Kurdish politician Mahmut Alınak released
Arrested since February 17, 2020, writer and former MP Mahmut Alınak had his first hearing today (May 13). Alınak has been released in his first hearing. The release of Mahmut Alınak has been shared with the public by lawyer Bişar Abdi Alınak, the son of Mahmut Alınak.
Dean, came up with his sexist discourse, resigned
Gazi University announced that Dean Orhan Acar, who caused a reaction with his sexist discourses, resigned and an investigation was launched against him.
KESK: We will call them to account for Soma sooner or later
The Confederation of Public Workers Trade Unions (KESK) Executive Board issued a written statement today to mark the 6th anniversary of the Soma Massacre.
The price of every soul in Soma is only 6 days in prison
Sercan Aran, one of the lawyers in the Soma case, stated that the defendants will serve 6 days in prison per worker that died in Soma for 6 days after the new law on execution.
Seriously sick prisoner Kaya taken into Intensive Care
In what is clearly a heavy harassment and violation of the right to life, ill prisoner Kaya was taken to hospital once again, after suffering intestinal bleeding in prison.
Writer Robar: Let's keep alive the language, the spirit and the body
Writer Bahattin Robar, drawing attention to the fact that claiming the language only on the May 15 Kurdish Language Day will not be enough to eliminate assimilation, said: "Language is the soul of a person. If you drift away from your mother tongue, you'll drift away from your soul. Let's not drift away from our soul and kill our body."
Günay: Government provides the police with an armour of impunity
HDP Spokesperson Ebru Günay who referred to the police chasing the children and firing his gun into the air in Nusaybin as the reflection of the kostility towards Kurds on the street, reminding of the similar cases in the history, said the government provides the police with an armour of impunity.
Historic Hasankeyf sinks in water and garbage
While almost twelve thousand years of history sink into the water of the Ilisu Dam, large amounts of waste from the surrounding landfills are floating in the water, threatening both the environment and people.
TJA activist Paçal loses her life
TJA activist Neval Paçal died unexpectedly as a result of a cerebral hemorrhage. Her companions bid her farewell today in her hometown Batman.
Court releases the people detained in Gökçek's funeral
17 people detained after the police attack against the funeral of Grup Yorum member Ibrahim Gökçek were released with a prohibition to leave the country.
53 more people die of coronavirus in Turkey
Another 53 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey while 1,704 more cases have been detected and 3,109 people have recovered during the past 24 hours.
ECHR rejects Turkey's Kavada objection
Releasing a message shortly after the ECtHR verdict of right violation and immediate release for arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala became final, “Free Osman Kavala” coordination has made a call for his immediate release.
Another doctor lost his life due to COVID-19
Internal diseases specialist Dr. Galip Berkan Dingiloğlu lost his life due to COVID-19.
Call from HDP: Do not go to shopping-malls
HDP Group Deputy Chairman Meral Danış Bektaş told that AKP government takes the steps, which rather spreads the coronavirus other than stopping it.
Sancar answers back to Akşener
HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar responded to the allegations of İyi Party's Meral Akşener regarding HDP. Sancar told, regarding to the "country table" discussion, "If your main concern is not the country table, but the table in the Palace, do not play politics with the opposition."
Buldan: They must apologize
HDP Co-chair Pervin Buldan visited the Alevi sanctuary, Gazi Djemevi in İstanbul, which was attacked during the funeral ceramony of Grup Yorum member İbrahim Gökçek.
Call from Grup Yorum
Condemning the threats and attacks against the grave of their member İbrahim Gökçek who lost his life, Grup Yorum made a call to all artists, MPs and democratic mass organizations.
Arson of the church on parliamentary agenda
Addressing a Parliamentary question to Interior Minister Soylu, HDP MP Paylan has asked the role of President Erdoğan’s hate speech such as “leftover of the sword” in the hate attacks targeting the minorities’ places of worship in Turkey.
Quarantine removed after 33 days
Quarantine precaution taken due to the coronavirus threat in Kovanlı district of Derik was removed after 33 days.
Erdoğan announces 4 day curfew
The weekend curfew will be extended to May 19, the President has announced.
Death toll in Turkey increases to 3 thousand 841
The country's death toll has risen to 3,841 while total cases have reached 139,771 on the day the hair salons and shopping malls reopened.
TJA activist Biçimli lost her life
Hanim Biçimli, a long-time activist of the Kurdish women's movement, has died of a heart attack in Diyarbakır. She was buried in the Yeniköy cemetery by her companions.
Mother of Şerzan Kurt: I thought my son would be the last one
Nejla Kurt, mother of Şerzan Kurt who was killed by the police, said: "I thought my son would be the last one to die by the hand of the state. But children kept being murdered since then."
TurkStat: Unemployment rate stood at 13.6 percent in february
The unemployment decreased by 1.1 percent compared to the same month last year.
Başaran: An independent health committee should visit İmralı
HDP Women's Assembly Spokesperson Ayşe Acar Başaran, drawing attention to the isolation in İmralı, stated that an independent health delegation should go to İmralı and said: "The government should abandon this dangerous approach as soon as possible.
