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HDP MP Ferhat Encü Taken Into Custody

HDP MP Ferhat Encü Taken Into Custody

Being released after three months of arrest, HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü has been taken into custody in Şerafettin Elçi Airport in Şırnak.

17 February 2017

Warrant Issued to Take Baluken Forcibly For Arrest

Warrant Issued to Take Baluken Forcibly For Arrest

Warrant has been issued to take HDP MP Baluken forcibly for arrest. Baluken had been arrested in November 2016 and later released in January 2017.

17 February 2017

HDP MP Ferhat Encü Released

HDP MP Ferhat Encü Released

Being arrested on November 4, 2016 and sent to Kandıra Type F Prison, HDP Şırnak MP Ferhat Encü has been released.

16 February 2017

Trustee Appointed to Bismil Municipality

Trustee Appointed to Bismil Municipality

The sub-Governor of Bismil district of the Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır has been appointed to the district’s municipality as a trustee. Detention order has been issued for Cemile Eminoğlu, the co-Mayor of the district.

6 February 2017

Doğubayazıt Co-Mayors Arrested

Doğubayazıt Co-Mayors Arrested

Seven people including Ağrı’s Doğubayazıt Co-Mayors Özbay and Tekdemir have been arrested.

6 February 2017

Ahmet Türk Released

Ahmet Türk Released

Mardin Criminal Judgeship of Peace on Duty has ruled that Mardin Metropolitan co-Mayor Ahmet Türk be released.

3 February 2017

No Life Threat for Ahmet Türk Being Jailed, Says Forensic Medicine

No Life Threat for Ahmet Türk Being Jailed, Says Forensic Medicine

Mardin Metropolitan co-Mayor Ahmet Türk is fit to continue to serve a prison sentence despite his health issues, according to a report from the Istanbul Forensic Medicine Institution. The report says Türk’s imprisonment does not constitute a “life threatening situation”.

3 February 2017

HDP Group Deputy Chair İdris Baluken Released

HDP Group Deputy Chair İdris Baluken Released

After nearly three months in detention, HDP Group Deputy Chair Baluken has been released.

30 January 2017

Co-Mayor of Muradiye Municipality Arrested

Co-Mayor of Muradiye Municipality Arrested

Van’s Muradiye district’s Co-Mayor Tunç from the Democratic Regions Party has been arrested.

26 January 2017

HDP MPs Taşçıer, Baydemir, Yıldırım Taken by Force to Give Testimony

HDP MPs Taşçıer, Baydemir, Yıldırım Taken by Force to Give Testimony

HDP MPs Baydemir, Yıldırım and Taşçıer were taken by force to testify today. Another HDP MP Adıyaman was taken by force too today to give testimony. All four deputies were released following their testimony.

25 January 2017

Mardin Co-Mayor Ahmet Türk Taken into Hospital

Mardin Co-Mayor Ahmet Türk Taken into Hospital

Mardin Metropolitan Co-Mayor Türk has been taken into a hospital from Elazığ Prison in order to have the examinations related to his medical condition completed. The results will be sent to the Forensic Medicine for evaluation.

25 January 2017 Ayça Söylemez

HDP MP Adıyaman Taken from His Home by Force to Testify

HDP MP Adıyaman Taken from His Home by Force to Testify

HDP Iğdır MP Mehmet Emin Adıyaman was taken to prosecutor’s office by police officers coming to his home this morning in accordance with a warrant of taking by force.

25 January 2017

Ömerli, Çatak Co-Mayors Arrested

Ömerli, Çatak Co-Mayors Arrested

Mardin’s Ömerli Co-Mayor Tekin and Van’s Çatak Co-Mayor Bartu have been arrested. There are 72 Co-Mayors from the DBP under arrest.

9 HDP Executives Including İstanbul Co-Chairs Arrested

9 HDP Executives Including İstanbul Co-Chairs Arrested

Nine HDP executives including the party’s İstanbul Provincial Co-Chairs have been arrested after detention of 25 days. Two provincial executives have been sentenced to home confinement.

HDP MP Leyla Birlik Released

HDP MP Leyla Birlik Released

HDP Şırnak MP Leyla Birlik has been released following 2-month detention.

Aysel Tuğluk, 7 Politicians Arrested

Aysel Tuğluk, 7 Politicians Arrested

Detained in Ankara, HDP Vice Co-Chair Aysel Tuğluk and seven other politicians have been arrested by the court they were taken to.

29 December 2016

Ağrı Co-Mayor Mukaddes Kubilay Arrested

Ağrı Co-Mayor Mukaddes Kubilay Arrested

Ağrı Co-Mayor Mukaddes Kubilay has been arrested. 71 co-mayors from 46 DBP-governed municipalities are under arrest.

