Following an appeal from PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, KCK Executive Council declared that PKK guerrillas within Turkey's border would gradually withdraw in groups starting from May ...»

Peace and Democracy Party MP Kürkçü delivered a speech at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe saying they were determined to unfold the historical ...»

Clashes between two politically opponent students groups last night during an award ceremony at Middle East Technical University in Ankara left 15 injured. ...»

Peace and Democracy Party Group Vice Chairperson İdris Baluken submitted a proposal to the parliament to launch an investigation on 1915 Armenian Genocide and open the ...»

At 19:15 sharp last night, thousands gathered in downtown Istanbul to commemorate Armenian intellectuals who were detained and forced to take a journey with no return ...»

ECHR found Turkey guilty of violating torture ban, ordering the Turkish state to pay the applicants 24,000 euros as non-pecuniary damages and court expenses. ...»

A blaze at a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey's Ceylanpınar district left 1 child dead and 5 children wounded. ...»

Celalettin Can, Zübeyde Teker, Yılmaz Ebsroğlu, Avni Özgürel, Fatma Benli, Yücel Sayman and Muhsin Kızılkaya from Turkey's Wise People shared their insights with bianet after the ...»

ECHR announced its verdict on the case of Ali Külah who was battered and shot dead by a police officer for not showing his ID. Turkey ...»

An autistic children association chairperson's remarks on autistic children being atheist enraged families and caregivers across Turkey. ...»

As Taksim Gezi Park, the last remaining green spot in Istanbul's busy downtown, faced threats by urban renewal projects, locals have taken action to turn the ...»

Five days after violent student clashes at Dicle University in Diyarbakir, police troops fear another outbreak of violence between supporters of the Kurdish students and allegedly ...»

Advocate Efkan Bolaç told bianet that an Istanbul prosecutor has issued a file against 4 protestors who rallied against the demolition of historical Emek Movie Theatre ...»

AKP administration appointed its share of members for the resolution commission, a parliamentary delegation that will investigate means of social peace and determine on the resolution ...»

Ayşen Uysal, an associate professor of Public Administration at Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, said that CHP started adopting a nationalist tone as its party leader Kılıçdaroğlu was ...»

CHP deputy Süleyman Çelebi submitted a bill proposal today, regarding the ban of child and adolescent workers who are under 18 years old in Turkey's labor ...»

Ayşe Karabaş, a former PKK guerrilla who withdrew in 1999, underlined that the ongoing withdrawal process of PKK guerrillas should be under the umbrella of legal ...»

English PEN is campaigning on freedom of expression in Turkey throughout 2013 to raise awareness of current threats to writers, publishers, translators and journalists. ...»

An Ankara Military Court Council found Turkey’s Defense Ministry partially guilty of the suicide of Murat Oktay Can, a compulsory drafted soldier, ordering the ministry to ...»

A police officer shot and killed Muhammet Öyke (21) who was riding in a car that allegedly ignored police warnings to halt. After the amendement in ...»