Minister of Health announces first confirmed coronavirus case in Turkey
Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced the first confirmed coronavirus case in the country late last night. The patient is a male Turkish citizen and has been placed in quarantine, Koca said.
Prison sentence requested for Sur Municipality Co-Mayor Özdemir
The trial against the imprisoned and subsequently deposed co-mayor of Sur, Cemal Özdemir, has been held in Diyarbakır. The public prosecutor's office is demanding up to 22 years imprisonment for the politician for trumped up terror charges.
Journalists calling out from the courthouse: What are you hiding from the public?
Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) has denounced the arrest of journalists in a protest in front of the İstanbul Courthouse in Çağlayan. Calling out to Minister of Justice, journalists have demanded the release of their colleagues.
Unemployement rate hits 13,7
The TurkStat has released labor force statistics for December 2019.
Attorneys applied to visit İmralı
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
Threat messages to 8 HDP MPs from an account called JITEM
A social media account called 'JİTEM' sent threat messages to 8 HDP MPs. HDP MPs filing criminal complaint about the accounts via their attorneys said these threats are reflections of AKP turning back to 90s.
Reaction against the arrest of the journalists: What changed in a day?
Journalists, reacting to the fact that their colleagues were released and arrested a day later, and said: "Journalism is making a not to history. We will continue to do that despite all pressures."
Prof. Dr. Tsitselikis: The solution is not at the borders, but at the establishment of peace in the Middle East
Greek academician and lawyer Prof. Dr. Konstantinos Tsitselikis, who evaluated the growing refugee crisis at the border of Greece and Turkey, said that the problems cannot be solved neither by opening nor by closing the borders, but by ensuring peace and stability in the Middle East.
Attorney Yalçındağ: The fact that TRT, TÜBİTAK and ATK did not prepare reports, is a scandal
Reyhan Yalçındağ, one of the lawyers of the Medeni Yıldırım murder case, stated that the fact that TRT, TÜBİTAK and ATK did not prepare reports even though the court demanded them is a 'scandal'.
Father prevented from visiting her daughters grave and speak in Kurdish
Salih Altunışık, a convict for 28 years who was released from prison allowedly to attend his daughter's funeral, was prevented from visiting his daughter's grave. Altınışık was also prevented from speaking Kurdish, accepting the condolences on the phone.
US Army withdraws from Afghanistan
US troops have started to leave Afghanistan for the initial troop withdrawal required in the US-Taliban agreement, a spokesman for US Forces in Afghanistan announced on Monday, amid political chaos in Kabul that threatens the deal.
Court arrests Osman Kavala on new charges of espionage
A new investigation was launched against businessman Osman Kavala who was rearrested on July 15 coup attempt charges right after he was acquitted and released from Gezi Park Protests case. Kavala was arrested on espionage charge.
Message from Selçuk Mızraklı: These tyrants will soon flee
DDB Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı who was dismissed from office and was sentenced with the charge of 'being a member of an illegal organization', sent a message via HDP Press Office and said: "We can tell the good news of beautiful tomorrows hand in hand, shoulder to shoulder. I have good news for you. These tyrants will soon FLEE.
Yüksekova Co-Mayor İrfan Sarı, released
Arrested after being detained during a house raid on his home in 15 October 2019 in Yüksekova, Yüksekova Municipal Co-mayor İrfan Sarı was released on charges of “organizational propaganda” for 1 year and 3 months.
Co-Mayor Mızraklı sentenced to 9 years 4 months in jail
Mızraklı was one of the first HDP mayors to be dismissed by the Ministry of Interior in the Kurdish-majority cities after the 2019 local elections. Mızraklı was sentenced to 9 years and 4 months in jail with the accusation of 'being a member of an illegal organization'.
Journalist organizations to protest arrests
DFG, MKG Platform and Diyarbakır TGS Branch will hold a press conference tomorrow to draw attention to the detentions and arrests of journalists.
