18 members of the European Parliament have sent a letter to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu calling for an end to the 87 days long siege in Amed’s central Sur district. MEPS called for urgent action to avoid another Cizre case in Sur. The 18 parliamentarians had been on a visit to Amed city last […]
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Selahattin Demirtas met Elmar Brok at the European parliament
Selahattin Demirtas, co-president of the HDP and Eyyup Doru, representative of the HDP in Europe met Elmar Brok, German member of the European Parliament for the European People’s Party and current Chairman of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs and President of the Union of the European Federalists (UEF) at the EP this morning. […]
Co-mayors of Amed, Mardin and Van met EP and EU officials
A delegation of the People’s Democratic Party Co-mayors of Amed Mardin and Van Metropolitan Municipalities have had a series of talks with officials from the European Parliament, European Union and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. The meetings in Strasbourg was focused on the Turkish state terror in Kurdistan and the humanitarian […]
Kurdish Friendship group of the EP – Statement over the agressions towards kurdish civil population
Brussels, January 13, 2016 The crackdown against the Kurdish people must stop Call of the EP-Kurdish Friendship Group For a month now, the Turkish army has been running jointly with the special police forces an operation of unprecedented violence against the towns located in the Kurdish region of Turkey. 10,000 men supported by tanks […]
Delegation of the HDP – European Parliament
The GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament today hosted a delegation from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) – Mr. Osman Baydemir, HDP Deputy for Şanlıurfa, and Ms Feleknas Uca, HDP Deputy for Diyarbakır, former GUE/NGL MEP – for an exchange of views on the dramatic situation of the Kurds in southeast Turkey, who are being […]
Appeal for peace from the chairs of the European Parliament's political groups
An appeal for peace in Turkey was today launched by the chairs of the EPP, S&D, Liberal, GUE/NGL and Greens/EFA groups in the European Parliament, following an initiative of the Greens. The appeal calls for the peace process to restart and for all sides to return to the negotiating table. “We are shocked about […]
The Greens/European Free Alliance – Press release on the situation in Turkey
Strasbourg, 10 September 2015, Turkey: EU must exert pressure to end conflict Commenting on the developing situation in Turkey, with a wave of attacks on the pro-Kurdish HDP party and a clampdown on the press, Greens/EFA president Rebecca Harms said: “The growing violence in Turkey is alarming and threatens the stability of the country, with […]
S&D – Press release on the ontgoing events in Turkey
Strasbourg, 09 September 2015, European Socialists and Democrats strongly condemn the attacks by nationalist groups and pro-government protesters against the headquarters of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party in Ankara and against the offices of the Hürriyet newspaper in Istanbul. S&D Group president, Gianni Pittella, said: “The S&D Group underlines that fundamentalism and nationalism is totally […]
President Shultz – Press release on increasing violence in Turkey
Strasbourg – 09 September 2015 “I am very concerned about the spiral of violence which is engulfing Turkey. I condemn all kind of attacks and aggressions against security forces and civilians. My sympathy and condolences go to the families of the deceased and to the Turkish authorities. There can be no sympathy for terrorists and […]
Federica Mogherini – Call to Selahattin Demirtas
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini spoke by phone with the co-chairman of the HDP Demirtas M.Selahattin on June 12.Mogherini wanted to personally congratulate the co-chairman of the HDP following the electoral success of his party in the elections of June 7 and said she was keen […]
EP Turkey Rapporteur – Press conference
At a press conference at the EP in Strasbourg, Turkey Rapporteur of the European Parliament, Kati Piri, said attacks on the HDP would be included in the 2014 Turkey Progress Report, and called for the HDP to be guaranteed the opportunity to run its election campaign freely. Piri also reacted to Erdoğan’s statements opposing the […]
EP – Call for the reconstruction of Kobanê
February 18 Members of the European Parliament have signed a letter drafted by the Kobanê canton administration calling for the reconstruction of the city of Kobanê. Urgent Appeal : Reconstruct Kobanê To the European Union and Member States: On the 15th of September, Daesh launched a major offensive against the Kurdish Canton of Kobanê in […]
EU/ Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee – Meeting EP
Brussels, November 11, 2014 The bi-annual EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, the first to take place following the European Parliament elections, was held on November 11 at the EP. Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, addressed the newly composed assembly and congratulated the just elected co-chairs of both delegation. He said the […]
European Parliament – Kobanê conference
Brussels November 04, 2014 The European Parliament hosted a conference organized under the leadership of the Kurdish Friendship Group in the EP, entitled “DAESH attacks on Kobanê and their effects on the region”. The conference, chaired by Marie-Christine Vergiat, MEP for the United Left Group in the EP and president of the Kurdish Firendship Group, […]
MEP Gianni Pitella – Visit in Turkey
The president of the Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament has visited Turkey on October 29 and 30 to stress the EP expectations about Turkey to put laws and reforms into practice regarding freedoms and rights and to support the Western alliance in the defense of the Kurdish besieged town of Kobanê. “Turkish […]
EU-Turkey: Meeting Committee on Foreign Affairs – Minister Bozkir
October 16, 2014 PN Member and Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Foreign Affairs, Elmar Brok MEP, held a bilateral meeting today with the Minister for European Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Volkan Bozkir, as reported by the European Parliament. During the meeting, Mr. Brok and Mr. Bozkir discussed the accession negotiations between […]
EU-Turkey: Meeting Stefan Füle – Minister Bozkir
Brussels, October 16 2014 Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle met the Turkish Minister of European Affairs and Chief Negotiator Volkan Bozkır in Brussels today. Commissioner Füle welcomed Minister Bozkir’s ongoing commitment to the accession process and assured him of the Commission’s support. He expressed his conviction that under the Minister’s determined […]
Subcommittee on Human rights of the EP- Debate
Brussels October 13, 2014 Leyla Ferman, Co-President of the Yezidi Federation of Europe, urged Europe and the international community to support and protect the Yezidi Kurdish population who has been terrorized and forced to leave their homeland after the isis attack in Shengal in August 2014. Representatives of Kurdish institutions, Delavar Ajgeiy, Head of the […]
Press conference Kobanê – European Parliament
23-09-2014 In a press conference on Wednesday at the European Parliament (EP) in Brussels, conducted by the GUE/NGL group member Marie-Christine Vergiat and the representative of the People’s Democratic party, Eyyup Doru, the leader of the Democratic Union Party, Saleh Muslim, warned about the imminent and severe threat of the Islamic State in the […]