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Second armed attack on HDP in a month

Second armed attack on HDP in a month

A man fired shots at the HDP's district office in Marmaris, Muğla. No one was hurt in the attack and the assailant has been detained.

14 July 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Knife attack on journalist Erk Acarer in Germany

Knife attack on journalist Erk Acarer in Germany

Acarer has been reportedly assaulted in the yard of his home in Berlin, where he has been living for four years.

Homophobic attack in İstanbul: ‘It was like a life-and-death situation’

Homophobic attack in İstanbul: ‘It was like a life-and-death situation’

LGBTI+s were faced with attempted lynching in İstanbul’s Tophane neighbourhood; police told them, “Don’t exaggerate.” They have received a medical report documenting the battery and are now preparing to file a criminal complaint.

30 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

AKP’s district office in Diyarbakır turns out to be attacked by party executive’s nephew

AKP’s district office in Diyarbakır turns out to be attacked by party executive’s nephew

The ruling AKP’s district office in Hani, Diyarbakır was attacked with a molotov cocktail. Şemdin Barin, one of the detained, has turned out to be the nephew of Ali Barin, an executive of the AKP district organization.

'Had the assailant come half an hour later, he would have committed a big massacre'

ATTACK ON HDP

'Had the assailant come half an hour later, he would have committed a big massacre'

HDP Co-Chair Buldan spoke at the party's İzmir office following the armed attack that killed party employee Deniz Poyraz.

Rights organizations call for an end to hate speech against the opposition

ATTACK ON HDP IN İZMİR

Rights organizations call for an end to hate speech against the opposition

The Human Rights Association (İHD) and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) have released a joint statement about the armed attack targeting the HDP İzmir office and claiming the life of HDP worker Deniz Poyraz.

'Perpetrator killed Deniz while plainclothes police officers waiting at the door'

HDP MP KEMALBAY

'Perpetrator killed Deniz while plainclothes police officers waiting at the door'

HDP MPs Kemalbay and Danış-Beştaş have denounced the attack on HDP İzmir Provincial Organization building and the killing of party worker Deniz Poyraz. They have underlined that “the assailants are given sentences like rewards”.

17 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Attack on HDP İzmir office: Party worker Deniz Poyraz killed

Attack on HDP İzmir office: Party worker Deniz Poyraz killed

The İzmir provincial organization building of the Peoples' Democratic Party has been attacked. HDP MP Murat Çepni has announced that party worker Deniz Poyraz has been killed in the attack, which is later confirmed by the İzmir Govenor's Office.

17 June 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Low sentences for armed assault on journalist

Low sentences for armed assault on journalist

Local journalist Hakan Denizli was targeted in an armed assault two years ago. All the defendants in the case have been sentenced to less than four years in prison.

11 June 2021 Hikmet Adal

Attempted attacks on military facilities in Batman, Şırnak

Attempted attacks on military facilities in Batman, Şırnak

The Ministry of National Defense has announced that model planes were used to attack the Uncrewed Plane Systems Base Command in Batman province and the 23rd Infantry Division Command in Şırnak province.

2 people arrested over the attack on Kurdish family in Mersin

2 people arrested over the attack on Kurdish family in Mersin

While the Governor’s Office stated that the incident was “caused by a traffic accident”, the eye witness said that the attack targeting the Kurdish family was ‘racist’.

Attack on HDP headquarters

Attack on HDP headquarters

Security camera footage shows three people throwing rocks at the building. The HDP has blamed the minister of interior for the incident.

HDP statement on Palestine: Solution lies in negotiation, not in war

HDP statement on Palestine: Solution lies in negotiation, not in war

Peoples’ Democratic Party Co-Chairs Buldan and Sancar have released a statement underlining that the solution to the problems between Israel and Palestine lies in diplomacy. They have also called on international institutions to fulfil their duty.

‘We survive the pandemic thanks to Somalians’

SHOPKEEPERS DENOUNCE THE ATTACK

‘We survive the pandemic thanks to Somalians’

The neighboring shopkeepers condemn the attack on the shops of Somalians in Ankara in mid-April. They say that the streets where the attack occurred are so busy thanks to the shops of Somalians, adding that they also benefit from this.

6 May 2021 Cansu Acar

Attacked in İstanbul, trans woman Asya hospitalized

Attacked in İstanbul, trans woman Asya hospitalized

Trans woman Asya was attacked by a man named Emre B. in Beyoğlu, İstanbul on March 9. She has been taken to a hospital in Kocaeli for treatment.

Ill prisoner Kemal Gömi attacked in prison

Ill prisoner Kemal Gömi attacked in prison

Imprisoned for 28 years and diagnosed with “chronic schizophrenia”, Kemal Gömi was attacked in prison. Making a statement about the issue, attorney Turgut has announced that she was not allowed to see her client.

