New historic step within the scope of PKK Congress decisions
The leadership of the Kurdish Freedom Movement announced that they have started to withdraw all their forces in Turkey with the approval of Abdullah Öcalan. The statement stressed legal and poltiical approaches should be taken without delay.
Intubated journalist Aykol to continue to be put to sleep
Journalist-writer Huseyin Aykol, who was intubated after suffering a cerebral haemorrhage, will continue to be kept under anaesthesia due to high blood pressure.
The state must ensure Mr Öcalan's freedom says Saliha Aydeniz
Speaking at the Democratic Regions Party (DBP) Qoser (Kiziltepe) district congress, Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party MP Saliha Aydeniz said: "If the state wants to solve this problem, it must ensure the freedom of Mr Ocalan."
'Girls' secondary schools' reaction: Interference in lifestyle
Commenting on the "girls' secondary schools" as a violation of children's rights and a part of the policy of attacking women, Filiz Eraslan, Secretary of Eğitim Sen İzmir Branch No. 2, said: "These are manoeuvres for child marriage, child labour, child abuse, compulsory education and the constant change of the age of education."
Refugee boat sank in Mugla: 14 dead
While 2 people were rescued from the refugee boat sinking off the coast of Bodrum district of Mugla, 14 refugees lost their lives. The search for 2 refugees continues.
Attempt to occupy Kurdish farmers' land in Kirkuk
In Heftexar village of Daquq district of Kirkuk, Arab migrants tried to enter Kurdish farmers' lands with the support of Iraqi army and police forces.
Resistance of 223 workers continue: Wan defends labour, says no to kayyum
The resistance of 223 workers dismissed from their jobs by the Wan (Van) Metropolitan Municipality under the kayyum (trustee) administration continued on its 85th day. Workers once again said: "We will not give way to the kayyum and the rent-seekers".
Dormitory and university investigations to be seperated in Rojin Kabaiş case
Wan (Van) Bar Association Chair Sinan Ozaraz said that the complaints they filed against the dormitory and the university regarding the death of Rojin Kabais will be investigated separately from the main case.
Journalist Aykol's life still in danger
Journalist-writer Hüseyin Aykol, who was intubated after a cerebral haemorrhage, is being treated for a lung infection and his life still in danger.
Banned Abdullah Öcalan interview published 28 years later
Journalist Fatih Altaylı's interview with Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan was published for the first time after 28 years. Abdullah Öcalan had said: " As long as there is dialogue, we will lay down all our arms tomorrow.”
HPG announces operations in Amed and Besta
People's Defence Forces Press Liaison Center (HPG-BIM) announced that Turkey carried out operations in Çewlig (Bingol), Amed (Diyarbakır) and Besta regions and stated that those who give the orders are responsible for the consequences of a possible contact.
Koma Amed members welcomed in Amed
Koma Amed members, who will give a concert in Amed (Diyarbakır) after 30 years, were welcomed with songs at the airport.
If Turkey chooses war, it is in no one's interest says Academician Berwari
Stating that the effects of the failure to form a government in the Federated Kurdistan Region for more than a year have manifested itself in every field, academician Kamuran Berwarî noted that Turkey is preparing for a serious war in the region.
'All prisoners must be released if a lasting peace is desired'
Êlih (Batman) TUAY-DER Co-chair Hasan Arığtekin said that if a lasting peace is to be achieved and a democratic society is to be built, all prisoners, especially sick prisoners, must be released.
'Kurdish publishing should be supported more strongly against assimilation'
Representatives of Kurdish literature, who met with their readers at the Amed Book Fair, stated that they are trying to prevent assimilation and said, "Kurdish publishing should be supported more strongly against assimilation."
Soldiers seize citizen’s phone after filming deforestation in Gabar
A citizen who attempted to film on-going deforestation in the Gabar region was reportedly threatened by soldiers, who later confiscated the person’s phone and deleted the footage.
Journalist Aykol's life still in danger
Journalist-writer Hüseyin Aykol, who was intubated after a brain haemorrhage, has started antibiotic treatment due to an infection in his lungs.
If the state wants peace it must meet Ocalan says Lawyer Ozer
Former president of Amed (Diyarbakır) Bar Association stressed that the state should change the laws and meet with Abdullah Öcalan in order to solve the Kurdish issue.
