Kocaköy Municipality Co-Mayor Nazlıer released
Rojda Nazlıer, Co-Mayor of Kocaköy Municipality who was replaced with a trustee and arrested, was released at the 4th hearing of the case.
Ankara Bar Association: Questioning the professional activity of lawyers is illegal
Ankara Bar Association reacted to the detention of 60 people, 48 of whom were lawyers, in Ankara, saying that lawyers were identified with their clients and the practices carried out were unlawful.
Kurdish soldier attacked at military post: I have no life safety
Doğan Çetin from Mardin, fulfilling his compulsory military service in Edirne, was attacked by two other soldiers when he said he wished he had recieved education in his mother tongue. Filing a criminal complaint, Doğan said some commanders sided with the attackers and that he had no life safety.
Armed attack on Kurdish workers claims one life, wounds two others
In an armed attack targeting Kurdish workers from Turkey’s eastern province of Van, worker Özkan T. has lost his life and workers Fırat T. and Emrah Ö. have been wounded in Turkey’s Aegean province of Afyon.
Support to 101 Greyhaired elders from Germany
The '101 Greyhaired Elders Memorandum' was supported by Germany.
Letter HDP sent to Farisoğulları confiscated by prison administration
The letter HDP sent to Diyarbakır MP Musa Farisoğulları whose MP status was stripped, has been confiscated by the prison administration on grounds that it was 'propagandizing an illegal organization'.
Turan: Healthcare workers get happy when they contract the virus
Speaking about the difficult conditions of the healthcare workers, Diyarbakır Medical Chamber President Elif Turan said: “Healthcare professionals are happy when they contract the virus. They say, "At least we will rest for 14 , it's that bad."
"The way to get rid of the coup tradition is in the peace movement"
Poet Ahmet Telli who was exiled from his job as a teacher in September 12, said: "The September 12 fascism is still in our lives and on the streets", while Academic Cenk Yiğiter who was exiled during July 15 Coup attempt stated that the way to get rid of the coup tradition of Turkey is in the peace movement.
HDK Co-Spokesperson Şenoğlu and 16 politicians arrested
17 politicians, including HDK Co-Spokesperson Sedat Şenoğlu, were detained during the operation against ESP.
Death fasting Didem Akman paused her action
Imprisoned Didem Akman who has been on a death fast for 207 days has paused the action upon the promise that her demands will be met.
HDP MP Remziye Tosun sentenced to 10 years in prison
HDP Diyarbakır Deputy Remziye Tosun was sentenced to 10 years in prison for "being a member of a terrorist organization" at the hearing of the case against her.
New coronavirus circular from the Ministry
Personnel, security, and healthcare workers will be appointed to the dormitories and hostels by the governors and no visitors will be accepted.
Request of arrest for Şenoğlu and ESP members
Prosecutor requested the arrests of those who were detained in scope of the ESP operation.
Call from Ünsal for Akman on death fast
Death fasting lawyer AYtaç Ünsal who was released last week called for Didem Akman who is still on death fast.
Journalist Çelik: We were punished to supress the free press
Journalist Ferhat Çelik, who was sentenced to 4 years and 8 months in prison for reporting the death of MİT personnel, stated that the court process was a threater and that they were punished to supress the free press.
Current account deficit: 14 billion 941 million
Balance of payments posted a deficit of 1.82 billion dollars in July. Thus, the 12-month current account deficit was 14 billion 941 million.
Call to the Ministry of Justice for death fasting Akman
Stating that her sister is in critical condition, Ayten Akman, sister of Didem Akman who has been on a death fast for 207 days, called on to the Ministry of Justice to meet her demands.
Minister Koca: Increase in the number of COVID-19 cases has almost doubled in Van
Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has indicated that while the eastern provinces of Diyarbakır, Şırnak, Batman, Mardin, Urfa and Siirt have witnessed a decrease in their COVID-19 infection rates, it has almost doubled in Van province over the past month.
No testing conducted in the village of quarantined Kurdish workers: it is a continuation of the attack
It turned out that Kurdish workers who returned to their villages after the attack they suffered in Sakarya and were quarantined for coronavirus as a village, just before the visit of the Kurdistani Alliance delegation 4 days ago, were not even tested. The villagers said that what happened was a continuation of the attack in Sakarya.
Banned from civil service by trustee for sharing Kurdish music on social media
İsmail Taş, who worked as a veterinarian in the Mardin Metropolitan Municipality under the administration of the trustee, was banned from civil service because of the Kurdish song he shared six years ago on his social media account.
Unemployment rate announced to be 13.4 in June
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has announced the labor force statistics for June. The figures of the state agency say that the number of unemployed persons decreased by 152 thousand to 4 million 101 thousand in a year.
Türkdoğan: Spano's visit is the last nail in the coffin
Ankara IHD Co-Chair Öztürk Türkdoğan said, "This visit in terms of the protection of human rights values is a great erosion and it shows the point capitalist modernity's understanding of law came".
Prison sentence to Özdemir, demanding justice for her two brothers for 27 years
60 year old Hatice Özdemir who continues her search and demand for justice for her two brothers who had been dissappeared 27 years ago, has been handed a prison sentence of 6 years and 3 months for 'being a member of an illegal organization'. Özdemir said: "They should prosecute the killers of my brothers, not me."
