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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

Greece to Extradite 3 Soldiers Fleeing Turkey

Greece to Extradite 3 Soldiers Fleeing Turkey

Greece court has ruled that three of the eight soldiers, who fled to Greece from Turkey following July 15 coup attempt, be extradited to Turkey. Another court rejected extradition of the other three soldiers on Monday.

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

Trustee Appointed to Mardin’s Kızıltepe Municipality

Trustee Appointed to Mardin’s Kızıltepe Municipality

Kızıltepe sub-Governor Ahmet Odabaş has been appointed as trustee to Kızıltepe Municipality. The number of trustee-appointed DBP municipalities has risen to 37 with this appointment.

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

CHP Leader Kılıçdaoğlu’s Former Chief Advisor Detained

CHP Leader Kılıçdaoğlu’s Former Chief Advisor Detained

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu’s former Chief Advisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Gürsul has been detained over “using ByLock”. A search is being conducted at his apartment.

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

Unknown Object Explodes, Injures 2 Children in Diyarbakır

Unknown Object Explodes, Injures 2 Children in Diyarbakır

Playing with an object they found on the ground, M.İ. (13) and Ş.A. (11) have been injured resulting by the object exploding. M.İ. is in critical condition.

5 December 2016

Erdoğan Calls on People to Change Their Foreign Currencies to Turkish Lira or Gold

Erdoğan Calls on People to Change Their Foreign Currencies to Turkish Lira or Gold

Asking people to change their foreign currencies to Turkish Lira or gold, President Erdoğan has said there is no other way than decreasing interest rates.

2 December 2016

Janissary March to Detained Attorneys

Janissary March to Detained Attorneys

Four attorneys and one law student have been detained for “disturbing people around” as they were walking on the street where their office is located. They were beaten and forced to listen to Janissary March in custody by police.

2 December 2016

Erdoğan Claims Syrian Regime Claims Responsibility for Attack

Erdoğan Claims Syrian Regime Claims Responsibility for Attack

President Erdoğan has claimed that Syrian government is responsible for the attack launched on Turley’s soldiers in Syria on November 24. Russian FM Lavrov had said “The attack was launched by neither Russia nor Syria”.

2 December 2016

Message from Selahattin Demirtaş, Ahmet Türk

Message from Selahattin Demirtaş, Ahmet Türk

Meeting with the CHP delegation, HDP’s imprisoned Co-Chair Demirtaş has said that he didn’t go abroad despite knowing that he would be arrested, and imprisoned Mardin Co-Mayor Türk said “I am prepared for everything as long as peace is achieved in these lands”.

2 December 2016

Yıldırım, Bahçeli on Constitution Talks: It has Matured

Yıldırım, Bahçeli on Constitution Talks: It has Matured

AKP Chair Yıldırım and MHP Chair Bahçeli have met in Çankaya Mansion to discuss the new constitution. “We will bring constitutional amendment draft to parliament next week”, Yıldırım said following the meeting.

2 December 2016

Yıldırım: No Decision to Affect Economy Taken During State of Emergency

Yıldırım: No Decision to Affect Economy Taken During State of Emergency

In response to TÜSİAD Chair Symes saying “State of Emergency must be ended”, PM YIldırım has said “We have no objection to ending State of Emergency but we haven’t taken any decision that directly affects economy”.

1 December 2016

ISIS Claims to Kidnap 2 Turkey’s Soldiers

ISIS Claims to Kidnap 2 Turkey’s Soldiers

ISIS has announced that it kidnapped two soldiers in Syria’s Al-Bab province, and the Turkish Armed Forces said “contact has been lost with two soldiers”.

30 November 2016

Curfew Declared in Silvan

Curfew Declared in Silvan

Curfew has been declared in six villages in Silvan district of Diyarbakır.

29 November 2016

3,940 Judges and Prosecutors Appointed

3,940 Judges and Prosecutors Appointed

The Supreme Council of Judges and Prosecutors has announced that 3,940 judges and prosecutors for judicial and administrative procedures have been appointed by lot. 3,659 judges and prosecutors had been discharged earlier.

