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Explosion During Operation in Şırnak Kills 3 Soldiers

Explosion During Operation in Şırnak Kills 3 Soldiers

An improvised explosive device planted by PKK has exploded during a military operation carried out in Gabar Mountain region in Şırnak. Three soldiers have lost their lives and five others have been injured.

Berkin Elvan’s Family Calls for Attendancy in Trial

Berkin Elvan’s Family Calls for Attendancy in Trial

Family of Berkin Elvan, who was shot dead with a qas cartridge during the Gezi protests, has made a call for people to come to the first trial of two police officers who were tried without arrest on Thursday.

HDP’s Prison Commission: 76 Prisoners on Hunger Strike

HDP’s Prison Commission: 76 Prisoners on Hunger Strike

HDP’s Prison Commission in its Hunger Strikes Report has declared that 76 prisoners in six prisons were on an indefinite and non-rotating hunger strike.

Attack on Police in Mersin, Wounding 2

Attack on Police in Mersin, Wounding 2

An explosive has been thrown from a vehicle to a police vehicle in Mersin. Two police officers have been wounded in the assault.

21 Journalists Standing Trial in FETÖ Investigation Released

21 Journalists Standing Trial in FETÖ Investigation Released

21 of the 29 journalists and writers standing trial as a part of the investigation launched following the July 15 coup attempt have been released.

Support in Front of Prison for Prisoners on Hunger Strike

Support in Front of Prison for Prisoners on Hunger Strike

As demands of the prisoners on hunger strike have been echoed in the statement made for the press held in front of Bakırköy Prison, rights violations in the prisons have been protested.

31 March 2017 Tansu Pişkin

Prosecution Recommends Release of 13 Journalists

Prosecution Recommends Release of 13 Journalists

The prosecutor of the case in which 29 journalists and writers including Atilla Taş and Murat Aksoy stood trial following the July 15 coup attempt recommended that 13 of the journalists be released.

Prof. İştar Gözaydın Released After 94 Days of Arrest

Prof. İştar Gözaydın Released After 94 Days of Arrest

Prof. İştar Gözaydın arrested for 94 days was released yesterday with an international travel ban.

Object Found by Children Exploded, Wounding 2

Object Found by Children Exploded, Wounding 2

Two children have been severely injured in Nusaybin district in Turkey’s southeastern province of Mardin when an object they had been playing with exploded.

37 Students Detained in İstanbul University While Commemorating Kızıldere Massacre

37 Students Detained in İstanbul University While Commemorating Kızıldere Massacre

Students who wanted to commemorate the massacre in Kızıldere have been taken into custody.

30 March 2017 Tansu Pişkin

Message from HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş: We are Going on Hunger Strike

Message from HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş: We are Going on Hunger Strike

HDP Co-Chair Demirtaş and party’s Hakkari MP Zeydan have declared to go on hunger strike due to “unlawful practices in Edirne Prison and no step being taken to stop hunger strikes”.

Işık University Sacks Professor Who Signed Peace Declaration

Işık University Sacks Professor Who Signed Peace Declaration

Işık University management has fired Prof. Dr. Yıldıran since she didn’t withdraw her signature from the declaration entitled “We Will not be a Party to This Crime” by Academics for Peace.

Verdict Announced in KCK Main Case

Verdict Announced in KCK Main Case

Verdict has been announced in KCK main case in Diyarbakır. 111 figures have been sentenced to prison. DTK Co-Chair Hatip Dicle has been sentenced to 9 years in prison and Mardin Co-Mayor Türk to 15 months in prison.

İHD: 33 Prisoners Including 5 Women on Hunger Strike for 42 Days

İHD: 33 Prisoners Including 5 Women on Hunger Strike for 42 Days

In a statement concerning hunger strikes, the Human Rights Association İstanbul Branch Commission for Prisons has demanded the rights violations be put an end to. 64 prisoners from four prisons have been on hunger strike for 21 days.

Işık University Fires Signatory Academic

Işık University Fires Signatory Academic

Işık University has sacked Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Sinan Birdal, who signed the declaration entitled “We Will Not be a Party to This Crime” released by the Academics for Peace.

Sick Prisoner Yıldızbakan Loses His Life

Sick Prisoner Yıldızbakan Loses His Life

Being imprisoned in prisons in Hatay for five years, Mehmet Yıldızbakan who was seriously ill has lost his life. Yıldızbakan’s two children, daughter-in-law and spouse are in prison as well.

