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Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged "terrorism" charges, despite Ankara's apparent desire to seek a rapprochement with the Kurdish community.

A push for a rapprochement, spearheaded by an unlikely source, could end a decades-long conflict.

Turkish opposition parties protested Thursday against what they said was the politically-motivated arrest of an opposition mayor for alleged links to the banned Kurdish PKK militant group.

The first Ankara attack victims were being buried Thursday, just hours after Turkey struck PKK militants in Iraq and Syria whom it blames for the assault on a defence firm that killed five.

Languishing behind bars since 2016, Selahattin Demirtas has waged a relentless battle against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while profoundly expanding the national appeal of his leftist pro-Kurdish party.

Nearly half the world is holding elections this year — but a new report suggests democracy is in big trouble

The Turkish government tried to hand over a mayorship to someone who only got 27 percent of the vote. Residents just weren’t having it.

Election authority reverses ejection of Kurdish winner of mayoral race in city of Van in eastern Turkey.

The Hindu examines how democracy indices are made, and why India wishes to create one of its own, following a slide in rankings of its democracy over the years

Turkey's electoral authorities deny pro-Kurdish mayor's office, sparking protests. Opposition condemns decision in local elections aftermath.

With solid economic data bolstering the case for another rate hike, enhanced bond volatility, and fears about war in the Middle East, the stock market will likely witness more volatility in the upcoming months. Amid this, top emerging market ETFs WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund (DEM), SPDR S&P Emerging…