Silopi Municipality started to detect families with low income
Silopi Municipality Co-Mayor Adalet Fidan, who warned the public to stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic, said that they started to detect families with poor economic conditions considering a possible curfew.
Health workers should be screened continuously
SES Antalya Branch Co-chair Şükran İçöz, who stated that the information about the pandemic is not shared transparently, raised the demand that the health workers should be given individual protective equipments and should be tested by health screenings continuously.
Trustee interviewing workers: What are the names of the soldiers who died in Afrin?
The 217 workers who were interviewed three times with a court order in order to move from the subcontractor status to the staff were not hired by the trustee appointed to the Van Metropolitan Municipality, claiming they were 'unseccessful'. The trustee asked questions about the names of the soldiers who died in Afrin and how to pray.
Ministry of Justice extends cancelation of visits to prisoners
The Turkish Ministry of Justice has extended cancelation of visits to prisoners, including by lawyers.
Lawyer Şimşek: A system that launders the criminal have been institutionalized
Lawyer Ceren Şimşek stated that the reduction of execution of sexual crimes is "a culture of impunity", said: "Because of the government that introduces law proposals against children, a system that launders the criminals have been institutionalized."
Minister of Transport dismissed from office
AKP Chair and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed his Transport and Infrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan earlier Saturday.
The crime of the imprisoned co-mayor: Planting green beans with the women!
An indictment was prepared against imprisoned Derik Municipality Co-Mayor Nalan Özaydın who was replaced with a trustee. The activities of Sarya Women's Cooperative which planted green beans had been a subject to the charges against Özaydın.
'We will take to the streets if measures are not taken for the prisoners'
Sultan Deyiş whose two children are in prison, stated that the sick prisoners must be released, Mazlum Teke's mother Nezahat Teke said they will take to the streets if necessarry measures are not taken.
Erdogan: New decisions have been implemented in 30 metropolitan cities
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced tonight that the new measures will be meticolously implemented in the bigger 30 cities.
Death toll from coronavirus in Turkey reaches 92
42 patients have recovered from the coronavirus so far.The death toll for coronavirus in Turkey rose to 92 today, Friday, said Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.
Son of Kurdish writer Cegerxwîn dies of Coronavirus
Kurdish poet and writer Cegerxwîn’s son Keyo Hassan Cegerxwîn died at the age of 84 in Stockholm as a result of a coronavirus infection.
Co-mayor of Halfeli remanded in custody
Co-mayor of the HDP-run Halfeli town in Iğdır province, Hasan Safa, was detained on March 23 and replaced by a trustee appointed by the government.
Güven: The embargo on Maxmur must be lifted immediately
The co-chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Leyla Güven appeals to the South Kurdistan government to lift the embargo on the Maxmur refugee camp immediately.
Imralı application from families and the lawyers
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.
Municipal co-mayors were made to appear before the prosecutor in handcuffs
Batman Municipality Co-Mayors Songül Korkmaz and Mehmet Demir, who were released yesterday after 4 days in custody, were taken in handcuffs to the prosecutor. The co-chairs said that the people who should be testifying were not themselves but the Minister of the Interior and the Governor of Batman who violated the Constitution.
Seriously sick prisoner Kaya still in the I.C.U
Sabri Kaya, a seriously sick prisoner, has been in intensive care for 3 days due to a stroke and brain hemorrhage. His daughter Dilan Kaya said: "If the sick prisoners are left alone, they will die."
Women's organizations: No remission for sex crimes
Women's organizations reacting to the execution arrangement said that they did not accept that sexual offenders being included in the remission.
HDP: Curfew should be declared meeting basic needs
HDP Organizing Commission Co-spokesperson Özlem Gündüz warned that the society is facing a disaster due to the coronavirus, said a curfew must be declared, meeting the basic needs of the society.
Only 18 of the 65 municipalities won by HDP left
While 6 of the HDP candidates were not given their sertificates to become a mayor because they were dismissed with a law decree, trustees were appointed to 40 of the municipalities won by HDP. The number of HDP municipalities has been reduced to 18 today.
'Trustees are a blow to socialist municipalism'
HDP Izmir Deputy Serpil Kemalbay reacted to the appointments of trustees and said: "We will not accept these policies corresponding to hostility towards the Kurdish."
Mardin Bar Association President Elik: This draft violates the principle of equality
Stating that it is against the principle of equality to exclude the political prisoners from the execution arrangement, Mardin Bar President İsmail Elik defined the draft prepared by the government as 'discriminatory'.
Death toll from Covid-19 jumps to 75 in Turkey with 3,629 cases
The consequences of the corona pandemic are getting heavier for Turkey every passing day.
Our reporters Topaloğlu and Eser released from prison
An Istanbul court has ordered the release of journalists Sadık Topaloğlu and Sadiye Eser during the first hearing held on Thursday. Both have been released from prison in the evening.
Co-mayors of Batman released with travel ban
The co-mayors of Batman, who were arrested on Monday, have been released with a ban on leaving the country.
