A loss story of 26 years: They left no memory of my father
Kılıçlı Village located in Diyarbakır, Lice was burned down by soldiers, all villagers were taken into custody and later all except Mehmet Can Ayşin was released. His daughter Aynur Ayşin says: "They left no memory of my father. We will not give up until we found the bones of my father."
Iran: We crashed the Ukranian plane by accident
Iran’s General Staff said Saturday that a Ukrainian aircraft was “accidentally” hit by an Iranian missile early this week that killed 176 people on board. Iran admitted that they crashed the plane by mistake.
MSB: Ceasefire to be launched in İdlib
Ministry of National Defense stated that a new cease- fire application will be launched on January 12, 2020 at 00.01 within the scope of the agreement made with Russian Federation in İdlib Tension Reduction Zone.
Syriac Priest Bileçen arrested
The priest was remanded in custody for allegedly “aiding and abetting the PKK”.
Akar, Çavuşoğlu and Fidan to go to Russia
National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and MIT President Hakan Fidan, will go to Russia at the beginning of the week.
Families applied to visit İmralı
The families of Abdullah Öcalan and the other three prisoners in Imrali, applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office asking permission to visit their relatives.
Trustees appointed to replace 3 HDP municipal councilors in Bağlar Municipality
The Diyarbakır Governorate appointed trustees to replace Zeki Kanay, HDP members Ramazan Özçelik and Nursel Örnek, who had been elected to Bağlar municipality council on the 31 March local elections.
4 million 396 thousand people unemployed
The TurkStat has announced the Labor Force Statistics for October 2019. Marking a 1.8-point increase in comparison with last October and a 0.4-point decrease when compared to September 2019, the unemployment rate is 13.4 percent.
'There is evidence that the Ukrainian plane was hit by an Iranian missile '
Canada has intelligence from multiple sources indicating a Ukrainian airliner that crashed on Jan. 8 near Tehran was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Jan. 9.
EU promised to save nuclear treat despite US-Iran tensions
The European Union promised to save Iranian nuclear deal despite tensions among US and Iran.
Priest of Saint Jacob detained in Nusaybin
The rural neighborhood of Eskihisar (Marînê) in Mardin’s Nusaybin district was surrounded by soldiers and armored vehicles in the early hours of the morning today. Many houses in the neighborhood were searched and five people were taken into custody in the operation.
20 thousand tons of confiscated grain to be transported to Turkey
Similar to Afrin, the Turkish state is also beginning to plunder the Girê Spî region. 20,000 tons of confiscated grain are to be brought to Turkey.
Rocket falls near US base
A rocket crashed near the base of Beled, where US troops are located in Saladin province, Iraq.
Demirtaş trial adjourned: Documents of arrest requested
Trial for former People's Democratic Party (HDP) Co- Chair Selahattin Demirtaş is postponed. The court board requested the investigation documents and the arrest documents of Demirtaş from the Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor's Office.
Hafter rejects ceasefire call of Turkey and Russia
Libyan National Army (LNA) leader Khalifa Haftar has stated that they welcome the ceasefire call of Russia and Turkey, but will continue their operations against Tripoli.
Encü from Roboski families not released
Veli Encu, who lost his brother and many relatives in the Roboski Massacre and the other 4 people including former Co-Mayor of Kumçatı Municipality Mehmet Demir were not released in the second hearing of the case.
New application from Öcalan's lawyers
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
Rural neighborhood raided in Nusaybin: 5 citizens detained
Five people have been taken into custody in Nusaybin following house raids carried out early this morning.
Letter from USA to UN: 'We are ready to negotiate with Iran without preconditions!'
US Ambassador Kelly Craft said that the killing of Soleimani in Baghdad las Friday was justified under Article 51 of the UN Charter.
5 month prison sentence to Journalist Osman Akın
Journalist Osman Akın, the former Managing Editor of daily Yeni Yaşam, has been sentenced to 5 months in prison over news report “Persecution of Prisoners from Afrin” published in the newspaper in March 2019.
Libyan State High Council: We welcome the ceasefire call
After a meeting yesterday, Erdoğan and Putin called for a ceasefire between the Tripoli-based government and Haftar forces.
Journalists: Journalism is becoming a dangerous business
Journalists explained the problems they face in the field while they are trying to their jobs on January 10 Working Journalists' Day and said: "Journalism have become a dangerous profession as the government describes 'journalism' as 'terrorism' and journalists as 'terrorists'.
Letter ban to Journalist Demir: You are leaking information
Imprisoned journalist Ruken Demir stated that she had been banned from sending and recieving letters on grounds that she 'leaks' information about the prison to the outside.
International Airlines cancel flights to Iran and Iraq
A number of international airlines have canceled flights to Iran and Iraq.
Trump: A new aggreement must be made with Iran
US President Donald Trump addressed the nation on Wednesday after Iran's missile attack on U.S. troops in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani of the Quds Force and Hash al-Shaabi militia leader Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in a US raid in Baghdad last Friday.
