'They should open up those mass graves and give me my daughter's bones'
Mevlide Gündüz, mother of Meral Hatice Gündüz who was one of the 10 PKK members who lost their lives in a clash in Dersim's Nazmiye district in 1996, demanded that the mass graves must be opened up and the bones of her daughtered must be given back to her.
Police detain BDP former MP Binici and HDP member Bağcık
BDP former deputy Ibrahim Binici and HDP Party Council member Mesut Bağcık were detained within the scope of the "Kobanê investigation".
MLSA visits MA Van Office
MLSA Co-Directors Barış Altıntaş and Veysel Ok made a solidarity visit to our agency's Van office regarding 4 journalists arrested for uncovering the truth about villagers thrown from military helicopter by soldiers.
Attorneys of Öcalan submit application to visit İmralı
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
Kamaç: Shengal Agreement is a continuation of the Anti-Kurd movement like the Sadabat Pact
Stating that the Shengal Pact is very similar to the Sadabat Agreement, PİA Chair Mehmet Kamaç said: "Just like the Sadabat Pact made between Turkey, Iran and Iraq, Shengal Agreement is a continuation of the Anti-Kurd movement."
8 bodies held at Şırnak State Hopsital for 33 days
8 bodies held at the Şırnak State Hospital for 33 days are still not delivered to their families despite DNA tests.
France warns its citizens in Turkey
France's Ankara Embassy warned its citizens not to be in any demonstrations in crowded public places.
Second suspect lost his life after the explosion in Hatay
Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, who made a statement regarding the armed clash and live bomb attack in Hatay, declared that both suspects lost their lives.
Former co-chair of Siirt Municipality Bakırhan sentenced to 10 years in prison
The trial of deposed co-mayor of Siirt, Tuncer Bakırhan, took place before Siirt 2nd Heavy Penal Court on Monday.
Raid on the outpatient clinic of the former president of the Van-Hakkari Medical Chamber
Former President of Van-Hakkari Chamber of Medicine Özgür Değer Deniz , who was detained on the grounds of his posts about 2 villagers thrown from the helicopter, was released after his testimony at the police station.
"The export of engines used in UAVs has been suspended"
Stating that they have recently learned that their products are being used in military drones, the Canadian recreational company producing the engines said it has suspended the delivery of aircraft engines to "countries with unclear usage" in the wake of reports that some of those engines are being used on Turkish combat drones deployed by Azerbaijan in fighting against Armenian forces in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Felyaq El Sham has been hit
Russian fighter jets have conducted aerial raids on posts held by Turkey backed mercenaries of Al-Sham Corps (Fayleq AL-Sham) to the west of Idlib, in line with mutual targeting between Syrian government forces and mercenaries in southern Idlib.
Another mass grave discovered in Shengal
A mass grave thought to belong to women and children was found in Shengal.
Hico: Shengal will not go back to what it was before August 3
Stating that the people of Shengal will not accept an agreement that they are not in, and they will not go back to Shengal before August 3, 2014 when they were betrayed, Riham Hico, the Co-chair of the Autonomous Administration Council, said: "No one can deprive us from our will and our ideals."
Taşdemir: The government is following a policy of breaking the will of women
HDP member Dilan Dirayet Taşdemir said that the government pursues a policy of breaking the will of women because women are perceived as a threat to the construction of a new regime.
A 7 year old and a 16 year old boy, tortured via police dogs
Hanım Türk, who was subjected to torture with dogs for two hours during a police raid on her home, her children was laid on the ground while the dogs attacked them.
Yoleri: İmralı is the only prison where we can't get any information from
IHD Istanbul Branch President Gülseren Yoleri stated that the only prison in the Marmara region that they could not get information about was Imrali and said, "The isolation practice that started in Imrali has spread to all prisons today."
Kürkçü: 'Third way' is the base of operations for historical change
HDP Honorary Chair Ertuğrul Kürkçü who told that the 'Call for Peace Declaration' is not a call to the government but a call to the society, said: "'Third way' is the base of operations for historical change."
Doğubeyazıt Co-chairs released from court
HDP Doğubayazıt District Co-chairs Abdullah Ekelik and Gönül Öztürk, who were detained, were released on the condition of judicial control.
Journalists released from quarantine 14 day later
For journalists breaking the story of the two villagers thrown from the helicopter by the soldiers were released from quarantine 14 days later and sent to the wards.
HDP Doğubayazıt Provincial co-chairs sent to prosecutor
HDP Provincial co-chairs Abdullah Ekelik and Gönül Öztürk, who were taken into custody on Saturday, following home raids in Doğubayazıt, Ağrı, were transferred to the prosecutor's office.
Police raid on Doğubeyazıt HDP building: Co-chairs detained
Police raided the HDP Doğubayazıt District Organization building. HDP District Co-chairs Abdullah Ekelik and Gönül Öztürk were detained.
PACE condemns new crackdowns in Turkey
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Permanent Committee approved the Monitoring Committee's report on Turkey. An article was added to the report to end the isolation in İmralı.
