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Kurds fear Erdogan win amid sharper nationalist rhetoric

Kurds opposed to President Tayyip Erdogan fear victory for him in Turkey's presidential election could reinforce a crackdown the state has been waging against them for years, alarmed by a surge in nationalist rhetoric ahead of Sunday's vote.

Reuters

Ultranationalist leader backs Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu for Turkish presidency

Victory party’s leader says he and Kılıçdaroğlu have signed agreement to deport refugees and not reinstate Kurdish mayors

The Guardian - UK

Turkish opposition calls Erdogan a 'fabricator' over doctored video

The man challenging for the Turkish presidency has accused President Tayyip Erdogan of being a "fabricator" after he cited a doctored video to allege opposition links to an outlawed militant Kurdish group ahead of a runoff election on Sunday.

Reuters

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Turkish drone strike kills three YBS fighters in Iraq - Kurdish counter-terrorism service

A Turkish drone strike in northern Iraq on Tuesday killed three fighters from the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS), a militia affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said.

Reuters

Iran executes three men after protest over death

Three Iranian men arrested while protesting the death in custody of 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini have been executed.

The New Daily

Kilicdaroglu faces ‘real uphill battle’ after Erdogan nearly clinched first-round win

Recep Tayyip Erdogan surprised many observers yet again by nearly winning the Turkish presidential election in Sunday’s first round, defying the polls putting opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu ahead. So the stage is set for the May 28 second round – but analysts say Kilicdaroglu’s route to victory is very narrow…

France 24

In Turkey’s elections, nationalism is the real winner

In both the pro-government and opposition camps, nationalists are key and rising in popularity.

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Disbelief in Diyarbakir as Turkey heads for presidential run-off

Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeast voted overwhelmingly for Kilicdaroglu, but it wasn’t enough to beat Erdogan.

Al Jazeera

Erdogan's strong showing signals "business as usual" for Mideast

The prospect of Tayyip Erdogan winning another presidential term in Turkey would once have rung alarms around the Middle East, but after taking a more conciliatory stance in recent years his strong election showing on Sunday has caused few flutters.

Reuters

Turkey run-off vote: Nationalist Sinan Ogan could be ‘kingmaker’

Ogan’s out of the presidential race but may play a pivotal role in the second round – he is still to back a candidate.

Al Jazeera

PUK returns to Kurdish Regional Government meetings after boycott

The move has eased tensions building since the assassination of an intelligence officer that KDP blamed on PUK.

Al Jazeera

Iran summons Iraq envoy to protest presence of ‘terrorist groups’

Tehran is not content with how its recent security pact with Baghdad is being implemented.

Al Jazeera

Doctored video fuels tensions in Turkey's close election race

A doctored video splicing footage of President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival and a Kurdish militant chief and showing them uttering the same slogan has raised tensions ahead of a vote on Sunday marred by accusations of smear campaigns.

Reuters

Women talking: How women in China developed a secret language

In this edition, the tale of a secret women's language in China that's existed since feudal times and the attempts to keep it alive by those who still use it in the southern province of Hunan. Annette Young also meets Iraqi Kurdish activist, Soma Farhang from the Women Empowerment Organisation…

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Turkey's president has built vast power over 20 years. But he may lose on Sunday

A struggling economy and slow earthquake response add up to a tough election for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated Turkish politics for the past 20 years.

Al Jazeera

Don’t take our votes for granted, warn Kurdish voters in Turkey

Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party backs the president’s rival, but some voters feel they have few choices in elections.

Reuters

Appetite for change grows in Kurdish heartland as Turkish elections near

Formerly a Tayyip Erdogan supporter, broadcaster Mehmet Dalgic switched allegiance to his main challenger after the ruling AK Party failed to offer sympathy for the destruction of his TV station in southeast Turkey in February's earthquake.

France 24

Kurdish voters dream of country ‘without discrimination’ ahead of Turkish polls

As Turkey prepares to go to the polls on May 14 to choose between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Turkey’s 15 to 20 million Kurdish voters could well be the kingmakers. FRANCE 24 reports.

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The Guardian - UK

Erdoğan faces real chance of losing as Turkey gets ready to vote

A united opposition group led by Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu could finally end the Turkish president’s decades of power

The Independent UK

‘We are under siege’: The voters pushing to end Erdogan’s 20 years of power

In one Istanbul neighbourhood, Kurds explain to Borzou Daragahi why they are supporting Erdogan’s main rival in the forthcoming presidential election

France 24

Iranian journalists remain imprisoned for reporting on Mahsa Amini's death

Iran is one of the most repressive countries in terms of press freedom, according to an annual report released Wednesday by Reporters Without Borders, which ranked it 177th of 180 nations. Since the September 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in police custody in Tehran, 72 journalists have been arrested and…

The Guardian - UK

Blocked, censored, jailed or laid off: why it’s never been harder to be a journalist

On World Press Freedom Day, readers can make a difference to struggling independents via supporter models that beat the censors

Irish Mirror

Irishman Finbar Cafferkey has died battling Russian forces in eastern Ukraine, his family confirm

Finbar Cafferkey, from Achill Island, Co. Mayo, was a military volunteer with previous combat experience in Syria where he assisted Kurdish militia in their battle against ISIS

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Arrests 110 People Over Alleged Kurdish Militant Ties

Turkish police detained 110 people over alleged militant ties, security sources said on Tuesday, with a pro-Kurdish lawmaker saying politicians, lawyers and journalists were among those arrested in raids that he linked to elections on May 14. The security sources said the operation was focused on Diyarbakir, the largest city…

Reuters

Turkey arrests 110 people over alleged Kurdish militant ties -sources

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