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Ousted Mayor Restored: Following demonstrations and widespread unrest in Turkey’s southeastern Kurdish-majority cities and provinces, the deposed mayor-elect of the city of Van has now been reinstated. Having won the mayorship with a clear majority of about 125,400 votes, Abdullah Zeydan, mayoral candidate of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party in the city of Van, was denied his electoral...

Following a decisive defeat for President Erdogan’s Justice and Development (AKP) Party on the ballot at Turkey’s local elections on March 31, the AKP government has selectively acted to contain the electoral damage. On April 2 the elected mayor of Van province, Abdullah Zeydan of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, was removed from his post following an...

Following recent violent clashes between the Turkish and Kurdish communities in Heusden-Zolder and Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Türkiye reached out to Efe Tapmaz, a 16-year-old Turkish teenager injured during the confrontations. Erdogan condemned the attacks, attributing them to sympathizers of the PKK, a group Türkiye recently listed as a terrorist organization. The incident, which took place...

In Heusden-Zolder and Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium, violent clashes erupted between the Turkish and Kurdish communities. The incidents were reportedly triggered by Kurdish Newroz celebrations, marking the Kurdish New Year. Social media footage suggests the violence may have been initiated when a caravan of cars bearing Kurdish flags was attacked by individuals from the Turkish community. This confrontation escalated, leading to attempts...