HDK: Attacks against cemeteries are attacks against the human values
The HDK stated that the attacks on cemeteries and funerals are a crime against humanity.
'The oppressed will make the world a better place by solidarity'
Hatay HDP Provincial Co-Chair Kerem Nalbant, making a call for the Twin Campaign, said: "The oppressed will make the world a better place by solidarity and sharing.
Lawyers call for 'joint struggle'
Lawyers in Van stating that President Erdoğan's attempt to intervene in professional organizations is political, called for a joint struggle and said that the aim is to instituionalize the one- man regime.
Goes beyond the limits of forbearance
Different faith circles, which evaluated the destruction of cemeteries and attacks on funerals as "inhuman practices", stated that their tolerance limits were exceeded by these attacks.
Attempted attack on İbrahim Gökçek's grave
A racist group that attempted to attack Grup Yorum member İbrahim Gökçek's grave late last night, made threats saying they don't want a 'terrorist's grave' and that they will exhume the body and burn it.
Women visits grave of Taybet İnan on Mother's Day
Taybet Inan was killed by Turkish security forces in Silopi in 2015, and her body was left on the street for seven days. TJA visited her grave on Mother's Day.
Turkey: Death toll from coronavirus rises to 3,786
Another 47 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 1,542 more cases have been detected and 3,211 people have recovered during the past 24 hours.
It is inexplicable what happened in death fast resistor Gökçek's funeral
İzmir Bar Association declared a statement that it is not possible to explain what happened at the funeral of İbrahim Gökçek by no means of law, morality or conscience.
On the streets again after 50 days
Citizens over the age of 65 ran into the streets for the first time in 50 days due to the curfew was in effect for them during that time.
The Court of Cassation Attorney General asked for the reversal of penalty decision
Supreme Court Attorney General demanded the reversal of the decision of the 4 years 8 months prison sentence of Selehattin Demirtaş, the former Co-Chair of HDP.
The family of the child exposed to police violence talked
The parents of B.E., aged 8, who was chased in the garden of the aparment he lives with his family by the armed police firing in the air, talked about what happened int he incident to our agency.
Sancar spoke with the family of the child chased by the armed police
HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar called the family of the child, who was chased by the gunned police, who fired the gun into the air to scare the children in Mardin's Nusaybin district.
Prisoners in hunger strike threatened with death
Şiyar Fırat, a prisoner on non-rotated non-limited hunger strike against the oppression in Seydişehir Prison in Konya, reported that they are threated by the guardians by being told that "We will not leave you alone. This is Seydişehir".
HDP Women'sAssembly: Keeping guard on graves deemed proper for Kurdish mothers
HDP Women's Assembly stated that the Mother's Day is welcomed as the “hypocrite" policies of the government continues. “The AKP-MHP deems it proper for the Kurdish mothers to keep guard on the tombstone of the graves of their children and send the deceased bodies of their children with cargo posts", announced the Women's Assembly.
New statement from the District Governorate of Nusaybin
Nusaybin District Governorate declared a statement regarding the police, who fired gun into the air to scare the children who were playing in the garden of their apartments. Nusaybin DG announced that the police discharged from his duties.
TMMOB City Planners Chamber: We stand with the people of Sur
Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB) City Planners Diyarbakır Branch issued a statement regarding the ignoring of the contract signed between the Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization and the property owners in Sur district, where the ban, demolition and construction has been continuing for the last 5 years.
4.0 magnitude earthquake in Erzincan
A 4.0 magnitude earthquake occurred in Kemaliye, Erzincan.
Total life loss from coronavirus in Turkey increases to 3 thousand 739
50 more people died of coronavirus in Turkey in the past 24 hours.
Police fires gun into the air to scare the children
During the curfew declared on May 1 as part of the coronavirus pandemic the police entered the TOKİ block area located in the Fırat District of the Nusaybin, Mardin. As the police fired their gun into the air, they tried to take young children playing in the garden into custody
Washing the body in the mosque was not allowed
The body of Musa Yılmaz who died in Dersim was washed in front of house when the police did not allow him to be washed in the mosque.
Gökçek fairwelled to his last journey
Grup Yorum member İbrahim Gökçek was buried in his hometown Kayseri, following the farewell of his wife Sultan Gökçek.
HDP condemns attack against Djemevi
The HDP said that the AKP-MHP, which attacked Ibrahim Gökçek's funeral and the cemevi, committed yet another crime against humanity.
Relatives of prisoners: We want our children on mother's day
The Free Women Movement (TJA), the Women Executives of the Prisoners’ Families Aid Association (TUHAY-DER) and the prisoners’ relatives made a statement to mark Mother's Day in Van.
Turkey: Death toll from coronavirus rises to 3,689
With the death of 48 more people, death toll from coronavirus rose to 3,689 in Turkey where 135,569 cases have been recorded in total.
Covid- 19 in Silivri Prison
It has been announced that 44 prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 in Silivri Prison. But, how were the prisoners taken to the hospital? Were the vehicles disinfected after that? Are there adequate measures to protect prisoners and wardens?