A Turkish court on Monday sentenced Selahattin Demirtas, the jailed former co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), to 3-1/2 years in jail for insulting the president, his ...

Demirtas has little chance of winning, but his pro-Kurdish party could hold the key to the parliament; he implored voters to use the June 24 elections to keep Turkey from turning into a “one-man ...

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey’s arrest and pre-trial detention of Selahattin Demirtas, the former co-chair of pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), has ...

Turkey election: As Selahattin Demirtas runs for presidency from jail, Kurdish voters could still hold key to vote 'There is a need for reform,' says Demirtas' wife Basak as opposition groups look ...

Selahattin Demirtas, the former leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party, has been sentenced to more than 40 years in prison in Turkey for allegedly inciting the deadly Kobani riots in 2014.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey must immediately release prominent Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas, saying the justification for his four years in prison was ...

Demirtas campaigned for presidential elections in June from behind bars A leading Kurdish politician has been jailed for making and "spreading terrorist propaganda" for militants fighting the ...

The head of the pro-Kurdish HDP accuses Turkey's ruling party of orchestrating nationalist attacks and pushing the country towards civil war.

The joint leaders of Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party, People's Democracy (HDP), have been arrested along with at least nine other MPs. Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag are accused of ...

A Turkish court on Monday sentenced Selahattin Demirtas, the jailed former co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), to 3-1/2 years in jail for insulting the president, his ...