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Court cancels changes to plans that would zone Lake Gökpınar for construction

Court cancels changes to plans that would zone Lake Gökpınar for construction

The Ankara Branch of the Chamber of Architects previously took legal action against the changes to the master plans of Lake Gökpınar. The Sivas Administrative Court has cancelled the changes that would zone the lake for construction.

27 September 2021

Attempted attack on İYİ Party leader Akşener in Sivas

Attempted attack on İYİ Party leader Akşener in Sivas

Akşener has been targeted for the second time in three months. The president had praised the first attempted attack against her.

Fish die-off in Kızılırmak River: Lack of oxygen due to drought

Fish die-off in Kızılırmak River: Lack of oxygen due to drought

The samples taken from the Kızılırmak River by the teams of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Directorate have shown that the fish kill was caused by a lack of oxygen as a result of high air temperatures.

Mining company standing trial for intentionally making villagers drink arsenic water

Mining company standing trial for intentionally making villagers drink arsenic water

Demir Export mining company affiliated with Koç Holding, one of the largest industrial conglomerates of Turkey, is now standing trial for having intentionally made villagers in Sivas province drink high-arsenic water.

18 September 2020

Sivas Massacre: Opposition demands facing the past, opening of 'Museum of Shame'

Sivas Massacre: Opposition demands facing the past, opening of 'Museum of Shame'

While CHP and HDP deputies have submitted motions and law proposals about the 1993 massacre, an AKP member of the Sivas municipal council has filed a criminal complaint who define the incident as "massacre."

3 Children Drown in Kızılırmak River

3 Children Drown in Kızılırmak River

The children who drowned in Kızılırmak River in Sivas were reportedly the children of seasonal agricultural workers who came to the province for potato planting.

Divriği Prison to Become Djemevi

Divriği Prison to Become Djemevi

After it was closed in 2007, the Ministry of Justice has given the use of Divriği Prison to Divriği Hacı Bektaş Veli Association for 30 years. The association will use the building as a djemevi.

Dig Deeper in Dink and Malatya Investigations

Dink family lawyer Ergin Cinmen has called for an investigation into the links between the Ergenekon organisation and the murders of Hrant Dink, Andrea Santoro and three Christians in Malatya.

14 January 2009