Sexist video has been removed by the women's reaction
The promotional video prepared for the event of İzmir Days, containing sexist elements, was removed upon the reaction of women.
Patnos Prison report: Prisoners have to use unclean water
ÖHD, TUHAY-DER and the Van Bar Association's report on Van Patnos L Type Prison said, “Amid the coronavirus pandemic, prisoners meet their hygene needs with unclean water mixed with drain water, increasing the risk of prisoners' lives."
'National Initiative for the Unity of the Kurds' announced
Various organizations coming together for the national unity in Qamışlo declared the initiative consisting of 11 people with the slogan "National initiative for the Unity of the Kurds".
DFG: 10 journalists has been imprisoned in Turkey in the last 4 months
Journalism is among the most dangerous professions in Turkey, stated Dicle-Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) in their report on the last 4 months that they announced regaring the May 3, World Press Freedom Day.
Threatened with death at the Hewlêr (Erbil) Police Department
Mazlum Dağ and Muhammet Beşiksiz, who are accused of killing Osman Köse, he diplomat working in Turkey's Hewlêr Consulate General, state that they are threatened with death at the Hewlêr Police Headquarters and they had been exposed to torture.
Is a truth commission going to established for Dersim Massacre?
HDP Dersim MP Alican Önlü asked the AKP President Tayyip Erdoğan about the Dersim Massacre that happeed 83 years ago: "Will you establish a truth commission in order to accept May 4 as "Tertele" ("Massacre") and as a memorial day"?
Özdemir who was resigned to Turkey by Sweden: I was subjected to electic torture
As Sweden handed political refugee Resul Özdemir back to Turkey, his lawyer Naim Akbulak shared the information that his client was brought back to Turkey with no information shared with his family and his client told him that was subjected to torture with techniques in Turkish intelligence (MIT) and anti-terror office (TEM), including electricity shocks
Families of the prisoners: Release them before deaths occur
The families of the prisoners, who stated that no precautions were taken in prisons against the coronavirus epidemic, asked for the release of the political prisoners before the deaths occur.
'The injustice and sollution attempts in İmralı should be focused'
The lawyers of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan stated that even the phone call right Mr. Öcalan could have used after 21 years was applied unjustly and said that "The justice and sollution attempts in İmralı should be focused'.
Imprisoned Kurdish politician: We are given a bar of soap 2 months ago
Kurdish politician Halil Aksoy, who is imprisoned in Ağrı Kandıra Prison, reported that the medications he uses due to his chronic illnesses were given late and that no hygiene material has been given despite the risk of the pandemic and a bar of soap was given to them 2 months ago.
Yüksekdağ: Let's unite, be each other's voice and be brothers and sisters
HDP former Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ, sending a message to the Twin Family Campaign, said: "We must raise solidarity and fraternity in these hard days."
Call for Gökçek from Grup Yorum: Do not cause any other deaths!
Grup Yorum made a call for their death fasting member İbrahim Gökçek and said: "Don't cause any more deaths. Meet the demands of İbrahim Gökçek."
Arrest warrant for Journalist Erk Acarer
Istanbul prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Birgün columnist Erk Acarer over a report covering the funeral ceremony of an operative of the Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) killed in Libya. Acarer, who is now living in exile in Germany, is one of the eight journalists standing trial in the case.
'There's no freedom of press, journalists are in a situation worse than dead'
Tomorros is May 3 World Press Freedom Day. Turkey, which ranks 154th in 180 countries in press freedom still has more than 100 journalists behind bars. Representatives of professional organizations, stressed that journalists in Turkey are in a position where they are worse than dead.
'We are worried about his life'
Aynur Aşa, who shared that she has not been able to visit his husband Hasan Aşa in Diyarbakır No 4 Type T Prison for a month and half, said she was worried about his husbands life who has some chronic diseases, because of the outbreak.
Clash between Turkish-backed mercenaries in Jarablus
Internal conflicts between jihadist mercenary troops in the Turkish-occupied territories of northern Syria continue increasingly.
EMEP Yüreğir District President arrested
EMEP Yüreğir District President Ferit Kilis was arrested on charge of 'pointing state officials took part in counter terrorism'.
Turkey: Death toll from coronavirus rises to 3,258
With the death of 84 more people, death toll from coronavirus rose to 3,258 in Turkey where 122,392 cases have been recorded in total.
PEC: At least 55 journalists died of coronavirus in 23 countries
Coronavirus is used as a pretext for many press freedom violations - at least 55 journalists have died from Covid-19 in two months, PEC said.
Soldiers broke up the gravestone, told families to destroy it
A large number of graves have been destroyed in villages in the countryside of Bingöl province.
May Day message from Demirtaş
Sharing a photo with the workers, HDP Former Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş celebrated May Day.
SNA points bombed in Idlib
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that the government forces bombed after midnight Thursday-Friday, places in the towns of Al-Bara and Kansafra, located in Jabal Al-Zawiya in the southern countryside of Idlib.
EMEP Yüreğir District President detained
EMEP Yüreğir District President Ferit Kilis was detained on the grounds of his social media posts.
14 detained in Van
14 people were taken into custody with raids on their homes early this morning.
