Kurds protest over PKK being called a terrorist organisation at Nato summit
Members of the Theofilos Kurdistan cultural centre marched on Thursday to protest after the Kurdish Workers’ Party PKK was referred to as a terrorist organisation...
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Top prosecutor files case to close Turkey’s third biggest party, US and EU condemn move
A top Turkish prosecutor filed a case with the constitutional court on Wednesday demanding the closure of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), in the...
Cyprus court refuses to approve extradition of Kurdish man to Germany
The Larnaca district court on Friday rejected the request by German authorities for the extradition of Kurdish Turkish national Cerkez Korkmaz. “The request by the...
Kurd, wanted by Germany, tells court he was never a PKK member
Turkish Kurdish national Cerkez Korkmaz, who is wanted in Germany in connection with terrorism offences, said on Monday he was never a member of the...
Kurdish national released after friends raise money for bail
Authorities on Friday released Turkish Kurdish national Cerkez Korkmaz who was arrested last March on a European arrest warrant issued by Germany after his friends...
Fresh extradition proceedings for Kurd wanted in Germany
A Kurdish man wanted in Germany on terrorism charges was released and then rearrested on Monday, as his extradition procedure started anew in Larnaca. Cerkez...
Kurdish man’s extradition hearing postponed
The extradition hearing of Kurdish national Cerkez Korkmaz, 60, was postponed on Friday by the Larnaca district court pending a decision by the European Court of...
Kurd wanted in Germany tells court not involved with PKK
The Kurdish detainee Cerkez Korkmaz, 60, who is wanted in Germany on terrorism-related charges told the Larnaca district court on Tuesday that Turkey is behind...
Kurds in Cyprus to mobilise for release of arrested compatriot
The Kurdish community in Cyprus are planning a protest next week outside the Larnaca district court and have launched a petition calling for the release...
Turkish Cypriot mother and daughter released
The daughter of the Turkish Cypriot politician arrested in the north for allegedly spreading terrorism propaganda was also arrested but both were released Thursday morning,...
