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Former Governor of İstanbul Hüseyin Avni Mutlu Suspended

Former Governor of İstanbul Hüseyin Avni Mutlu Suspended

Former Governor of İstanbul Hüseyin Avni Mutlu has been suspended.

'Refining Academic Community' Call from Higher Education Council

'Refining Academic Community' Call from Higher Education Council

The Council of Higher Education Chairperson has invited rectors of all universities to the meeting and said “The steps that we take to clean our academic community from this formation will be discussed.”

Statement From Turkish Armed Forces

Statement From Turkish Armed Forces

Turkish Armed Forces in its statement made on its website has announced that they have seized power. Minister of Defence Işık has noted that the declaration is a pirate statement. State-run Anadolu Agency has reported that Chief of General Staff has been taken hostage.

Curfew Declared in 16 Villages of Silvan

Curfew Declared in 16 Villages of Silvan

Curfew has been declared in 16 villages of Silvan district of Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey.

Curfew Declared in Uludere

Curfew Declared in Uludere

Curfew has been declared in Ortasu/Roboski and Gülyazı/Bujeh villages of Uludere district of Şırnak province in southeastern Turkey to be in effect as of 3 a.m. this morning.

HRW: State Blocks Investigation into Southeast Killings in Turkey

HRW: State Blocks Investigation into Southeast Killings in Turkey

Human Rights Watch Organization has noted that the Government of Turkey was blocking access for independent investigations into mass abuses against civilians across southeast Turkey and demanded to grant UN permission to launch investigation.

Stories of Those Who Lost Their Lives in Atatürk Airport Attack

Stories of Those Who Lost Their Lives in Atatürk Airport Attack

44 people have been killed in the bomb attack at the Atatürk Airport. We are sharing the life stories of those who lost their lives in the attack so they won't remain as numbers

Erdoğan: Both Sides at Fault in Firuzağa Incident

Erdoğan: Both Sides at Fault in Firuzağa Incident

President Erdoğan has said both the assailants and the attendees of the Radiohead event in the Firuzağa incident were at fault.

Berkin Elvan Commemorated Demanding Justice 3 Years After His Shooting

Berkin Elvan Commemorated Demanding Justice 3 Years After His Shooting

Reiterating demands for justice, Berkin Elvan has been commemorated in the Parliament and on the spot where he had been shot, in third year anniversary of his shooting with a gas capsule.

Swallow Nests Have Building Demolition Postponed

Swallow Nests Have Building Demolition Postponed

Demolition of the building of Special Administration has been postponed until as many as 1,000 swallow nestlings in 600 nests migrate.

Anlı: Sur’s Demographic Structure Intended to be Changed

Anlı: Sur’s Demographic Structure Intended to be Changed

Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Fırat Anlı has stated that cultural and demographic structure of Sur is aimed to be changed by sending the residents to other cities by urgent expropriation.

Director of Tent City Where 5 Children Abused Resigns

Director of Tent City Where 5 Children Abused Resigns

The director of the tent city, which has come to the agenda on sexual abuse of five children, affiliated to the Disaster and Emergency Management in Antep has resigned, two staff have been discharged.

Animal Rights, Speciesism Workshops for Children Begin

Animal Rights, Speciesism Workshops for Children Begin

Protecting and Improving Animal Rights Association has initiated the works of “Animal Rights and Speciesism Workshops”.

HPG Claims Responsibility for Bomb Attack on Midyat Security Directorate

HPG Claims Responsibility for Bomb Attack on Midyat Security Directorate

People’s Defence Forces have claimed responsibility for the bomb attack on Midyat Security Directorate in Mardin province in southeastern Turkey.

‘At Least 80 Children Killed in Curfews’

‘At Least 80 Children Killed in Curfews’

According to the data of the Peace Right Now for Children Initiative, at least 80 children were killed resulting by fire opened, not being able to access medical service or conflict waste during the curfews.

Protest Against Government in Fatih Forest

Protest Against Government in Fatih Forest

Northern Forests Defense has protested the environment policies the state and the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs with the banner reading “Faili Veysel”.

