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Turkey draws Western condemnation over arrest of Kurdish lawmakers

EghtesadOnline: Turkish authorities arrested the leaders of the country's main pro-Kurdish opposition party in a terrorism investigation on Friday, drawing strong international condemnation of a widening crackdown on dissent under President Tayyip Erdogan.
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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 05:23

Erdogan Crackdown Has Turkey on Edge as Kurd Leaders Jailed

EghtesadOnline: A Turkish court ordered the nation’s most prominent Kurdish lawmakers jailed, sharply escalating a crackdown personally led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and sending markets tumbling over fears of renewed violence and a possible rupture with the West.
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Publish Date:05/November/2016 | 05:39