Tuncel and Kışanak not released
Gültan Kışanak and Sabahat Tuncel were not released at the hearing held today in Malatya. Kışanak celebrated March 8 while Tuncek said: "We are being tried today because we said that women are exposed to harassment, violence and massacres."
Yeni Yaşam: We will carry on the torch of Musa Anter
Stating that the arrest of Yeni Yaşam newspaper Editor-in-Chief Ferhat Celik and Executive Editor Aydin Keser is aimed at silencing the free press, he conveyed the message, "We will carry on the torch of Musa Anter, we will never drop it."
Arzu Çerkezoğlu acquitted
DİSK Chair Arzu Çerkezoğlu who was sued because of a speech she made at the 'Where's Turkey going' panel was acquitted of all charges.
Oluç: Journalism is a crime according to the government
HDP Group Deputy Chairperson Saruhan Oluç said 'According to this government, journalism is a crime now' regarding the detentions and arrests of journalists. Oluç also reacted to the attack against the feminist night march.
Çelik and Keser taken to Silivri Prison
Arrested Yeni Yaşam Newspaper Executive Editor Aydın Keser and Editor in Chief Mehmet Ferhat Çelik were taken to Silivri No 9 Prison.
Call for the White rally: Hospitals are not factories, we are not slaves
ATO Secretary General Ali Karakoç, underlining that the hospitals are considered to be factories while health workers are treated as slaves with the Health Transformation Program, Karakoç called for the White rally to be held on March 15.
Kışanak and Tuncel trial starts
The third hearing of the retrial of Gültan Kışanak and Sebahat Tuncel started in Malatya 5th High Criminal Court.
Women taken into custody in feminist night march, released
Women taken into custody last night in the March 8 Feminist Night March which was banned by the Governor, was released.
Sister of Koçak on death fast: My brother is 33 kilos
Mustafa Koçak who is on a death fast for 251 days demanding 'fair trial' is detoriorating. His sister Sevgül Koçak who stated that his brother is now 33 kilos, said: "He said his goodbyes to us. If he is not released from prison, we're gonna have to take him out in a coffin."
Caricaturist Koulifetis: Immigratiıon is a right, open the borders
Periklis Koulifetis, who explained the violence that refugees face between the two countries with the cartoon he drew, pointed out the economic crisis in his country and said: "Greece will do whatever EU says as long as the crisis continues."
March 8 message from Yüksekdağ who is imprisoned
HDP ex-Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ sent a message from the prison where she is imprisoned for March 8. The message reads: “I send you a message with the hope that March 8 will open the doors of hope, courage, peace, freedom and justice from inside to outside”.
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper's Responsible Editorial Manager Çelik and Editor in Chief Keser are arrested
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper's Responsible Editorial Manager Çelik and Editor in Chief Keser, who were taken into custody again upon the objection of the prosecutor's office, are arrested.
Police attacked Feminist Night March
Police attacked the March 8 Feminist Night Walk, which was held despite the governor's ban and police blockade. Police attacked women with pepper spray, many women were taken into custody.
Prof. Dr. Hart: We need a massive refusal of death
Professor in UCLA, a member of the scientific commitee of Observatory of the Refugee and Migration Crisis in the Aegean, Prof. Dr. Laurie Kain Hart said, “We need a massive refusal of camps, of assaults, of walls, of death at sea, and we need massive temporary assistance in the midst of the current crisis."
The enthusiasm of March 8 started in Van
In Van, hundreds of women gathered for the celebration which is the final event of 8 March event sequence. The hall, which was dominated by enthusiasm of women, looks so colorful with halay dances and the event goes on with strong participation of women.
The spirit of March 8 in Botan
Women flow to the area for the regional March 8 demonstration and metting in Silopi. The rally will start with speeches.
Women in Diyarbakır are on streets with their colors
In Diyarbakır, thousands of women flocked to the Station Square with the slogan "We organize the resistance, we walk to freedom".