29 November 2016

Malazgirt Co-Mayors Arrested

Malazgirt Co-Mayors Arrested

Malazgirt co-Mayors Halis Coşkun and Memnune Söylemez from Democratic Regions Party have also been arrested. The number of arrested mayors of municipalities governed by DBP has risen to 46.

29 November 2016

2,054 Engineers, Architects Discharged

2,054 Engineers, Architects Discharged

The Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects has stated that 2,054 engineers and architects have been discharged so far in the 12 Statutory Decrees issued in the State of Emergency.

28 November 2016

Free Posting Right for Child Prisoners

Free Posting Right for Child Prisoners

The Red Crescent has sent the postage stamps required for child prisoners to send letters free of charge to prison administrations.

28 November 2016

Kurtulmuş: What Would Europe Do When Confronted With Mass Flux of Refugees?

Kurtulmuş: What Would Europe Do When Confronted With Mass Flux of Refugees?

Talking on the EU-Turkey relations, Vice Prime Minister and Parliamentary Spokesperson Kurtulmuş said; “What will the European politicians do who dither in panic when they see a few thousand Syrians, when they have to confront hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants?”

28 November 2016

Trustee Appointed to Bitlis Municipality

Trustee Appointed to Bitlis Municipality

A trustee has been appointed to Bitlis Municipality whose co-mayors are under arrest.

28 November 2016

One More Soldier From Turkey Killed in Euphrates Operation in Syria

One More Soldier From Turkey Killed in Euphrates Operation in Syria

Another soldier from Turkey has lost his life in the armed clashes in Euphrates Operation in al Bab region against forces of ISIS.

25 November 2016

Another Turkey’s Soldier Killed in Euphrates Shield Operation

Another Turkey’s Soldier Killed in Euphrates Shield Operation

Another soldier heavily wounded in the attack launched during an operation carried out as part of the Euphrates Shield, has lost his life.

25 November 2016

Ahmet Türk Arrested

Ahmet Türk Arrested

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

25 November 2016

EP Passes Motion to Freeze Accession Negotiations With Turkey

EP Passes Motion to Freeze Accession Negotiations With Turkey

The European Parliament’s joint motion for a resolution on EU-Turkey relations and the temporary freeze of the on-going accession negotiations with Turkey has been passed by majority. The resolution is of advisory nature for the European Union.

24 November 2016 Ayça Söylemez

General Staff: Syrian Jets Killed Our 3 Soldiers in al-Bab

General Staff: Syrian Jets Killed Our 3 Soldiers in al-Bab

General Staff has announced that the military forces of Turkey situated in al-Bab as a part of the Euphrates Shield Operation were bombed by Syrian jets.

24 November 2016

Bitlis Co-Mayors Taken into Custody During Operation in Municipality

Bitlis Co-Mayors Taken into Custody During Operation in Municipality

An operation has been carried out in Bitlis Municipality governed by DBP. Co-Mayors Hüseyin Olan and Nevin Daşdemir Dağkıran have been taken into custody.

24 November 2016

ISIS Attacks Turkish Army: 3 Killed, 7 Wounded

ISIS Attacks Turkish Army: 3 Killed, 7 Wounded

ISIS has attacked soldiers from Turkey during the operation “Euphrates Shield” in al Bab, killing three soldiers and wounding seven.

24 November 2016

European Parliament Issues Motion on EU-Turkey Relations to Be Voted Tomorrow

European Parliament Issues Motion on EU-Turkey Relations to Be Voted Tomorrow

In its joint motion for a resolution on EU-Turkey relations, the European Parliament has called on the Commission to temporarily freeze the on-going accession negotiations with Turkey due to the deterioration in human rights and fundamental freedoms.

23 November 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Cheer in Sign Language by Beşiktaş Fans: No to Racism

Cheer in Sign Language by Beşiktaş Fans: No to Racism

Beşiktaş football team fans will cheer in sign language as “No to racism” and “Black Eagle” in the game against Benfica at Champions League today.

23 November 2016