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Websites of Trustee Appointed Municipalities Closed: We are with you Very Soon

Websites of Trustee Appointed Municipalities Closed: We are with you Very Soon

After the Ministry of Interior has appointed trustees to Metropolitan Municipalities of Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin, the official websites of the municipalities have been closed.

Joint Reaction Against Dismissal of 3 Mayors of HDP: Coup Against People’s Will

Joint Reaction Against Dismissal of 3 Mayors of HDP: Coup Against People’s Will

Several social media users, including politicians from the HDP, CHP and SP have denounced the appointment of trustees to HDP’s Metropolitan Municipalities of Van, Diyarbakır and Mardin, who have been removed from office earlier in the day.

Ministry of Interior: 418 People Taken into Custody in 29 Provinces

Ministry of Interior: 418 People Taken into Custody in 29 Provinces

The Ministry of Interior has announced that 418 people have been taken into custody in operations conducted in 29 provinces, particularly in Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van, whose metropolitan mayors have been removed from office earlier today.

Metropolitan Mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van Removed from Office

Metropolitan Mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van Removed from Office

The Ministry of Interior has announced that Metropolitan Mayors of Diyarbakır, Mardin and Van have been removed from office on the ground that there are ongoing investigations against them at heavy penal courts.

Demonstrations and Events Banned in Van for the Last 999 Days

Demonstrations and Events Banned in Van for the Last 999 Days

It was on November 21, 2016, shortly after the attempted coup on July 15, when holding demonstrations and organizing events have been banned for reasons of security in Van. On August 12, the ban has been extended once again.

16 August 2019 Hikmet Adal

Demonstration Ban in Hakkari and Van

Demonstration Ban in Hakkari and Van

All events such as protest demonstrations, marches, meetings, assemblies and sit-in protests have been banned in Hakkari for 30 days. One day later, a similar ban has also been introduced in Turkey’s another eastern province Van for 10 days.

Governorship Bans Demonstrations in Van

Governorship Bans Demonstrations in Van

All demonstrations and events have been banned in Turkey’s eastern province of Van by the Governorship. The Supreme Election Council previously ruled that three mayor-elects in the province discharged by Statutory Decrees shall not take office.

Snow Scenes from Van, Dersim, Hakkari, Iğdır and Muş

Snow Scenes from Van, Dersim, Hakkari, Iğdır and Muş

Snow images from Van, Dersim, Hakkari, Iğdır and Muş through the the lenses of photojournalists of Anadolu Agency...

31 January 2019

With Their Ballot Boxes Moved, Voters Take to Roads

With Their Ballot Boxes Moved, Voters Take to Roads

After the Supreme Election Council accepted the requests of 19 governorships that the ballot boxes be moved, some voters have had to cover a distance of 30 kilometers to cast their votes.

Demonstration Ban in Van

Demonstration Ban in Van

Holding demonstrations and making statements for press have been banned for 30 days in Turkey’s eastern province of Van. The ban does not apply to the election works and the events held by governmental agencies.

St. Stephanos Church in Van Under Threat of Collapse

St. Stephanos Church in Van Under Threat of Collapse

Considered an important pilgrimage spot for Armenians, St. Stephanos Church has been looted in Van.

1 First Lieutenant Killed in Van

1 First Lieutenant Killed in Van

District Gendarmerie Peace Commando Company Deputy Commander First Lieutenant Mehmet Sakallı has lost his life in a clash that erupted between PKK and army of Turkey in Van.

7 November 2017

Demonstrations Banned in Van for 30 Days

Demonstrations Banned in Van for 30 Days

Setting up tents, opening stands, sit-in protests and all similar demonstrations and events have been banned through State of Emergency Law for 30 days in Van.

1 September 2017

Press Members Not Allowed in Conscience and Justice Watch in Van

Press Members Not Allowed in Conscience and Justice Watch in Van

HDP province and district chairs as well as press members who do not possess a press card are not being allowed in the area where the Conscience and Justice Watch meeting is being held in Van.

Clashes in Van: 1 Soldier Killed

Clashes in Van: 1 Soldier Killed

A corporal major has lost his life in the clashes in a rural area in Başkale district of Van province between security forces from Turkish army and members of Kurdistan Worker’s Party.