1 Soldier, 1 Police Officer Killed in Nusaybin

1 Soldier, 1 Police Officer Killed in Nusaybin

One soldier and one police officer have lost their lives in Nusaybin district of Mardin, nine security officers injured one of whom has severe injuries.

Northern Forest Defense Blocks Earth-Moving Trucks

Northern Forest Defense Blocks Earth-Moving Trucks

Excavation work in Fatih Forest has been protested, Northern Forest Defense has blocked the trucks carrying out the excavation work.

Explosion in Nusaybin: 1 Soldier Killed, 8 Injured

Explosion in Nusaybin: 1 Soldier Killed, 8 Injured

One soldier has been killed, eight others injured upon members of YPS detonating an improvised bomb device in Yenişehir neighbourhood of Nusaybin district of Mardin Province.

Warning from Chicken Companies to Greenpeace

Warning from Chicken Companies to Greenpeace

Chicken companies of Banvit, Beypiliç, Keskinoğlu and Şenpiliç have sent Greenpeace a warning requesting the organization to close the website of the campaign “We won’t swallow that chicken”.

Curfew in Beytüşşebap Lifted

Curfew in Beytüşşebap Lifted

The curfew declared in Ilıcak village of Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak province has been lifted 17 hours after declaration.

Curfew Declared in Beytüşşebap District of Şırnak

Curfew Declared in Beytüşşebap District of Şırnak

Curfew has been declared in Ilıcak village of Beytüşşebap district of Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak today.

13 Killed in Diyarbakır Identified

13 Killed in Diyarbakır Identified

12 persons lost and one person unidentified in the explosion in Sur district of Diyarbakır have been identified.

Documentary Photograph Days to Begin

Documentary Photograph Days to Begin

The 3rd Documentary Photography Days will begin on May 20 bringing together photography projections, panels, book presentations, portfolio evaluations and workshops with the audience.

Attack on Sarıkeçili Nomad’s Caravan by Municipality

Attack on Sarıkeçili Nomad’s Caravan by Municipality

The 11th Traditional Sarıkeçili Yoruks Nomadic Movement Caravan Festival of Anatolia’s last nomades, Sarıkeçili Yoruk Nomads have been attacked by Kazım Karabekir Municipality.

How Come Chickens Getting No Sunlight Weigh 2.5 Kg?

How Come Chickens Getting No Sunlight Weigh 2.5 Kg?

Greenpeace through its campaign “We won’t swallow that chicken” urges the chicken industry which threatens health, ecology and has turned into a torture of animals, to change its production chain by 2020.

12 May 2016 Nilay Vardar

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.

Battle Against Coal Plants Increasing in Number

Battle Against Coal Plants Increasing in Number

Turkey will participate in the campaign launched all over the world to break free from fossil fuel with the summit to be held in Aliağa.

4 May 2016 Nilay Vardar

Those Who Lost Their Lives on May 1’s Commemorated

Those Who Lost Their Lives on May 1’s Commemorated

DİSK, KESK, TTB and TMMOB have gathered in Kazancı and Şişhane to commemorate those who have lost their lives on May 1s.

29 April 2016 Beyza Kural

508 Years Prison Sentence in Child Abuse Trial in Karaman

508 Years Prison Sentence in Child Abuse Trial in Karaman

M.B. who has sexually abused 10 children staying in Ensar Foundation and KAİMDER dorms in Karaman has been sentenced to 508 years of prison. Involved organizations criticize that the trial was brought to an end without extending its scope to cover all persons and institutions responsible for the abuses.

Animal Rights Defenders Asked to Account for 1000s of Street Animals

Animal Rights Defenders Asked to Account for 1000s of Street Animals

In the demonstration held in front of the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality, animal rights defenders have called the authorities to account for the thousands of animals delivered to Kısırkaya to be neutered yet not brought back later.

2 Police Officers Killed in Nusaybin, Yüksekova

2 Police Officers Killed in Nusaybin, Yüksekova

Two police officers have lost their lives in the operations against YPS members in Nusaybin district of Mardin under curfew and Yüksekova district of Hakkari.