HE called out from Miner's Monument: We are everywhere
People's House members gathering in front of the Miner's Monument protested the detentions taking place on May Day.
320 summaries to HDP in 7 months
320 of the 346 total summaries prepared for the opposition, was about HDP MPs. While Sezai Temelli ranks the first of the opposition MPs to have the most summaries prepared against, a summary was prepared against Erdal Aydemir for not reacting to his parties Co-chair.
Four people detained in Ankara over May Day activity
The group called on everyone to raise their voices on 1 May.
May Day blockade in Taksim Square
All roads leading to Taksim Square, which is under police barricades for May Day are closed.
Three people marching to Taksim, one of whom is a journalist taken into custody
Three people who wanted to march to Taksim Square to celebrate May Day was taken into custody.
Police intervention to May Day in Taksim: Çerkezoğlu detained
Police, preventing the symbolic May Day celebration in Taksim Square, detained many people including DİSK President Arzu Çerkezoğlu.
Istanbul police arrest 11 activists marking May Day
In Istanbul, eleven activists of the Labour Movement Party (EHP) were arrested during the reading of a press release marking 1 May.
May Day banners of HDP took down by the police
The police removed the May Day banners of the HDP from all districts of Istanbul. The posters bore messages such as "Not the virus but capitalism kills" and "Long live women's solidarity".
Coronavirus cases in Turkey exceeds 120 thousand people
Another 93 people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey while 2,615 more cases have been detected and 4,846 people have recovered during the past 24 hours.
3 day curfew starts in Turkey
The Turkish Ministry of Internal Affairs has declared a three-day curfew as part of measures to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic which has already killed over three thousand people in the country.
HDK Health Assembly: 'Herd immunization' strategy being followed
HDK Health Council stressed that the fight against the Kovid-19 outbreak is actually the “herd immunization” strategy. It was stated that the daily data announced by the Ministry are indicative of “controlled herd immunity”.
Central Bank cuts year-end inflation forecast
The 0.8 percentage point fall was driven by the downward revision in the projections of the output gap and food inflation, the Central Bank governor has said.
HDP MPs not allowed in prison
HDP delegation wanting to vitist the Şakran Closed Prison, were prevented from entering the prison and their request for a meeting was rejected by the prison prosecutor and the prison administration.
State of Emergency continues in Cizre
Stating that the State of Emergency still continues in Cizre, HDP Şırnak MP Nuran İmir brought the police intervention carried out against the citizens with tear gas to the parliamentary agenda.
Application to visit İmralı
Lawyers and families of PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners in İmralı have applied to visit the prison.
'They are trying to disable Bar Associations with investigations'
Mardin Bar Associations, condemning the investigation against Ankara and Diyarbakır Bar Associations because of their critisizm against the Directorate of Religious Affairs statement, emphasized that the Bar Associations are wanted to be disabled with investigations.
HDP: We will stop life and celebrate May Day
HDP Labour Commission made a statement regarding the May 1 Labour Day and said: "To create a new life, we will raise our struggle in our homes, balconies, streets, hospital yards, factories with marches and slogans, we will stop life and celebrate May Day."
CİSST Association report on violations of rights in prisons amid Covid-19 Pandemic
Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has prepared a report on the complaints of prisoners in Turkey amid Covid-19 pandemic. Covering the period from April 15 to 28, the report shows that access to rights in prisons has been restricted.
Son of 68-year-old prisoner: Where is equality, justice and conscience?
Muhlis Demir, son of 68 year old Payiz Demir, a prisoner being held in Van Type T Prison said: "The rapists, thieves and murderers are being released, why don't they release people over 65? Where is equality, justice and conscience?"
PACE calls on Turkey to take urgent legal steps for prisoners
Call for urgent legal steps to redress the discriminatory effects of the Turkish Criminal Enforcement Law.
Isolation on imprisoned children grows during outbreak
Cansu Şekerci, Represantative of Children in Prison Network, stated that the isolation worsened in prisons and the inspections haven't been carried out.
Earthquake in Sulaymaniyah
A 4.8 magnitude earthquake has been reported in Sulaymaniyah in South Kurdistan.
Death toll from coronavirus exceeds three thousand in Turkey
Over three thousand people have died of Covid-19 in Turkey where 117,589 cases have been recorded.
Imprisoned journalist Oruç: We have shower with cold water
Jouranlist Aziz Oruç, who is imprisoned in Van Patnos Type L Closed Prison reported the conditions on the prisons and told that the biggest need of the prisoners in his prison is the "hot water" due to coronavirus risk, because they have been having shower with either cold or only warm water for some time now.
Here are the details of Öcalan's phone-call
PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been imprisoned in İmralı Prison in Turkey, spoke on the phone with his family after 21 years. Mezopotamya Agency reached the details of the first phone-call of Öcalan, who has been imprisoned under heavy isolation.
Former KDP peshmerga: Let's deal with our problems through dialogue
The former KDP peshmerga, Mustafa Ölmez raised his demand for the withdrawal of the peshmerga forces in Zînî Wertê and lifting the embargo in Mahmur, called for "Kurds to solve their problems and act with the awareness of national unity. No more bloodshed."