of heresy.”
In the run-up to (…)
, by GENÇ Kaya
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of Turkey’s main opposition party, the CHP, announced on 6 March that he would be running for president. He has the backing of thirteen other parties, though the opposition alliance came close to disintegrating as its right-leaning members asked if Kılıçdaroğlu, a (…)
Opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is looking like he might end the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the upcoming election.
Turkey’s general election on Sunday, May 14 will see voters cast their ballots for 600 members of its parliament and the country’s powerful presidency. This (…)
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