Turkey arrests 110 people over alleged PKK links ahead of crunch elections

Turkey: 110 Detained over Suspected Kurdish Militant Links

Police in Turkey carried out raids on homes in 21 provinces on Tuesday, detaining some 110 people for alleged links to Kurdish militants, the country's state-run news agency reported. The raids, which come weeks ahead of Turkey's May 14 parliamentary and presidential elections, targeted politicians, journalists, lawyers and human rights activists. Tayip Temel, a deputy leader of the country's pro-Kurdish People's Democratic Party, or HDP, wrote …

Turkey: 110 detained over suspected Kurdish militant links

Police in Turkey carried out raids on homes in 21 provinces on Tuesday, detaining some 110 people for alleged links to Kurdish militants, the country's state-run news agency reported.

Turkish President Erdogan wants to be re-elected in May. Surveys show a close race. More than 100 people have now been arrested for alleged PKK contacts. There is a protest against this in Diyarbakir.

Turkey election: 110 arrests over ‘Kurd militant ties’

Turkish police on Tuesday detained 110 people over alleged Kurdish militant ties, security sources said. A pro-Kurdish lawmaker says politicians, lawyers, and journalists were among those held in raids that he linked to elections on May 14. Alice Rizzo reports.

Turkey detains 110 pro-Kurdish suspects ahead of vote

Turkey on Tuesday detained at least 110 pro-Kurdish activists, journalists and lawyers in raids conducted just three weeks before a knife-edge vote that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-decade rule.

Turkey arrests 110 accused of Kurdish militant ties ahead of election

Turkish police on Tuesday (April 25) detained 110 people over alleged militant ties, security sources said, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists were among those held in raids that he linked to elections on May 14. The operation was focused on Diyarbakir, the largest city in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkey, and targeted people across 21 provinces, including Istanbul, accused of links to the outlawed Kurdistan W