Attack on politician Özdağ: Prosecutors dismiss Grey Wolves link, seek prison term for suspects

Attack on politician Özdağ: Prosecutors dismiss Grey Wolves link, seek prison term for suspects

The deputy head of former PM Davutoğlu's party was attacked in front of his home last month.

8 February 2021

Bahçeli denies his party's involvement in recent attacks on journalists

Bahçeli denies his party's involvement in recent attacks on journalists

"We don't hesitate to take the bull by the horns for the Turkish nation and bravely claim what we do," the MHP head has said.

26 January 2021

Encouraging attacks against journalists, politicians 'very dangerous,' warns HDP's Uluç

Encouraging attacks against journalists, politicians 'very dangerous,' warns HDP's Uluç

Five journalists and a politician have been assaulted in Turkey since January 1.

20 January 2021

Two suspects remanded in custody for attacking Future Party deputy head

Two suspects remanded in custody for attacking Future Party deputy head

The suspects have been charged with willful injury as three others are being sought by police.

20 January 2021

Government ally Bahçeli lambasted after continued threats against journalists, opposition

Government ally Bahçeli lambasted after continued threats against journalists, opposition

After two journalists and a politician critical of Bahçeli were attacked, the MHP head continued threatening opposition leaders and journalists.

19 January 2021

Bahçeli threatens Davutoğlu, journalists: Don’t underestimate MHP

Bahçeli threatens Davutoğlu, journalists: Don’t underestimate MHP

In the wake of recent attacks targeting opposition politicians and critical journalists in Turkey, Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chair Bahçeli has threatened Future Party Chair Ahmet Davutoğlu and columnists Taha Akyol, Yıldıray Oğur and Elif Çakır.

18 January 2021

Attack on Future Party Vice Chair: 2 people detained

Attack on Future Party Vice Chair: 2 people detained

The Ankara Security Directorate has announced that two people have been detained over the attack on Future Party Vice Chair Selçuk Özdağ in front of his house on January 15. The security teams are still working to catch the other suspects.

18 January 2021

Future Party Vice Chair Özdağ attacked in Ankara

Future Party Vice Chair Özdağ attacked in Ankara

Politician Selçuk Özdağ was attacked by five people in front of his house. Özdağ is the Vice Chair of the Future Party founded and chaired by Ahmet Davutoğlu, who has defined the attack as an act of "political terror."

15 January 2021

Trial of lynch attempt against main opposition chair starts

Trial of lynch attempt against main opposition chair starts

In April 2019, Kılıçdaroğlu was attacked by a group of people at the funeral of a soldier in Ankara.

1 December 2020

Turkey condemns knife attack in France

Turkey condemns knife attack in France

In a statement condemning the knife attack that has claimed the lives of three people in Nice, Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said, "There can be no reason to excuse the killing of a human being and justify violence."

29 October 2020

Speaker’s Office finds questions on Kurdish workers ‘rude and hurtful’

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION RETURNED

Speaker’s Office finds questions on Kurdish workers ‘rude and hurtful’

“Kurdish workers were subjected to rude and hurtful attacks. The questions of those who talk about this are found ‘rude’ and ‘hurtful’. The answers given to these questions go down in history as cautionary answers,” Kenanoğlu has protested.

17 September 2020 Evrim Kepenek

Bomb attack claims 9 lives, wounds 43 others in Syria’s Afrin

Bomb attack claims 9 lives, wounds 43 others in Syria’s Afrin

Nine people have lost their lives and 43 people have been wounded after an explosives-laden small truck went off in Syria’s northwestern district of Afrin.

15 September 2020

2 journalists attacked in Diyarbakır

2 journalists attacked in Diyarbakır

İhlas News Agency (İHA) reporter Murat Başal and Demirören News Agency (DHA) reporter Emrah Kızıl have been subjected to a knife attack during news follow-up in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

10 September 2020

Indictment against arrested suspect who attacked woman driver

Indictment against arrested suspect who attacked woman driver

Arrested for assaulting and insulting a woman driver in traffic in İstanbul, arrested suspect Emre E. as well as his wife and sister-in-law have been indicted. They are now facing 1 year, 1 month to 8 years in prison.

10 September 2020

‘The moment when they attacked us still haunts me’

14-YEAR-OLD KURDISH CHILD WORKER

‘The moment when they attacked us still haunts me’

Tuğba Demir, one of the Kurdish agricultural workers attacked by villagers and land owners in Sakarya, has spoken to bianet: “I used to want to be a teacher before, now I want to be a lawyer. No one should forget this incident.”

7 September 2020 Evrim Kepenek

‘Those who instigated the assault on TİP MP must also be brought to justice’

‘Those who instigated the assault on TİP MP must also be brought to justice’

Shortly after three people were arrested for “deliberately injuring” Workers’ Party of Turkey (TİP) Vice Chair and Hatay MP Barış Atay, the party has released a statement, underlining that the instigators of the attack must also stand trial.

3 September 2020

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