'If it was not for İbrahim, Haki, Dörtler, we could not have a legacy of resistance'
Revolutionary 78s Federation has declared a memorial statement for the anniversary of revolutionary leader İbrahim Kaypakkaya.
A woman was murdered in Cizre
A woman, whose name has learned to be Canan Nergiz, was homicided in Cizre yesterday night.
Do not forget those who got lost in custody
Human Rights Association in İzmir will share three stories of the people who got lost under custody on a daily basis within the context of "The week of the losses".
Leyla Güven: Stay home during Ramadan Bairam
Reminding that the coronavirus threat is far from being eliminated, DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven raised a call for the citizens to stay home during the Ramadan Bairam or known as the Ramadan Festival, which is celebrated as the end of the fasting that lasted for the whole month of Ramadan)
At least 128 workers lost their lives due to pandemic in the last 2 months
Health and Safet Labour-March reported that at least 128 workers lost their lives due to coronavirus pandemic between March 11 and May 10, pointing out to the fact that workers continue to work under unhealthy working conditions with no protection.
Van prisons report: Life-threatening risk increase
In the report announced regarding the conditions in the prisons of Van, it was stated that many applications such as the protective materials are being sold to the prisons and the prices for these materials are overcharged, increase the life-threatening risks.
Kurtulan from HDP: AKP turned the crisis into an opportunity
HDP Mersin MP Fatma Kurtulan states her opinions regarding how the ruling party AKP turned the coronavirus crisis into an opporunity: "As the whole world tries to find the ways to cope with the pandemic, the government seeks to oppress the Kurdish and HDP".
Despite the COVID-19 case the construction site did not stop working
A worker was tested positive for COVID-19, who was working in a construction site in Levent, İstanbul. Despite the fact that one of the workers was actually diagnoised with coronavirus, the friends working in the same site told that the company did not stop the work in the site and did nothing for the infected worker.
Human rights defenders: Pandemic was turned into a tool for revenge
Human rights defenders stated that the government has turned the pandemic into a tool for revenge and called for sensitivity and solidarity for the political prisoners to be released.
Prof. Kurul: Oppression against Kurds results in neurotic masses in the West
"Turkey needs to confront the concepts of 'terror' and 'terrorism'", said Prof. Dr. Necla Kurul as she also states "The continuing oppression against Kurdish political subjects results in such a way in the West that people in the West becomes desperate whose dreams and new life desires are prohibited."
Attacks to the cemeteries are a part of the mentality that 'Kurds shall not see their mothers'
Families from MEBYA-DER Association stated that the attacks agains the cemeteries are th reflections of the mentality of hatred against Kurds.
She explained how her imprisoned daughter got beaten
Kader Peker is imprisoned in Elazığ Women's Closed Prison and she got beaten by the guards on the ground that she objected the limitation of spending time in the prison yard.
Özsoy: Kurds have to find some place to bury their dead
Expressing that the Kurdish movement have changed the meaning of death in the last 40 years, extracting it from nothingness, Hişyar Özsoy, said that the physical violence power of the state is not a match for the symbolic meaning and value the Kurds created from death.
Suspended judge: We all need to hear this voice
Karşıyaka Judge Ayşe Sarısu Pehlivan who were suspended from office because of her social media post on İbrahim Gökçek, stating that she is being dragged into a pond of mud, said: "If people are crying for justice in prisons, this voice must be heard."
Access granted for the film 'Zer'
Director Kazım Öz who shared some of his films on his digital media platform for cinema lovers, granted access to the film 'Zer' this time.
23 bar associations condemn seizure of HDP-run municipalities
The seizure of the HDP-run municipalities of Siirt, Iğdır, Kurtalan, Baykan and Altinova was condemned by 23 bar associations.
'Treatment at home' demanded for sick prisoners
CISST Coordinator Hilal Başak Demirbaş who stated that the treatments have come to halt during the epidemic, said that home treatment opportunities should be provided as soon as possible for the seriously ill and risk group prisoners.
Öndeş: 'State secrets' are used to cover up the wrong doings
Journalist M. Ender Öndeş, who said that the "MİT" case against journalists is aimed at silencing dissident journalists, emphasized that the government is using the 'state secret' excuse to cover up their wrong policies.
Koca: Case numbers on the rise
Another 48 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 1,708 more cases have been detected and 2,103 people have recovered during the past 24 hours.
Support to capital in the name of 'normalization'
SES Adana Branch Co-chair, Mr. Enis Akyuz, who stated that the "normalization" steps of the government were taken to recover the capital, explains that this situation poses a serious danger.
PACE rapporteurs call for the immediate release of Kavala
PACE rapporteurs call for the immediate release of Osman Kavala after Strasbourg Court decision.
New application from the families and lawyers of Öcalan
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.
Sancar' reaction against appointment of trustee: This government is a coup plotter
HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar reacted to the appointment of trustees to 5 HDP municipalities this morning and said: "Coup plan of the government continues. Municipalities are the primary target of this plan."
DBP: Municipalities are occupied
The HDP member party DBP said that the seizure of five municipalities today is a result of the AKP/MHP government's attempt to occupy by force those municipalities which it was unable to win through democratic elections.
