· June, 2021

Stories about Middle East & North Africa from June, 2021

Istanbul: divided on two fronts

  29 June 2021

As Erdogan delivered a speech at the opening ceremony for the Canal Istanbul project, scores of Istanbul residents were inhaling tear gas and hit with rubber bullets while celebrating Pride.

Turkey moves to ban pro-Kurdish political party

  24 June 2021

The 843-page indictment was first filed by the chief prosecutor of Turkey's Supreme Court of Appeals in March 2021, accusing the party of collaborating with the outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party militant group.

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