Ankara accuses the HDP’s politicians of harbouring sympathies for, and acting to further the interests of the Kurdistan Workers, party (PKK), a separatist group engaged in an insurgency against the government. Turkey Blocks (@TurkeyBlocks) Update: WhatsApp messaging service block in #Turkey confirmed, joining Twitter, Facebook and YouTube shutdownshttps://t.co/XA9JZaxn54 pic.twitter.com/XNusUu2rgWCharles Lister (@Charles_Lister) Big things happening in #Turkey - internet totally off in southeast & HDP officials being detained. Turkey accuses the HDP of links to the PKK, which is deemed a terrorist organisation by the US, the EU and Turkey. pic.twitter.com/55DR3kEDH5The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said the arrests compromised Turkey’s parliamentary democracy. A measure to reintroduce the death penalty is also likely to be debated in the coming weeks in parliament, a likely death blow to Turkey’s EU accession talks.

Source: The Guardian November 04, 2016 00:14 UTC