Female prisoners beaten in Elazığ
Remziye Karadağ, a prisoner in Elazığ Women's Closed Prison stated that two more women in her ward and she was beaten by 20 guards.
Police intervention against trustee protest in Iğdır
Police attacked the people with tear gas when they wanted to protest the detention of the Co-Mayors of HDP and the appointment of the trustee.
Iğdır Municipality Co-Mayor Akkuş: We will stand strong
HDP Iğdır MP Habib Eksik said that there is no reason for the appointment of trustees to HDP-run municipalities and said that they will stand strong against this as they always had.
HDP Celebrates Kurdish Language Day
In the congratulatory message of HDP CEB, regarding the Kurdish Language Day, emphasizing that the Hawar Magazine was the symbol of resistance, "It is a requirement of our political presence, our tradition of struggle, our responsibility towards history and our people to own our language, as it was yesterday" was said.
Altınova is the 5th municipality to be seized today
HDP won 65 municipalities, 3 of which metropolitan cities in the local elections of 31 March 2019. 44 municipalities have been seized and taken over by state-appointed trustees so far.
43 people detained in Özalp
43 people were taken into custody during home raids in Özalp including HDP District Co-Chair Burhan Atmaca and party executives.
Soma lawyer: What technical information will be asked from the perpetrator?
Soma case attorney Sercan Aran, stated that appointing Fuat Ali Aydın as the expert in another workplace homicide case while he is on trial in Soma case, shows that this is not a fair trial.
House of detained co-mayor wrecked by police
Police who raided the house of Berivan Helen Işık who was dismissed and taken into custody, smashed the doors and windows of the house.
Armed attack against municipal vehicle in Özalp, 2 dead 1 injured
An armed attack has been carried out against a vehicle in the district of Özalp in Turkey’s eastern province of Van. The attack with long barreled weapons targeted the Vefa Social Support Group bringing food aid to Eğribilen Neighborhood.
Factory announces fine to be imposed to those who got infected with coronavirus
While the workers working in the Merinos factory in Antep, which did not stop production despite the epidemic, continues to get infected with the virus, an announcement was made, stating that the workers who get infected will be imposed a fine.
Trustees appointed to 4 more HDP municipalities
The Ministry of Interrior did not stop appointing trustees to HDP municipalities even during the epidemic. Trustees were appointed to Siirt, Iğdır, Kurtalan and Baykan Municipalities.
Başaran: Are there women sent home among 11 percent?
The HDP's spokeswoman on women's policy, Ayşe Acar Başaran, points out the anti-women dimension of Turkish government policy.
Appeal against the release of Kurdish politician Alınak
One day after the release of the Kurdish politician Mahmut Alinak from prison to house arrest, the public prosecutor's office in Kars appealed against the lifting of the arrest warrant.
Turkey: Death toll from Covid-19 exceeds four thousand
With the death of 55 more people, death toll from coronavirus rose to 4,007 in Turkey where 144,749 cases have been recorded in total.
Kurdish Language Platform announced its demands
The Kurdish Language Platform, which made a statement regarding the 15 May Kurdish Language Day, warned: "If the language disappears, our community will also disappear", and listed what needs to be done to protect the Kurdish language.
Kurdish Language Day message from TJA
Celebrating the 15 May Kurdish Language Day, TJA stressed that they will continue to fight for the freedom of languages.
Obstruction against duly funeral seremony
The two HPG members who died in the countryside of Adıyaman was buried. The soldiers who allowed 5 people to attend the burial ceremony prevented the washing of the bodies.
Complaint from 72 prisons to CISST
The Civil Society Association in the Penal Execution System (CISST) reported violations in 72 different prisons.
Karadağ: Government wants to create its own bar associations
Stating that intervention in the bar associations and professional chambers will harm the essence of the right to defense, Mustafa Karadağ, the former President of the Judges' Union, said the government aims to create its own bar associations.
Police violence against child aged 8 in Bismil
It has been disclosed that police used violence against an 8-year-old child in the Bismil, in the province of Diyarbakır.
Osmanağaoğlu: Paramilitary forces are mobilized
Feminist researcher Hülya Osmanağaoğlu, who stated that the increasing hate speech and attacks are directly related to the politics followed by the government, said that the paramilitary forces are mobilized.
Explosion in Efrin
An explosion occurred on the road of Rajo in Afrin. First news reported dead and injured in the explosion.
Covid-19: Death toll rises to 3,952 in Turkey
The death toll from coronavirus in Turkey reached 3,952, while the number of confirmed cases is 143,114.
Criminal complaint against destruction of graves
The HDP has filed criminal complaints for the destruction of cemeteries by Turkish security forces in Turkey's Kurdish provinces.
HDK Women's Assembly warns: We will not allow the abuse amnesty
Women's organisations are protesting against the Turkish government's draft law that would allow rapists who marry their underage victims to go unpunished.
HDP: New Law on Execution cleared the way for Soma defendants
The HDP Labour Commission which issued a written statement for the 6th year anniversary of Soma Massacre, said: "Soma case's currently convicted perpetrators were rewarded with the new law on execution which was enacted as an amnesty for the AKP supporters and cleared the way for Soma defendants.