Journalists Çelik and Keser in custody
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper's Responsible Editorial Manager Ferhat Çelik and Editor in Chief Aydın Keser, are taken into custody by the objection of the prosecution regarding their release yesterday. Çelik and Keser are expected to be brought to the prosecutor on duty today.
Blockade of March 8 in İstanbul's Taksim
Taksim, where the Feminist Night Walk for the 8 March International Women's Day will be held, has been surrounded with police barriers.
DTK Co-Chair Öztürk: The solution is the third path
Saying that the proposal of the PKK Leader Abdullah Öcalan's 'Third Way' is the only way for the liberation of the peoples, DTK Co-chair Berdan Öztürk called on to the people and said the solution is the third way.
Akdeniz observing refugees at the border: We are on the verge of a social earhquake
Underlining that a great racist delirium has occured during the transportation of the refugees to the border, Evrensel writer Ercüment Akdeniz said: "The social fault lines that have already been broken for 9 years faced a social earthquake. We are on the verge of a social earthquake."
March 8 statement from TJA: We invite the women to resistance
JA invited the women to resistance in their statement they made for March 8.
Aykol: The problems can be solved with salafi groups withdrawing from Syria
Journalist and writer Hüseyin Aykol who stated that Russian President Putin have came out ahead from the meeting in Moscow, said the solution is only possible with the with salafi groups withdrawing from Syria.
Executive Editor Çelik and Editor in Chief Keser from Yeni Yaşam Newspaper, released with judicial control
Ferhat Çelik, Executive Editor of Yeni Yaşam newspaper and its Editor in Chief Aydın Keser who were referred to court with a request of arrest, were released with judicial control order.
EU statement regarding the refugee crisis: 'This game must end'
At the press released held following the EU Foreign Relations Council, EU Foreign Affairs High Representative Josep Borrell said: "There is no such decision. First the flock of the refugees must be stopped. This game must end" regarding the question about the financial aid to Turkey to be increased.
Political parties in North and East Syria responds to Assad
In response to Bashar al-Assad's latest statement, all of the Kurdish political parties and forces in Syria said: "The components of the Syrian people in northern and eastern Syria with their Arabs, Kurds, Syriacs, and all the components are authentic and coexisted in their regions with each other before drawing the borders of the current Syrian state.
Hacîzade buried 6 months after her death
Almost six months after her death, the body of female Kubar Hacizade, who died in Lice, was handed over to her relatives. Now authorities are refusing permission for her burial.
Nusaybin Co-Mayor Kaya remains in prison
Former co-mayor Nusaybin, Sara Kaya has been imprisoned since January 2017.
HDP Mardin Provincial Co-Chair Ağaoğlu and Alkan arrested
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) Mardin branch co-chair Perihan Ağaoğlu and former chair Musa Alkan were taken into custody alongside 9 other people as a result of house raids carried out in Mardin province on February 29.
Odatv Executive Editor Pehliven remanded in custody
Odatv Editor-in-Chief Barış Pehlivan has been arrested over a news report on a National Intelligence Organization (MİT) officer who lost his life in Libya. News director Barış Terkoğlu and reporter Hülya Kılınç were also arrested over the same report.
Request of arrest for Executive Editor Çelik and Editor in Chief Keser from Yeni Yaşam Newspaper
While Ferhat Çelik, Executive Editor of Yeni Yaşam newspaper and its Editor in Chief Aydın Keser were referred to court with a request of arrest, Editor Semiha Alankuş, the editor of the newspaper was released.
İmralı application from the 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.
Yeni Yaşam Newspaper employees summoned for a deposition
Ferhat Çelik, Executive Editor of Yeni Yaşam newspaper, Editor in Chief Aydın Keser and Editor Semiha Alankuş was summoned for a deposition.
Rudaw reporter arrested on 'Idlib' posts
Rudaw reporter Rawin Sterk Yıldız, who was detained in Edirne and brought to Ankara, was arrested.