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Turkey seeks arrest of Kurdish politicians over 2014 riots

| September 25, 2020 10:03 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish prosecutors issued detention warrants Friday for 82 people, including pro-Kurdish former lawmakers, as part of an investigation into deadly riots that were sparked by anger over the government’s perceived inaction against Islamic State group militants who had besieged a Syrian town across the border from Turkey.

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