Alevi organisations demand the release of all prisoners
Alevi organizations demand that all prisoners be released immediately to avoid the coronavirus epidemic to spread in jails.
TEV-DEM condemns Turkey for cutting water supply to Hesekê
TEV- DEM announcing that Turkey has shut down the water station providing water for hundreds of thousands of people in Hesekê Canton despite the coronavirus, called on to UN and said: "Fulfill your responsibility".
Retirees Solidarity Union: Outbreak measures caused discrimination
A retirees union has reacted to discriminative social media messages and attacks on older people for not abiding by the curfew declared due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Campaing for imprisoned journalists: 'Let Imprisoned Journalists Stay Home, Too'
“Haberin Var Mı” (Have You Heard the News) Initiative criticizes the regulation on criminal execution. Requesting the release of arrested journalists, the Initiative says, "Journalists, whose only crime was to practice their profession, will remain behind bars."
70 year old prisoner tested positive for coronavirus in Sincan Prison
HDP MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu announced that a 70 year old prisoner in Sincan Prison has tested positive for coronavirus.
'Content on EBA TV is part of the current education system'
Stating that the execution footage of Menderes, published on the distance education system EBA TV, was not made accidentally and unambiguously, Eğitim Sen Istanbul No.1 Branch President Mesut Mike said that this was part of the current education system.
Regional bar associations: No crime discrimination in execution
14 bar associations have criticized the 3rd Judicial Reform Package which will pave the way for the release of 100 thousand inmates while allegedly excluding political prisoners: “What makes a state powerful is its justice.”
'The government does not partner with NGOs to avoid revealing how grave the situation is'
Istanbul Medical Chamber Member of the Board of Directors Dr. Osman Öztürk who criticizes the government for not fighting the coronavirus transparently, said said that the government, which should partner with NGOs for public benefit and public health, did not do this to avoid telling the public about the gravity of the situation.
House arrest and ban on leaving the country for HDP mayors
The mayor of Yenişehir who was arrested yesterday, has been released and put under house arrest, while the detained co-mayor of Ergani was released with a ban on leaving the country.
Deposed co-mayor of Eğil remanded in custody
While the co-mayor of Eğil was remanded in custody, co-mayors of Lice and Silvan were sentenced to house arrest.
Number of coronavirus deaths increases to 44 in Turkey
7 more people have died of the coronavirus in Turkey today, while 343 more people tested positive.
House arrest for Co- Mayors Toprak and Mercan
Silvan Co-Mayor Naşide Toprak and Lice Co-Mayor Tarık Mercan were sentenced to house arrest by the court.
SDF responds to UN call for global ceasefire
SDF confirmed their commitment to guarantee an effective response to this crisis and facilitate the access of both local and international health workers to all areas controlled by their forces.
HDP: Distance education is designed according to AKP's ideological needs
HDP Education Policies and Sports and Culture-Art Commission Spokesperson Sevtap Akdağ Karahalı said that the distance education process was designed according to the AKP's ideological needs.
7 detained in Siirt
Police raided a number of houses in the early hours of the morning in Siirt.
Co-mayor refuses imposition by governor taken into custody
Halfeli Municipality co-mayor, Hasan Safa, was asked to issue a "message inviting people to stay calm" despite the news of dismissal of HDP-run municipalities. Safa was detained when he refused to issue the message.
HDP Co-Mayors detained due to ongoing investigations
Co-Mayors of the 8 HDP municipalities were dismissed from office due to former ongoing investigations against them.
Bingöl Bar Association President: Deciding on government orders is a constitutional crime
Bingöl Bar Association President Hanifi Budancamanak, who stated that some illegal actions were carried out in the judiciary said: "It is a constitutional crime to make a decision or to establish an unfair action in line with the demand and instructions of the government."
Journalists working despite the epidemic: Facts cannot be hidden in order not to cause panic
Journalists who have to work on the streets despite the coronavirus epidemic, are trying to protect themselves while trying to convey the facts.
Circular on the working hours of markets from the Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Interrior issued a circular to 81 Provincial Governorate and announced that all small and large markets in all provinces and districts can work between 09.00 and 21.00.
Military operation in Kulp, Hazro, Lice triangle
Military operation was launched in the mountainous area in Kulp, Hazro and Lice districts.
Trustee appointed to Siirt Gökçebağ and Iğdır Halfeli
A trustee has also been appointed to Siirt's Gökçebağ Town and Iğdır's Halfeli municipalities. Municipal mayors of the towns were detained.
Trustee appointed to HDP's Güroymak Municipality
Co-Mayors of HDP-Güroymak Municipality were removed from office and trustees were appointed.
Coronavirus call from SDF Commander Ebdi
SDF Commander General Mazloum Abdi calls in a video message for the measures against the spread of the coronavirus adopted by the autonomous administration in northeast Syria to be followed.
UN Secretary-General calls for an immediate global ceasefire
It is time to put armed conflict on lockdown and focus together on the true fight of our lives, said UN Secretary General.