Court sentences HDP executive Nihat Akkaya to 10 months in prison
Former HDP Central Council member Nihat Akkaya was sentenced to 10 months in prison.
Helicopter incident report from DİB: No administrative investigation yet
It was stated that there is no administrative investigation yet regarding the two citizens thrown from the helicopter.
Autonomous Administration: US and Russia should fulfill their responsibilities
Stating that the Turkish attack on the region is targeting civillians, North and East Syria Autonomous Administration told that US and Russia must fulfill their responsibilities.
Families submit application to visit İmralı
The families of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to visit their imprisoned family members.
Ministry of Justice to built 39 new prisons
While 39 new prisons were included in the budget schedule of the Ministry of Justice, there were also new targets to force the workers to the mediation agencies.
Drone attack against HTS meeting: 15 dead
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that a drone, thought to be affiliated with the International Coalition, struck a meeting of leaders of Haya’at Tahrir al-Sham organization (HTS) and other jihadists on a farm in the village of Jakara near the border with Turkey in Salqin countryside, west of Idlib, leaving casualties.
Kaygısız: Immigrants not given status are a 'blessing' for financiers
Stating that the immigrants not given status are a 'blessing' for the financiers, Union expert İrfan Kaygısız said that the workers from Turkey whose working conditions have changed are angry at the immigrant workers, not the bosses.
Erbaş: The source of the lawlessness is the approach to the Kurdish problem
Understanding that the way to find a permanent solution to the Kurdish problem is through the establishment of a participatory constitution, lawyer Doğan Erbaş urged everyone to meet on a democratic ground before the problems get deeper.
Syrian teenager killed in Antep
A Syrian youngster, who was injured in the head following an armed attack in the Nizip district of Antep, lost his life in the hospital.
Censorship in Turkey: JinNews website blocked
The website of the news agency JinNews has been blocked in Turkey following a decision by the telecommunications authority.
Silvan former Vice Co-Mayor sentenced to 9 years
Zuhal Tekiner, former deputy co-mayor of Silvan Municipality, has been sentenced to 9 years for "being a member of an organization" and "making successive propaganda".
Attorneys submit application to visit İmralı
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
Dolar skyrockets after Central Bank's interest decision
The Central Bank has kept the policy rate (one-week repo auction rate) constant at 10.25 percent. Following this decision, the exchange rate of the US dollar has hit 7.95 Turkish Lira and that of Euro 9.40 Turkish Lira.
ECPMF: Release the journalists arrested in Van
After four journalists were arrested in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van, the European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) has released a statement and called for their immediate and unconditional release.
Uğur: It is journalism that has been arrested
Our reporter Cemil Uğur who broke the news about two villagers thrown out of the helicopter while under the custody of soldiers said: "It is journalism that has been arrrested. We wouldn't have done our job if we ignored it."
Police raid on district and provincial buildings of HDP in Diyarbakır
Police raided HDP Diyarbakır Provincial Organization and Yenişehir District Organization.
1 year 3 months prison sentence for Journalist Temizkan
Journalist Sabiha Temizkan was sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on the grounds of her social media activity. The court did not delay the sentence.
Digital materials confiscated in the Özgür Gündem raid are lost!
In the case regarding the raid on Özgür Gündem Newspaper, the court board decided that the confiscated digital materials could not be given to their owners because they are lost in evidence room.
HDP: Government policies causes the deaths of the refugees
HDP Migrants and Refugees Commission made a statement regarding the increasing murders of refugees and attacks on migrants, and said: "We know the perpetrators of the crimes against refugees. The perpetrator is the increasing anti-refugee state policies."
Journalism treshold of Tahir Elçi trial
What hurts us more about journalists who were prevented from following the trial of the slain Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi because they are not 'accredited' was not the fact that the decision taken by the court but our 'accredited' colleagues who went through that door remaining silent to the fact that we would be standing outside that door.
"'CPT is a hypocrite on the isolation issue'
HDP Mersin Provincial Co-Chair Mehmet Alış stated that the isolation imposed upon the society was a reflection of the isolation on Öcalan, while Hakkı Demir, Head of İHD Branch, stated that the CPT was hypocritical on this issue.
Tahir Elçi hearing postponed
The first hearing regarding the murder of Tahir Elçi that was held 5 years after his death was postponed.
Number of HDP members detained in Maraş increased to 12
Number of people detained in the home raids in Maraş increased to 12.
7 people including HDP executives detained in Maraş
Seven people, including HDP provincial executives, were detained in Maraş.
Attorneys appeal to visit Öcalan rejected
The application of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers to meet with their clients was rejected.
Hearing of slain Diyarbakır Bar Head Elçi starts: Only pro-government journalists allowed in court
The first hearing regarding the killing the Head of Diyarbakır Bar Association Tahir Elçi started 5 years after his murder under heavy security measures.
Attacks against Alevis increase due to impunity'
HDP Peoples and Beliefs Commission made a statement about "death to Alevis" written on the garden wall of an apartment in Pendik said: "Politicalized judicial decisions that consider insults against Alevis within the scope of freedom of thought encourage the attackers".