Head of departments discharged as municipal employees taken under custody
All head of departments were relieved of duty while many municipal employees were taken under custody after the trustee was appointed at the Van Metropolitan Municipality.
The trustee annuled the city council!
Emin Bilmez, the trustee appointed to the office of elected Van Metropolitan Municipality Co-mayor Bedia Özgökçe, announced that the city council is annuled.
6 journalists following up on the protests about trustees taken under custody
The protests regarding the trustees appointed to Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin Metropolitan Municipalities continue. 6 journalists following up on the protests about the trustees are taken under custody.
Buldan to Kılıçdaroğlu: Break your silence!
HDP Co-chair Pervin Buldan addressed CHP Leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and said: "What is being done to us today will sure be done to you tomorrow. If we don't stop this cycle, everyone will suffer from it. Break your silence!"
Kars Co-Mayor Bilgen Summoned to Depose, House of Co-Mayor Alaca Raided
While Kars Co-Mayor Ayhan Bilgen has announced that he has been summoned to depose, the house of Co-Mayor Şevin Alaca has been raided by the police earlier today.
Police violence against MP's and lawyers
Police intervened to the lawyers who wanted to make a press statement in front of Çağlayan Courthouse. During the intervention, deputies and several lawyers were beaten.
Police intervention to 'trustee' protest in Van
Police intervened to the people protesting the trustee appointed to their municipality. An HDP MP and a citizen were injured as a result of the police intervention.
Police intervention in Mardin, HDP people blocks traffic
Police intervened to the HDP people who wanted to march to the Mardin Metropolitan Municipality with pressure water. HDP people responded with the slogan: "Oppression can not intimidate us".
CoE: Seizure of HDP municipalities undermines local democracy
Council of Europe official Anders Knape expressed concerns over the AKP regime’s dismissal of HDP’s democratically elected mayors and seizure of the municipalities
Temelli calls on from Diyarbakır- Raise your voice, stop life!
HDP Co-chair Sezai Temelli whose press release to be held in front of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality was prevented by the police, made a call and said: " Raise your voice, stop life!"
EU: Dismissals and arrests risk damaging local democracy
The EU reiterated its call for the urgent resumption of a credible political process to achieve a peaceful and sustainable solution.
Öcalan's lawyers applied to visit İmralı
Lawyers of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients tomorrow.
Police intervention in HDP people in Diyarbakır
Police intervened to the MP's, Co-Mayors and citizens who gathered for the press release of HDP.
HDP People trying to get to Mardin are being prevented
The people trying to get to Mardin, Diyarbakır and Van from surrounding provinces to protest the appointment of the trustees are being prevented from the police at the check points.
'Let's raise Gandhi's style of action against the trustees'
HDP MP's, stating that the appointment of the trustees is against the will of the peoples, said: 'Let's raise Gandhi's style of action against the trustees'
Police raid to the Co-Mayor of Kars Municipality Alaca
Kars Municipality Co-Mayor Şevin Alaca's house in Istanbul was raided by police.
20 detained in Erzurum and Bitlis
20 people were detained following home raids in Erzurum and Bitlis.
Joint Statement by 28 Bar Associations Against Removal of Mayors from Office
28 bar associations have released a joint statement and announced the removal of elected Metropolitan Mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van from office. “Turkey has once again woken up to a lawless morning”, the bars have stated.
'Trustee' tweets from Gül and Davutoğlu
Former President Gül and Former PM Davutoğlu, criticized the dismissal of HDP Mayors. The two former prominent figures of the AKP criticized the dismissal of three mayors, saying it is "against democracy."
Turned into a police station again after 125 days
The police station look of the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality is back after 125 day.
At least 81 people taken under custody in Diyarbakır and Dersim
At least 81 people were detained during the raids to the houses in Diyarbakır and Dersim within the scope of the operation initiated with the dismissal of the co-mayor of Diyarbakır.
Our editor Karahan taken under custody
Ziyan Karahan, the editor of our agency's Kurdish service, has been taken under custody.
Police intervention in fron of municipality building
Police attacked a group of HDP executives and supporters who wanted to make a press conference in front of Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality to protest the seizure of HDP-run municipalities.
Mızraklı and Beştaş: We don't accept this decision!
Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı and HDP Deputy Meral Danış Beştaş stated that they do not recognize the trustee: "Everyone should take responsibility."
Websites of Trustee Appointed Municipalities Closed: We are with you Very Soon
After the Ministry of Interior has appointed trustees to Metropolitan Municipalities of Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin, the official websites of the municipalities have been closed.
CHP will determine its attitude
CHP CEC, gathered under the leadership of Kılıçdaroğlu. The meeting is expected to be held against the appointment of trustees to the metropolitan municipalities of Diyarbakir, Van and Mardin.
