Hifzullah Kutum, a research assistant at Fırat University who was detained by the Turkish police after posting Biji Kurdistan (Long Live Kurdistan) and pictures of Kurdish leaders on his social media. (Photo: Duvar English)
Meral Aksener, leader of the ultranationalist Iyi (Good) Party, speaks to Kurdish civilians in Siirt who was later arrested for using the word “Kurdistan.” (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
A woman carries a bag with goods on her shoulder in a street market at the Eminonu district in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
In this file photo, the then-co-chair of the HDP Selahattin Demirtaş delivers a speech in Istanbul during a rally, Istanbul, Turkey, June 5, 2016. (Photo: AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) pose after their meeting at the Russian Official Residence of Presidency in Sochi. (Photo: AFP)
