Already jailed since 2016, Selahattin Demirtas, 51, a two-time election rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was convicted for dozens of crimes including undermining state unity and the country's integrity.



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Turkey sentences pro-Kurdish politicians to lengthy prison terms over deadly 2014 riots

A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced an ex-leader of the pro-Kurdish HDP party to 42 years in prison for his alleged role in deadly 2014 protests that erupted as Islamic State group jihadists overran the Syrian town of Kobane.

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Kurdish Leader Jailed For 42 Years Over 2014 Protests By Turkey Court

A Turkish court has sentenced several pro-Kurdish politicians to between nine and 42 years in prison over deadly riots that broke out in 2014 by after Islamic State group militants besieged the Syrian border town of Kobani

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ANKARA (Reuters) -A Turkish court convicted former leading officials from the pro-Kurdish HDP party, including co-leader Figen Yuksekdag, on Thursday for instigating 2014 protests triggered by an Islamic State attack on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani. Read full story

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Turkey convicts former pro-Kurdish party officials over Kobani protests

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced dozens pro-Kurdish politicians to between nine and 30 years in prison over deadly riots in 2014 by Kurds who were […]

ANKARA - A Turkish court convicted former leading officials from the pro-Kurdish HDP party, including co-leader Figen Yuksekdag, on Thursday for instigating 2014 protests triggered by an Islamic State attack on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Selahattin Demirtas and his closest allies have been found guilty of inciting a deadly riot at the height of the Syrian Civil War

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Opposition leader jailed for 42 years in Türkiye

ANKARA, May 16 — A Turkish court convicted former leading officials from the pro-Kurdish HDP party, including co-leader Figen Yuksekdag, today for instigating 2014 protests triggered by an Islamic State attack on the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani. The verdict was likely to fuel political tensions in Turkiye around the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), which is facing potential closure in a separate court case and has been succeeded in parliament …

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Turkiye convicts former pro-Kurdish party officials over Kobani protests

Ein türkisches Gericht hat den Oppositionelle Selahattin Demirtaş zu 42 Jahren verurteilt. Ihm wird eine Rolle bei gewaltsamen Protesten im Jahr 2014 vorgeworfen.

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Turkey: Court sentences Kurdish politician to 42 years in prison.

A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced dozens pro-Kurdish politicians to between nine and 30 years in prison over deadly riots in 2014 by Kurds who were angered by what they perceived to be government inaction against Islamic State group militants who had besieged the Syrian border town of Kobani.The three days of clashes that broke out in October 2014 resulted in 37 deaths and left hundreds of others — police and civilians — injured. The protest…

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court on Thursday sentenced dozens pro-Kurdish politicians to between nine and 30 years in prison over deadly riots in 2014 by Kurds who were angered by what they perceived to be government inaction against Islamic State group militants who had besieged the Syrian border town of Kobani. The three days of clashes that broke out in October 2014 resulted in 37 deaths and left hundreds of others — police and civilians…

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