Co-mayor of Özalp transferred to Erzurum
The deposed co-mayor of Özalp, who has been imprisoned since the beginning of December, has been transferred from Van to Erzurum.
Erdoğan calls for cooperation in Eastern Mediterranean
AKP President Erdoğan, who made the opening of the TürkAkım natural gas pipeline together with Putin, called for dialogue and cooperation with the states he opposed because of drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: We condemn the Iran aggression
NATO Secretary General condemned the Iranian retaliatory attack andcalled on Iran to refrain from further violence.
Metin Göktepe commemorated by his grave
Evrensel Reporter Metin Göktepe was commemorated by his grave in the 24th year of his murder. Speaking by the side of his son's grave, mother Fadime Göktepe said: "Every journalist today is a Metin today."
Putin - Erdoğan meeting starts
President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin began a bilateral meeting.
Iraqi Prime Minister Abdulmehdi's statement on the attack
Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdulmehdi made statements about Iran's missile attacks on the US base. Expressing that he received a voice message from Iran before the attack, Abdulmehdi said that no life was lost as a result of the attack.
Journalist Öncel acquitted at the first hearing
Journalist Arjin Dilek Öncel is acquitted from all charges from the lawsuit filed against her for her social media shares at the first hearing.
Çavuşoğlu heads to Bagdad
Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will make a daily visit to Iraq tomorrow.
RSF alarmed by increased number of arrested journalists
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) issued a statement saying it is "alarmed by a new wave of arrests and interrogations of journalists in Iran."
Journalist Seyit Evran: The conflict area will widen
Journalist Seyit Evran stated that the USA was targeting the "Center-Environment Strategy" of Tehran by killing Qassem Soleimani and said that the areas of conflict will expand with this assassination.
Khamenei: We gave them a slap in the face last night
Iran's spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made a statement about his countries attacks against the US bases in Iraq last night and said: "We gave them a slap in the face last night."
HDP Former Co-Chair Yüksekdağ Given Judicial Fine for Insulting Erdoğan
HDP’s imprisoned former Co-Chair Yüksekdağ has been sentenced to pay a judicial fine of 1,740 lira for insulting President and ruling AKP Chair Erdoğan. “There is a power greater than Erdoğan in this country, it is the people”, she said in her last defense.
UN: We reject Turkey's plan to send troops to Libya
The meeting in Brussels was attended by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Demirtaş trial: Me and my friends will govern this country
In Ankara, the trial of former HDP co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş has been resumed. The Kurdish politician accused the Turkish President Erdoğan of destroying the constitutional order.
Iran hits US bases in Iraq
Iran launched a barrage of rockets on at least one US base in Iraq. The US confirmed.
'We have recieved a letter from US stating they might withdraw from Irak'
The Iraqi military joint operations command confirmed receiving a letter from the US army concerning a possible withdrawal of its troops from the country, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday.
Trustee of Diyarbakir fires Lisa Çalan, who lost both legs in the ISIS attack!
DBB trustee Hasan Basri Güzeloğlu fired 7 people working at the the Department of Culture and Social Affairs. Lisa Çalan, who lost both legs in the ISIS bomb attack, is among those whose labour contracts cancelled.
UN: Stop sending mercenaries to Libya
Ghassan Salame says Libyans are suffering as a result of the unrest and foreign countries should 'keep out'.
Embargo imposed on Maxmur for 5 months: Turkey wants to liquidate the camp with the help of KDP
An embargo is imposed on thousands of Kurds settled in Maxmur Camp between 1993- 1995 as a result of their villages being evacuated. Polat Bozan from the camp's Foreign Relations Committee satated that the camp is being liquidated by Turkey with the help of KDP.
Iran declares US commanders and Pentagon ‘terrorists'
Iranian Assembly, gathering after the killing of Qassem Soleimani, declared the US Commanders and the Pentagon 'terrorists'.
Journalisy Aykol meets with his readers in Diyarbakır
Journalist Hüseyin Aykol will meet with his readers on the day of the forum and autograph session of his book 'Living in interesting times'.
US Secretary of Defense: We have no plans to withdraw from Iraq
US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, who denied allegations of passing through Iraq, said, "We are not withdrawing from Iraq; we have no plans to withdraw."
EU foreign ministers to meet extraordinary
Foreign ministers of EU member countries will hold an extraordinary meeting on the developments in Iran and Iraq on January 10.
Women protest against ‘child abuse amnesty’
The AKP is planning a draft law that would provide for an amnesty in cases of sexual abuse of minors in the event of marriage between victim and perpetrator. In over forty cities in Turkey, women have taken to the streets against this.
Dicle Fırat Journalists Association established in Diyarbakır
Dicle Fırat Journalists Association (DFG) was established in Amed. Dicle Müftüoğlu and Serdar Altan are the co-chairs of the association which was founded to defend the professional values and the rights of journalists.