Talk of Kurdish weddings code for terror plots, Turkish prosecutors say - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amberin Zaman

Amberin Zaman

May 11, 2021

Chris McGrath/Getty Images — Groom Murat Targut and bride Yasmin walk down a near-empty Istiklal Street to take wedding photos after the start of a three-week nationwide coronavirus lockdown on April 29, 2021, in Istanbul, Turkey. — Chris McGrath/Getty Images

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of parliament from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the Turkish parliament in Ankara, Turkey, January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Umit Bektas - RC1EDE066F60

Erdogan equates PKK, pro-Kurdish opposition to court nationalist voters

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In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Silivri Prison complex is pictured in Silivri near Istanbul, Turkey, June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Huseyin Aldemir - RC1D23495C00

Turkey considers freeing some detainees as virus menaces prison populations

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In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Turkey deals death blow to Kurdish leadership with DBP conviction

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In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture

Turkish academic in Canada caught up in Ankara's anti-Kurdish sweep

Amberin Zaman

In London, reporting on geopolitics, minorities, human rights, culture