3 Soldiers, 1 Village Guard Killed in Tendürek Mountain Area

3 Soldiers, 1 Village Guard Killed in Tendürek Mountain Area

Three soldiers and one village guard lost their lives, four soldiers were injured in clashes between members of PKK and security forces carrying out an operation in Tendürek mountain on the border of Van and Ağrı districts this morning.

Trustee Changes Name of Tahir Elçi Park

Trustee Changes Name of Tahir Elçi Park

The sub-governor, who was appointed as trustee to Çatak Municipality in Van, has replaced the name of the park named after murdered Diyarbakır Bar President Tahir Elçi with a village guard killed in the district.

1 Soldier, 1 Village Guard Killed in Van

1 Soldier, 1 Village Guard Killed in Van

A soldier and a village guard have lost their lives in an explosion occurred during security search in Turkey’s eastern province of Van.

All Protests, Demonstrations Banned in Van For 1 Month

All Protests, Demonstrations Banned in Van For 1 Month

Van Governorship has banned all protests and demonstrations in the province until the beginning of 2017. The Governorship has declared the reason for the ban as “peace and security”.

30 November 2016

Van Municipality Mayor Arrested

Van Municipality Mayor Arrested

Van Metropolitan Mayor Bekir Kaya has been arrested on charge of “knowingly and willingly aiding an [illegal] organization".

18 November 2016

3 Village Guards, 1 Civilian Killed in Van

3 Village Guards, 1 Civilian Killed in Van

An attack has been carried out by members of PKK in Başkale district of Van killing three village guards and a civilian. Two other people have been injured.

10 November 2016

Attack in Van, Hakkari

Attack in Van, Hakkari

12 soldiers have been injured in the explosions that occurred during the passage of military vehicle in Van’s Başkale district and Hakkari’s Şemdinli district.

14 October 2016

HPG Claims Responsibility for Killing of AKP Executive

HPG Claims Responsibility for Killing of AKP Executive

HPG has claimed responsibility for killing of AKP Van’s Özalp District Vice Chair Aydın Muştu by raiding his house.

11 October 2016

1 Soldier Killed in Van

1 Soldier Killed in Van

PKK members have remotely detonated a bomb they planted earlier on culvert as soldier were doing explosive scanning in Van’s Gürpınar district. One sergeant major has been killed, two soldiers injured.

HPG Claims Responsibility for Van Attack

HPG Claims Responsibility for Van Attack

HPG has claimed responsibility for the attack that was launched in Van on Tuesday (September 12).

14 September 2016

Explosion in Van

Explosion in Van

An attack with a bomb-laden vehicle has been launched nearby the buildings of the AKP and Governorship wounding 48 people, two of whom are police officers in Van.

12 September 2016

2,800 Year-Old Wheat, Sesame Seeds Found In Archeological Dig

2,800 Year-Old Wheat, Sesame Seeds Found In Archeological Dig

Archaeologists are hoping to make 2,800 year-old seeds discovered in an excavation in Van grow again. The head of the project believes that the seeds would most probably grow again if they have become carbonized on their own.

6 September 2016 Ekin Karaca

1 Soldier, 1 Village Guard Killed in Van

1 Soldier, 1 Village Guard Killed in Van

A soldier and a village guard have lost their lives during a clash that broke out within the operations carried out against the PKK in Van.

1 September 2016

Bomb attack in Van

Bomb attack in Van

In a bomb attack carried out by PKK members detonating a bomb-laden vehicle in the city center of Van province, two civilians and a police officer have been killed. 73 persons including 20 police officers were injured.

Bomb Trap in Van: 2 Police Officers Killed

Bomb Trap in Van: 2 Police Officers Killed

In Hacıbekir neighbourhood of Van, two police officers have lost their lives, one other injured in explosion of a planted improvised explosive device while armed police vehicles were passing by.

1 Soldier Killed in Van, 1 Other Injured

1 Soldier Killed in Van, 1 Other Injured

One soldier has lost his life in the armed conflict between security forces and members of PKK in the intersection of Gürpınar and Çatak districts of Turkey’s eastern province of Van, another injured.

2 Police Officers Killed in Van

2 Police Officers Killed in Van

In Van, an improvised bomb planted on the road by members of YPS has exploded in the hands of a police officer trying to dispose it. Two police officers have lost their lives, three others injured in the explosion.

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