‘Oppression continues in prisons despite process’
Relatives of prisoners stated that despite the Peace and Democratic Society Process pressure continue in prisons and called on the state and the government to take concrete steps.
Release of 8 prisoners prevented: No release in Kırşehir S-Type
Human Rights Association (IHD) Ankara Branch co-chair Omer Faruk Yazmaci met with prioners in Kırşehir S-Type Closed Prison and he stated that relese of 8 prisoners prevented between July and October. "Kırşehir S-Type does not release anyone," he said.
Villages in Agirî punished for not voting ruling party
2 thousand 179 kilometres of Agirî's (Ağrı) 2 thousand 636 kilomtres of village roads are still stabilised. Melik Ozmus, co-chiar of the People's Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Provincial General Assembly said: "The appointed ones act according to the policies of the government and divide the people according to their preferences."
Journalist Aykol's sleep medication reduced again
The sleeping pills given to journalist Huseyin Aykol, who was intubated after a brain haemorrhage in Ankara, have been reduced again.
Transitional government closes Tebqa-Salemiya road
The Syrian Transitional Government forces closed the Tebqa-Salemiya road, which connects North and East Syria to other parts of the country.
Turkey building new roads and bases, preparing for war says CPT Iraq representative
Kamaran Osman, CPT’s Iraq representative, warned that Turkey is preparing for a new war in the Zap and Avaşîn regions of the Kurdistan Region, building new military bases while continuing large-scale deforestation, even during on-going peace talks.
He said, ‘a person can’t regret what they didn’t do’, his release delayed by 6 months
The release of political prisoner Hakki Ay, held at Elazığ Type-1 High Security Closed Prison, was postponed for six months after he told the Prison Administration and Observation Board, “A person can’t regret something they didn’t do.”
Delegation from Iraq and the Kurdistan Region in Tehran
The security delegation of Iraq and the Federated Kurdistan Region, led by the Iraqi National Security Advisor, travelled to Tehran for a series of meetings.
Journalist Aykol to be put back into induced coma
It has been reported that journalist Huseyin Aykol, who was intubated following a brain hemorrhage in Ankara, will be put back into an induced coma.
Syrian forces attacked Sheikhmaqsud
Aleppo Internal Security Forces announced that an armed attack and assassination attempt was carried out by the paramilitary forces of the Syrian Interim Government against one of their points in the vicinity of Sheikhmaqsud (Şêxmeqsûd) neighbourhood of Aleppo last night.
Damascus forces attack on Suwayda
Suwayda National Defence Forces Command announced that the Syrian Transitional Government forces launched an attack against the town of Majdala in province.
Only demand of the Peace Mothers is the physical freedom of Ocalan
The Peace Mothers, who held their conference, gave the message that the freedom of the peoples passes through the physical freedom of Abdullah Ocalan.
Judiciary must make rulings that strengthen social peace says IHD member
Reacting to recent prison and detention rulings issued in Ağrı, Azad Akbulut, Co-Chair of the Human Rights Association (İHD) Ağrı Branch, stated that “the judiciary must issue decisions that strengthen social peace and fulfill the requirements of a democratic society.”
Turkey must change its stance toward Syria’s Kurds says Cengiz Candar
DEM Party MP Cengiz Candar stated that Abdullah Öcalan is the central actor in the ongoing process and emphasized that Turkey must change its policy toward Syrian Kurds. “Putting the Syrian issue in front of the domestic process is like putting the cart before the horse,” he said.
‘The real solution is to remove the barriers before the Kurdish language’
Responding to the Turkish Parliament’s recent Kurdish-language post on its official X account following Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş’s speech in Amed (Diyarbakır), Birhat Duman, an executive of the Kurdish Language and Culture Development Association (KURDÎGEH), said: “Kurds will not accept this double approach. The real solution is to remove the barriers before the Kurdish language.”
Intubated journalist Aykol in stable condition
Journalist Huseyin Aykol, who was intubated after suffering two brain haemorrhages, is still in a stable condition.