Prison sentence to 5 journalists in MİT case
Shortly after the court ruled for their release on probation considering the time they had already spent behind bars, journalists Barış Pehlivan, Hülya Kılınç and Murat Ağırel have been released.
Leman brought the racism in Sakarya to their front page
In its front page, Turkey’s weekly humor magazine Leman has problematized some state officials’ and MPs’ attitude towards the racist attack that targeted Kurdish seasonal agricultural workers in Turkey’s western province of Sakarya.
Journalists on trial for revealing identity of intelligence officer
The second hearing of the case where seven journalists face charges for disclosing the identity of an intelligence officer who was killed in Libya.
Hearing of ETHA employees postponed
The hearing of the case against ETHA editor Semiha Şahin and reporter Pınar Gayıp has been postponed.
Amediye and Duhok countryside bombed by Turkey
Fighter jets belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces bombed many areas in the countryside of Duhok and Amediye.
Journalist Candemir was released
Kurdish journalist Oktay Candemir had his flat in Van province stormed by the police on Monday in the scope of an arrest warrant issued against him. Candemir was released with judicial control measures.
Number of people detained in ESP operation increases to 14
The number of people detained in the operation against ESP increased to 14, including HDK Co-Spokesperson Sedat Şenoğlu.
Attorneys of Öcalan submit application for a meeting
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
HDK Co-Spokesperson Şenoğlu detained
A total of 10 people, including HDK Co-Spokesperson Sedat Şenoğlu, were detained within the scope of the operation against ESP.
Those who attacked the Kurdish workers in Sakarya, released by court
2 people who attacked the workers who came from Mardin to Sakarya to pick hazelnuts were released.
Reina case: One defendant sentenced to life imprisonment aggravated for 40 times
In the final hearing of the attack on Reina nightclub, Masharipov has been given a life sentence aggravated for 40 times on charges of “attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order” and “deliberate killing” and to 1,368 years in prison on other charges.
'My 55 year old father is being tortured under custody'
Nizamettin Esen, son of Hamdullah Esen, who has been detained with 2 people for 4 days at Urfa TEM Branch, said "My 55-year-old father is under torture" and shared that he will file a criminal complaint on the subject.
Family of Gülistan Doku starts sit in
The family of the missing student Gülistan Doku, a student of Munzur University, started a sit-in protest in Seyit Rıza Square for their missing daughter and the non prosecution of the suspects.
Kurdistani Alliance Committee families prevented from entering the village due to coronavirus
Represantatives of political parties working in the Kurdistani Alliance Committee who wanted to visit the families subjected to racist attack in Sakarya were stopped at the enterance of the village on grounds that the village is under quarantine.
Hunger strike in Kırşehir prison on its 112nd day
Cumali Yıldırım, one of the prisoners on a rotating hunger strike in Kırşehir Type E Prison said they are being held in solitary confinement for 4 months, they only have access to cold water 30 minutes a day and can only go to the prison yard 20 minutes a day.
Silvan and Diyadin trustees dismissed from office
Silvan Municipality trustee Mehmet Uslu and Diyadin Municipality trustee Hasan Doğan were suspended.
Village of the workers attacked in Sakarya, quarantined
The village of the workers attacked in Sakarya is quarantined for 7 days following the visit of HDP and Kurdistani Alliance.
Workers assaulted in Sakarya: They threatened to burn us
Kurdish workers telling about the racist attack they were subjected to in Sakarya, stated that they threatened to burn them with their belongings and the gendermerie didn't show up even though they called them.
Workers attacked in Sakarya prevented from entering their village
The enterances of the villages the workers who were attacked in Sakarya was closed by the gendermerie. The gendermerie says they closed the village enterance due to Covid- 19 outbreak.
HDP: We will be following the attack on Kurdish workers closely
Speaking about the attack against Kurdish workers in Sakarya, HDP Deputy Chairperson Şaziye Köse stated that they will be following the case closely and discuss the judicial process with the workers.
Sakçı and Tosun were also killed in Sakarya
The racist attack against seasonal Kurdish workers yesterday in Sakarya reminded the killing of 43 year old Kadir Sakçı and 19 year old Şirin Tosun who lost their lives in the racist attacks because they spoke Kurdish.
Attack against the Kurdish workers to be brought to Parliamentary agenda
HDP MP Hüseyin Kaçmaz prepared a parliamentary question to convey the attack on the Kurdish workers in Sakarya to the parliamentary agenda. Kaçmaz adressed a question to the Minister Süleyman Soylu if there will be an investigation against the attackers.
20 thousand people in quarantine in Diyarbakır
SES Diyarbakır Branch Co-chair Şiyar Güldiken informed that around 20 thousand people in the city are in quarantine due to the coronavirus.
Kurdish workers attacked in Sakarya
Workers who came from Mardin to Sakarya to pick hazelnuts were attacked by the employers and the villagers. Making a statement regarding the attack of Kurdish workers, Sakarya Governorship denied the incident, while workers stated that the gendarmerie asked them for their location.
Aytaç Ünsan quits death fast
Lawyer Aytaç Ünsal, who has been on death fast for 215 days with the demand for a fair trial, announced that he has ended the death fast.
Ruling of release for ill prisoner Makbule Özbek
Attorney Gülşen Özbek has said that the court has accepted the request for release of ill prisoner Makbule Özbek (72), who had a heart attack in prison yesterday.