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Bilgen: Sharing Pain doesn’t Mean Approving Attack

Bilgen: Sharing Pain doesn’t Mean Approving Attack

HDP Spokesperson Bilgen said, “Funeral is pain for those left behind, you cannot be the partner of things being said in the funeral” as to Van MP Hezer’s participation in suicide bomber of Ankara attack, Sömez’s condolence.

24 February 2016

Two Military Caravans Attacked in Eastern Turkey

Two Military Caravans Attacked in Eastern Turkey

24 security officers were injured from a bombing attack against the military caravans on a highway between Van and Hakkari provinces in Eastern Turkey, last night.

22 September 2015

Gendarmerie Admits Killing, Disappearance

Gendarmerie Admits Killing, Disappearance

“If the funerals are not returned to their families or officials, it means that their disappearance is admitted,” advocate Turan Ece told bianet regarding the case of a mass grave belonging to 27 PKK guerrillas from 1998.

13 February 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Police Tank Crashes 12 y.o. in Van Province

Police Tank Crashes 12 y.o. in Van Province

A police tank known as scorpion dived into the crowd of demonstrators and crashed a 12 year-old boy. While the child was heavily wounded and had a brain operation, Peace and Democracy Party Deputy Özdal Üçer stated that the boy was shoe shiner and he was passing there in order to go home.

8 April 2014 Beyza Kural

Arrested Van Mayor Relieved of Duties in Wake of KCK Probe

Arrested Van Mayor Relieved of Duties in Wake of KCK Probe

The Ministry of Interior relieved Van Mayor Bekir Kaya of his duties after authorities arrested him as part of the ongoing probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) in the eastern province of Van, even before the expiration of his grace period to appeal.

Van Mayor Bekir Kaya Arrested

Van Mayor Bekir Kaya Arrested

Law enforcement officials arrested Bekir Kaya, the mayor of the eastern province of Van, and nine other members of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) as part of the probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK,) as hundreds gathered before the courthouse to protest the decision.

Police Detains Van Mayor

KCK OPERATIONS IN FULL SWING

Police Detains Van Mayor

Law enforcement officials took Bekir Kaya, the mayor of the southeastern province of Van, and five other district mayors under custody today, as well as 10 members of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) as part of the probe into the Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK.)

Teachers Take the Street in Aftermath of Van Earthquakes

Teachers Take the Street in Aftermath of Van Earthquakes

Teachers in Van took the street to protest the handling of the aftermath of the two major earthquakes that hit the region in October and November 2011. They drew attention to the still very bad situation of earthquake victims and to the persistent problem of housing.

16 January 2012

Major Earthquake in Eastern Turkey

Major Earthquake in Eastern Turkey

The eastern city of Van was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, 23 October. More than 200 people died and more than a thousand people were injured in the quake.

24 October 2011

Two Germans in Custody in Van

Two Germans in Custody in Van

Two German citizens of an international delegation were taken into police custody in Van under allegations of "propaganda for a terrorist organization". The delegation visited Turkey in order to investigate a mass grave of 41 people including sociologist Andrea Wolf.

22 September 2011

Another Mass Grave in Van - Waste Dumped on Grave in Bitlis

Another Mass Grave in Van - Waste Dumped on Grave in Bitlis

A mass grave supposedly containing the bodies of 28 PKK members dating back to 1998 was found in Çatak/Van. In Mutki/Bitlis, the municipality dumped rubbish on an area with several mass graves.

28 July 2011 Ayça Söylemez

Dozens in Police Custody - 7 Arrests

KCK OPERATIONS

Dozens in Police Custody - 7 Arrests

A total of 24 people including journalist Pamuk, NGO members, politicians and children, were taken into custody in the scope of KCK operations in the pre-dominantly Kurdish cities of Van, Şırnak, Mardin, Muş, Bingöl, Ağrı and Diyarbakır, five people were arrested.

German Sociologist Found in Mass Grave in Van

German Sociologist Found in Mass Grave in Van

After the investigation of a mass grave in Çatak/Van, it was reported that the remains of German Sociologist Wolf were found among the approximately 40 bodies in the cave.

17 June 2011 Nilay Vardar

4 Students in Custody for Attending Demonstrations

4 Students in Custody for Attending Demonstrations

4 students in Van who were active in recent student protests were taken into custody by the Anti-Terror Police on 11 May. They were allowed to talk to their lawyers only after 24 hours. The lawyers are barred from seeing the file because of a decision of confidentiality.

13 May 2011 Ekin Karaca

Defendant Abi Released Pending Trial

KCK TRIAL

Defendant Abi Released Pending Trial

Ferzinde Abi, one out of 17 defendants of the KCK Trial in Van, was released pending trial due to health reasons. The President Judge had five-year-old Argeş removed from the courtroom because he 'disturbed his conscience'. The boy stays in prison with his detained mother.

A Further 24 Arrests in Operation on Peace and Democracy Party

BDP ARREST WAVE

A Further 24 Arrests in Operation on Peace and Democracy Party

Another 24 people have been taken into custody in the Turkish cities of Van and Batman. The total number of arrests throughout the last week in the scope of the operation against Peace and Democracy Party mounts to 47 people. The Peace Council of Turkey criticized the course of action.

30 December 2009 Tolga Korkut

Two Deaths at Newroz Celebrations

In some cities in the southeast of Turkey, the governors did not allow Newroz celebrations to take place. Two people died in Van and Hakkari. Hundreds of people were taken into police custody.

24 March 2008 Emine Özcan

Husbands May Be Fired in Case of Domestic Violence

Municipality and union agree:

Husbands May Be Fired in Case of Domestic Violence

Gülcihan Simsek, the female district mayor from southeast Van province signs a collective agreement with the workers union: Male workers can be fired should they resort to domestic violence.

10 January 2008 Gökçe Gündüç

Hakkari Journalist Killed in Van

On Saturday, 22 September, journalist Kasim Ciftci was shot dead in Van. It is not clear whether the murder is related to his profession.

25 September 2007 Erol Önderoğlu

Gül: "Services Will Flow to This Region"

Gül: "Services Will Flow to This Region"

Newly-elected President Abdullah Gül's first trip took him to Van and today to Yüksekova in Hakkari. He will also visit Siirt, Sirnak and Diyarbakir.

13 September 2007

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