28 December 2016

Trustees Appointed to 3 Municipalities in Bitlis

Trustees Appointed to 3 Municipalities in Bitlis

Trustees have been appointed to municipalities of DBP-governed Hizan, Mutli and Yolalan in Bitlis. The number of DBP-governed municipalities to which trustees have been appointed has increased to 49. 70 co-mayors are under arrest.

26 December 2016

Akdeniz Co-Mayor Mutlu Arrested

Akdeniz Co-Mayor Mutlu Arrested

15 people including Akdeniz Co-Mayor Yüksel Mutlu from the DBP and HDP Mersin Provincial Co-Chair Sadun Doğan have been arrested.

26 December 2016

5 More DBP Co-Mayors Arrested

5 More DBP Co-Mayors Arrested

Bitlis’ Hizan Co-Mayor İhsan Uğur, Mutki Co-Mayor Özcan Birlik, Yolalan Co-Mayor Felemez Aydın, Siirt’s Baykan Co-Mayor Selva Erdoğan and Veysel Karani Co-Mayor Enes Cengiz have been arrested.

21 December 2016

HDP Iğdır MP Detained

HDP Iğdır MP Detained

HDP Iğdır MP Mehmet Emin Adıyaman has been taken to Ankara after being detained in Antep.

19 December 2016

Halfeti Co-Mayor Mustafa Bayram Arrested

Halfeti Co-Mayor Mustafa Bayram Arrested

Halfeti Co-Mayor Mustafa Bayram has been arrested, which carried the number of arrested DBP co-mayors and deputy chairs to 57.

13 December 2016

Detained HDP MP Besime Konca Released

Detained HDP MP Besime Konca Released

Detained last night in Ankara, HDP Siirt MP Besime Konca has been released on probation.

13 December 2016

Artuklu Co-Mayor Emin Irmak Arrested

Artuklu Co-Mayor Emin Irmak Arrested

Released following his 21-day detention and taken into custody again upon objection by prosecutor’s office, Mardin Co-Mayor Emin Irmak has been arrested.

13 December 2016

Hakkari's Yüksekova Co-Mayor Arrested

Hakkari's Yüksekova Co-Mayor Arrested

Hakkari’s Yüksekova Co-Mayor Adile Kozay has been arrested, the number of arrested DBP co-mayors has risen to 55 with this arrest.

9 December 2016

Letter from Demirtaş to HDP Supporters

Letter from Demirtaş to HDP Supporters

Imprisoned since November 4, HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş has stated in his letter that his morale and spirits is high despite relocation.

8 December 2016

HDP Delegation Not Permitted to Meet Demirtaş, Zeydan

HDP Delegation Not Permitted to Meet Demirtaş, Zeydan

HDP delegation hasn’t been allowed to meet HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş and Hakkari MP Zeydan, who are arrested in Edirne, for not having a permission from the Ministry of Justice despite having one from Edirne Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.

7 December 2016

Erzurum’s Karayazı Co-Mayor Detained as Well

Erzurum’s Karayazı Co-Mayor Detained as Well

Karayazı Co-Mayor Mehmet Sait Karabakan has been taken into custody. Two more DBP co-mayors were detained during today, one DBP co-mayor was arrested and one trustee was appointed to a DBP-governed municipality.

6 December 2016

Şemdinli Co-Mayor Seferi Yılmaz Arrested

Şemdinli Co-Mayor Seferi Yılmaz Arrested

Hakkari’s Şemdinli district Co-Mayor Seferi Yılmaz has been arrested on charge of “[illegal] organization membership”. The number of arrested DBP co-mayors has risen to 48.

6 December 2016

Diyarbakır’s Kayapınar, Yenişehir Co-Mayors Detained

Diyarbakır’s Kayapınar, Yenişehir Co-Mayors Detained

Diyarbakır’s Kayapınar Co-Mayor Mehmet Ali Aydın and Yenişehir Co-Mayor Mehmet Selim Kurbanoğlu have been taken into custody.

6 December 2016

Çukurca, Yüksekova, Şemdinli Co-Mayors Detained

Çukurca, Yüksekova, Şemdinli Co-Mayors Detained

Hakkari’s Çukurca district Co-Mayors Hilal Duman and Servet Tunç, Yüksekova Deputy Co-Mayor Adile Kozay and Şemdinli Co-Mayor Seferi Yılmaz were detained on Saturday.

5 December 2016

Ahmet Türk Arrested

Ahmet Türk Arrested

Relieved of Mardin Co-Mayorship, Ahmet Türk has been arrested.

25 November 2016

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