UEL Chair Tiny Kox is shocked by again a new terrorist attack in Turkey: “This time the attack targetted a wedding of HDP Party members in Sahinbey, district of Gaziantep and murdered 50 citizens, whereas more than 100 were wounded.… Continue Reading
The deal between the European Union and Turkey about the returning of refugees is in contradiction with human rights and international law. This has been stated by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in the adopted resolution. UEL… Continue Reading
The terrible massacre which took place last Saturday left many in dismay, disgust and sorrow. Among the participants in the March for Peace were a lot of representatives and sympathizers of HDP, which once again is affected by barbaric violence… Continue Reading
Ertugrul Kürkçü (Turkey, UEL), referred to the situation in Turkey and urged to draw the attention on the next PACE mission due to observe the next elections that he described as “crucial”. If Europe and the United States see Turkey… Continue Reading
Mr. Selahattin Demirtaş, leader of the left-wing pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has visisted the event hosted by the UEL Group during the Fourth Part Session of PACE where he discussed the situation in Turkey, the escalation of violence, the upcoming… Continue Reading
The new wave of political violence which is coming over Turkey, threatens the democratic level of the upcoming parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for November 1, 2015. According to UEL PACE Chair Mr. Tiny Kox most of the violence is… Continue Reading
On Monday 8.06.2015 UEL Chairman Tiny Kox spoke on behalf of the Council of Europe at the press conference of the International Election Observation Mission of the Council of Europe and the OSCE. “We praise the active participation of citizens,… Continue Reading
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