The murder of 34 Kurdish civilians in 2011 by a Turkish fighter jet, the treatment of protesters who took part in anti-government protests last year and a relentless war being waged by Turkish authorities on Turkey's faith-based Hizmet movement have been taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.
Kani Kudu, a Turkish businessman, has petitioned the ICC through his lawyer İsmail Yanar, arguing that Turkey's increasingly authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was prime minister of the country for the past 12 years until his recent ascent to presidency in August, and other members of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) government, have committed genocide and crimes against humanity. The charges relate to their treatment of Turkey's Kurds residing in the southeastern town of Uludere, in Şırnak province, the participants in massive anti-government protests last year across Turkey and the members of the Hizmet movement. Others accused of contributing to the alleged crimes against humanity include the heads of various state agencies, such as the Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) and the editors-in-chief of Turkey's government-controlled or pro-government newspapers.
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