2 Workers Having Their Photo Taken with ‘No’ Sticker Sacked

2 Workers Having Their Photo Taken with ‘No’ Sticker Sacked

Two subcontracted laborers working at cafeteria of İzmir Katip Çelebi University, have been sacked by their subcontractor for having their photo taken in front of a “No” sticker.

27 March 2017 Beyza Kural

1 Soldier Killed in PKK Attack in Hakkari

1 Soldier Killed in PKK Attack in Hakkari

Getting heavily wounded in a fire opened on a helicopter landing personnel and equipment in Hakkari, Sergeant Major Gökhan Altınalana has lost his life.

Ministry of Interior to Pay Compensation to Ali İsmail Korkmaz’s Family

Ministry of Interior to Pay Compensation to Ali İsmail Korkmaz’s Family

In the lawsuit brought against the Ministry of Interior concerning killing of Korkmaz, the court has ruled the ministry pay compensation to his family.

2 Police Officers Suspended from Duty in Kemal Kurkut Investigation

2 Police Officers Suspended from Duty in Kemal Kurkut Investigation

Diyarbakır Governorship has declared two police officers have been suspended from duty in the investigation concerning Kurkut who was shot to death by police during Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır.

Curfews Declared in Some Villages of Bitlis

Curfews Declared in Some Villages of Bitlis

Curfews have been declared in some villages and hamlets of Tatvan district of Bitlis province.

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks in Kuşadası

Boat Carrying Refugees Sinks in Kuşadası

A boat carrying refugees has sunk offshore Davutlar of Kuşadası district in İzmir. According to the initial findings, 11 people have lost their lives, nine others have been rescued.

Diyarbakır Bar: Shooting of Kurkut is a Violation of Right to Live

Diyarbakır Bar: Shooting of Kurkut is a Violation of Right to Live

Diyarbakır Bar Association has stated that right to live of Kurkut, who was shot to death in Newruz, has been violated as a result of disproportionate use of using arms.

17 Students Detained For Saying ‘Pedalling for NO’ in Yıldız Technical University

17 Students Detained For Saying ‘Pedalling for NO’ in Yıldız Technical University

Some students who wanted to organize an event in Yıldız Technical University with the slogan “We are pedalling for NO” have been stopped, 17 of them have been taken into custody.

Jail Term for Conscientious Objector Onur Erden

Jail Term for Conscientious Objector Onur Erden

Conscientious objector Onur Erden has been sentenced to 10 months in prison on charge of deserting mandatory military service. Erden will go to prison in case the penalty is approved by the Military Supreme Court.

Unemployment Rate Rises: 10.9% in 2016

Unemployment Rate Rises: 10.9% in 2016

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, the unemployment rate which was 10,3% in 2015 has reached 10.9% by the end of last year. In 2016, 273,000 more people were left unemployed. Unemployment rate of women is higher than men.

1 Soldier Killed in Hakkari

1 Soldier Killed in Hakkari

One soldier has lost his life, three others have been injured in a bazooka attack carried out in Çukurca district of Turkey’s southeastern Hakkari province.

Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch Chair Bilici Released

Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch Chair Bilici Released

Human Rights Association Deputy Chair and its Diyarbakır Bureau Chair Bilici has been released on probation following one week of detention.

6 Detentions in Dink Investigation

6 Detentions in Dink Investigation

Detention warrants have been issued for eight people concerning the photos taken with Samast being covered in the media. Six of them including Muammer Ay have been detained.

Reaction Against Investigation into Students Who Protested Expulsions at Technical University

Reaction Against Investigation into Students Who Protested Expulsions at Technical University

A statement for the press has been issued concerning the disciplinary investigation launched into the 24 students who protested academic expulsions at İstanbul Technical University.

Journalist from Germany in Diyarbakır to Report About Newroz Detained

Journalist from Germany in Diyarbakır to Report About Newroz Detained

Hinrich Schultze, a journalist from Germany who wanted to report the latest developments regarding the Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır has been arrested in Ofis district of Diyarbakır province. Kept in custody for half an hour, Schultze was released after giving testimony.

‘Who is Responsible for Operations in Lice?’, Asks HDP’s Yiğitalp

‘Who is Responsible for Operations in Lice?’, Asks HDP’s Yiğitalp

HDP Diyarbakır MP Yiğitalp has requested that the ongoing curfews, operations and rights violations be investigated, and those who are responsible for those be determined.