Great interest in Abdullah Öcalan's Sociology of Freedom in Argentina
The programme organised in Tandil, Argentina for the presentation of Abdullah Öcalan's defence entitled "Sociology of Freedom" attracted great interest.
DEM Party Co-Chairs: Implementing ECHR rulings is a key step toward peace
Speaking in front of the prison after the visiting former HDP Co-chair Selahattin Demirtaş, DEM Party Co-chairs emphasized that implementing the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rulings and releasing Demirtaş, Figen Yüksekdağ, and all Kobanê case prisoners would be “one of the most important steps” in the ongoing process toward peace and democratization.
'The solution of the problems depends on freedom of Abdullah Öcalan'
Administrators of the Wan (Van) Association for Solidarity with Families of Prisoners and Convicts (TUHAY-DER) said that the first concrete step toward ensuring a fair and democratic process must be the implementation of the “right to hope” for Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan.
Prisoner whose release prevented for the 3rd time: They are waiting for me to die
Ill prisoenr has been held in Kırşehir S-Type for 31 years Cemil Ivrendi's release has been postponed 3 times. "They are waiting for me to die in prison, no one is taking responsibility," he said.
Classmates of Rojin Kabaiş ask: Why is the Rector hiding?
Students at Van Yuzuncu Yil University (YYU) have entered the fifth day of their protest for the suspicious death of their classmate Rojin Kabais. The students asked: “Why is there footage of the student who found Rojin’s phone, but not of the person who left it there?”
Two-thirds of villages in Agirî had renamed under assimilation policies
As part of the assimilation policies systematically implemented since the early years of the Republic, 379 of Agirî’s (Ağrı) 576 villages have had their original names changed.
Youth march for Abdullah Öcalan: We will struggle without ınterruption until he is free
Kurdish youth marched in Amed (Diyarbakır) demanding the physical freedom of Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan, vowing to continue their struggle until his release. “We will live with Leader Apo and fight without interruption until he is physically free,” the demonstrators declared.
Call for rally in Esenyurt
Making a call for the rally to be held in Esenyurt Square, Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party member Ahmet Tuzun said that they will raise their voices against the unlawful practices of the government.
Call for Kurdish Language: The mother-tongue struggle is a social responsibility
Highlighting the state policies of denial against the Kurdish language, women participating in a recent workshop in Wan (Van) emphasized that the struggle for Kurdish must be carried out on both social and political grounds.
Message from Abdullah Öcalan to the Peace Mothers
Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, in his message greeting the Peace Mothers conference, said: "Your identity as mothers, you must consciously struggle for the identity of the free woman."
‘The road to lasting peace passes through prisons’
Pointing out that there has been no change in the treatment of ill prisoners despite on-going advocacy, the Lawyers for Freedom Association (ÖHD) member Beritan Kalbişen said: “If we want to establish a lasting and meaningful peace, the path inevitably passes through the prisons.”
Journalist Aykol is expected to be woken up during the day
Journalist Huseyin Aykol, who underwent two operations and was intubated after suffering two brain haemorrhages, is expected to be woken up during the day to check his reflexes.
Abdullah Ocalan: The right to hope is a step that the state must take
Asrin Law Office announced that Abdullah Ocalan said: "The right to hope is a step that the state must take. This is an issue that affects thousands of people."
While 'solution' being discussed, the government building 'security roads'
While the process carried out in the context of the solution of the Kurdish issue continues, the government has started the construction of a military road with a cost of 375 million TL in the regions of Mount Gilî and Mount Tendürek under the name of "security road".
Doctor who joined Rojin Kabais’s autopsy: Deficiencies in the investigation have complicated the process
Dr Huseyin Yavic, a member of the Van-Hakkari Medical Chamber who participated in the autopsy of Rojin Kabais, said that major shortcomings in the investigation have hindered the process from the very beginning. “The deficiencies in the inquiry unfortunately made this process much more difficult,” he said.
Why does the Committee enforced ECHR ruling on Azerbaijan avoid acting against Turkey?
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, which ensured Azerbaijan implemented a ECHR ruling, has failed to take similar steps against Turkey, despite Ankara’s 11-year refusal to recognize the “right to hope.” PACE member Berdan Öztürk said the recent dissolution of the PKK removes all of Turkey’s justifications for inaction: “They have no excuse left.”