Diyarbakır Bar calls on to all bar associations
After several bar associations, the Diyarbakır Bar Association has also rejected the invitation for the opening ceremony of the new judicial year at the presidency in Beştepe.
CHP reacts:A coup to the will of the people is unacceptable
CHP people who reacted to the fact that trustees were appointed in HDP's Dİyarbakır, Van and Mardin Municipalities, said a coup to the will of the people is unacceptable.
HDP CEC holds emergency meeting: This is a new and clear political coup
HDP Central Executive Committe held an emergency meeting after the decision of appointing trustees to Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin Metropolitan Municipalities. The committe pledging not to be silenced, said this is a new and clear coup.
Mızraklı doesn't sign the notification: I consider it dishonour
Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Selçuk Mızraklı, whose charge was sized by the AKP - MHP government that appointed a trustee, said: “What has been usurped is the will of the people”.
Ahmet Türk: They don't recognize the will of the people and call it ‘democracy
Mardin Metropolitan Municipality Ahmet Türk said: "What is happening is nothing but unlawfullness."
20 detained in Adana
20 people, including their children, were detained during house raids in Adana.
'Trustee' operation to HDP: 418 people detained
Following the appointment of the trustee of the Ministry of Interior, a large number of people were detained in Diyarbakir, including HDP executives and municipal councilors. The number of people under custody is learned to be 418.
Police raid on metropolitan municipalities: Gates broken, barriers re-placed
Diyarbakir, Mardin and Van metropolitan municipality buildings were raided by the police after the decision of the Ministry of Interior. Searches are made in buildings where the doors were busted open. After the March 31 elections, the police barriers that were removed, were put back.
Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin Metropolitan Municipal Co-Mayors dismissed
Ministry of Interior announced that the Co-Mayors of Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin Metropolitan Municipalities were dismissed.
Reason of ban in Hakkari: Anniversaries of TKEP / L, MLCP and MKP
Hakkari Governorate has extended the ban on actions and activities for another month in the city.
Criminal complaint against torture in Osmaniye Prison
The Human Rights Association (IHD) prepared a report on the torture prisoners in Osmaniye No. 2 Closed Prison are subjected to. The report also includes testimonies by the prisoners.
Police operations against HDP continue in Mardin and Şırnak
The number of HDP people detained in Mardin and Şırnak is on the increase following new raids this week.
Identified body stays in morgue for 28 days saying the prosecutor's on leave
Mucahit Yilmaz's body which the Ministry of Interior announced his identity hours after his murder in a house in Diyarbakir, has not been given to the family for 28 days on the grounds of “prosecutor's on leave” and “DNA test needed“.
25 taken under custody in Urfa
25 people were detained during house raids carried out by police in Urfa.
75-year-old sick prisoner Ahmet Silik no longer recognizes his family
Binefs Sılık, wife of 75 year old Ahmet Sılık who is currently a prisoner in Menemen Type R Prison, stating that her husband no longer recognizes her and their children, demanded him to be releases immediately.
HDP deputies continue their tour in Argentina
HDP deputies Ebru Gunay and Gato Paylan visited the Central of Workers of Argentina (Autonomous CTA) after the conference they gave in a packed room in the Senate.
Hasankeyf on Swedish and Finnish media
Articles in Finland and Sweden media report about the flooding of Hasankeyf by the Turkish state.
Battered prisoners: We'll start a death fast
Süleyman Saçal, one of the prisoners who had been battered by the guards in Osmaniye No 2 Type T Closed Prison, stated that they will start a death fast if the guards don't stop torturing them.
1000 days of state of emergency in Van
The ban Van Governership declared in the city for actions and activities is on its 1000th day. In the city where hundreds of events are banned, from environmental activities to bicycle tours, from cultural and art events to distribution of declarations, all objections to the prohibitions are rejected by the court.
Prosecutor won't prosecute the torture!
The prosecuter does not respond to the criminal prosecution request about the doctors and guards that tortured Osmaniye T Type Prison No. 1 prisoner Ferhat Demirbaş. Attorney Mehtap Sert considers the fact that the prosecutor does not open an investigation as 'impunity policy'.
One million new unemployed persons per year
The youth unemployment, i.e. affecting people aged between 15 and 24, reached to 23.3%, rising 5.5 percentage points on a yearly basis.
Many HDP members under custody
At least 27 people were detained in Mardin, Sirnak and Izmir, including HDP Assembly members. In Nusaybin, police opened the door of a house by firing at it.
Pentagon: Agreement on safe zone to be implemented in stages
The agreement aims at creating a buffer between the Turkish border and areas controlled by the Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG).