Umut Bookstore bombing marks 20 years: state must face its crimes
Twenty years have passed since the bombing of Umut Bookstore, where the perpetrators were caught red-handed. Bookstore owner Seferi Yılmaz said, “The state’s first step must be to confront unsolved murders and its own crimes.”
Amed Bar Association Vice Chair: The durability of the process depends on legal safeguards
Deputy Chair of the Amed (Diyarbakır) Bar Association, Silan Celik, emphasized that the ongoing peace process can only be sustained through legal guarantees and institutional protection. “The permanence and continuity of this process require it to be secured. These protections can only be ensured through legal safeguards,” she said.
‘Women’s Cities’ to be announced
The DEM Party’s Democratic Local Administration Council will declare five cities selected as pilot regions as “Women’s Cities”. GABB Women’s Director Necla Gürsoy stated, “We need to see cities redesigned with women’s minds and willpower.”
'The state must respond to the process with constitutional reforms'
Peace Academic Zeliha Burcu Acar said; ‘The state must also respond to this process with democratic and constitutional reforms. Progress must be made with democratic integration laws, not with the rhetoric of 'ending terrorism'."
HRW briefing on the parliamentary commission
In a joint briefing issued by three organisations, including HRW, it was emphasised that the commission established in Parliament must propose concrete legal and institutional reforms that will guarantee justice and the rule of law.
Prisoner's family not informed about his heart attack
Zeki Bulut, a prisoner at Burdur High Security Prison, suffered a heart attack on 4 November. Bulut underwent an angiogram without his family being informed.
Sedat Akgok releases after 31 years in prison
Sedat Akgok was released from Trabzon Beşikdüzü Prison after 31 years of imprisonment.
Suweyda countryside bombed
The area west of the city of Suweyda was bombed with heavy weapons late last night.
We must strive for the process to be successful says Prof. Gunerhan
Expressing his concerns about the process due to the failure of democratic rules, Prof. Dr. Yusuf Gunerhan said, “We must stand together as a society. We must strive and work hard for the process to be successful.”
Six journalists called to testify as part of “Imamoğlu” investigation
It has been reported that six journalists have been called to testify as part of the investigation into arrested Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu.
Journalist Aykol enters fourth stage of treatment
After developing a lung infection following multiple surgeries, journalist Hüseyin Aykol has begun treatment with a fourth set of different antibiotics.
Reacted to ID check, beaten and handcuffed
Hikmet Çapraz claimed that he was forcibly handcuffed and beaten by five soldiers at a gendarmerie checkpoint in Elbak, shortly after having undergone an ID check just 10 minutes earlier.
Rally preparations in Cologne: Chief negotiator must be free
Politician Ziya Pir, involved in preparations for the rally scheduled for November 8 in Cologne, Germany, emphasized, “Mr. Abdullah Öcalan is the chief negotiator. He needs to be free to manage the negotiations more effectively.”
IHD’s Yılmaz: Integration laws must meet actual needs
Ercan Yılmaz, President of the Amed (Diyarbakır) branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD), emphasized that the Parliament must play a leading role in resolving the Kurdish issue, adding, “Integration laws to be prepared must also meet the actual needs.”
His body has been ‘missing’ for five years
The body of Kemal Selimî, who was reportedly killed in a drone strike five years ago in Şirnex (Şırnak), has still not been handed over to his family, with authorities claiming that it “does not exist.”