Mehmet Sıddık Akış, the co-mayor of the Hakkari province and member of the pro-Kurdish DEM Party, was arrested by security forces and replaced by a government-appointed trustee.

Azim Deniz, the owner of Deniz Postası newspaper and Anadolu TV, was wounded in an armed attack in front of his house on February 5.

DEM Party Spokesperson Ayşegül Doğan was banned from boarding a flight at Istanbul Airport to attend the meeting of the Social Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Paris. The MP for the province of Şırnak, whose ban on traveling abroad was lifted in December 2023, was presented a “restriction” decision dated 2020.

On March 31, members of the Thousand Youths for Palestine organized a protest in front of the Istanbul headquarters of the Azeri state oil giant SOCAR for its complicity in the ongoing war in Gaza. Demonstrators threw red paint on the walls and entered the building breaking down the doors.

Last night, the Hakkari Municipality in southeastern Turkey was raided by police, leading to the detention of co-mayor Mehmet Sıddık Akış and the subsequent appointment of a government-appointed trustee.

“Despite all the oppression and hatred, we never back down, fighting for a livable era without giving up,” said the activists.

The president has also hinted at the potential for military action, referencing previous operations targeting Kurdish-led groups in northern Syria.

The trial has begun for six individuals allegedly involved in the burning of the body of an Afghan worker who was killed in an accident in an unlicensed coal mine in Zonguldak.

Despite the restrictions that Ankara imposed over the Gaza war, exports of products such as iron, steel and cement to Israel continued in April.

Okan Buruk joined supporters’ sexist chants as the club celebrated the Süper Lig championship.

The country would experience much less days of extreme heat in a hypothetical scenario without human-induced climate change, shows a study.

The activists were detained after the May Day celebrations where they chanted, "Murderous Israel, collaborator Erdoğan.”