26 Illegal organizations banned in TRNC

The Turkish Republic of North Cyprus has banned 26 organizations operating in the country describing them illegal.

A decree regarding the illegal organisations prepared by the Council of Ministers came into force following its publication in the TRNC official gazette on Tuesday.

The decree which declared 26 organisations illegal, bans all their activities, flags, banners and the possession of photographs of its members.

The banned organisations include the PKK terrorist organisation, DHKP/C (the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party), Al-Qaida, Hezbollah, EFEN (the National Sound of Hellenic Spirit Youth), CHRISI-AVGI (Golden Dawn), ELAM (the National Peoples’ Front), KEA (the Hellenic Resistance Movement), the Black Brigade, KCK (the Kurdistan Communities Union), the PYD (the Kurdistan Democratic Union Party, YPG (the Peoples’ Protection Units, ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) and FETÖ (the Fethullah Terrorist Organisation).

BRT