The repression unleashed by the Turkish government increasingly targeting opposition political parties. This week, anti terror police units arrested the co-mayors of the Kurdish cities of Siirt, Dersim (Tunceli), and Cizre for alleged terrorism crimes. Earlier this month, the opposition People's Democatic Party (HDP), was targeted with the arrests of 14 of its 59 parlamentarians. These included the party's co-leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag. These latest attacks are on top of the tens of thousands of workers who have been dismissed, the 140 journalists jailed and the numerous media outlets that have been shut down since the failed coup in mid July.
The repression unleashed by the Turkish government increasingly targeting opposition political parties. This week, anti terror police units arrested the co-mayors of the Kurdish cities of Siirt, Dersim (Tunceli), and Cizre for alleged terrorism crimes. Earlier this month, the opposition People's Democatic Party (HDP), was targeted with the arrests of 14 of its 59 parlamentarians. These included the party's co-leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag. These latest attacks are on top of the tens of thousands of workers who have been dismissed, the 140 journalists jailed and the numerous media outlets that have been shut down since the failed coup in mid July.
