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HDP Co-Mayors Taken into Custody

HDP Co-Mayors Taken into Custody

In a statement released by the HDP, it has been announced that Batman Co-Mayors Demir and Korkmaz, Silvan Co-Mayor Toprak, Ergani Co-Mayor Kaya, Eğil Co-Mayor Akkul, dismissed Yenişehir Co-Mayor Diken have been detained.

Hasankeyf to be Cordoned Off and Closed to Traffic: It is a Cordon of Destruction

Hasankeyf to be Cordoned Off and Closed to Traffic: It is a Cordon of Destruction

Batman Governor has announced that the ancient city of Hasankeyf, which is soon to be engulfed by Ilısu Dam, will be cordoned off and closed to traffic as of October 8. “It is a cordon of destruction,” Hasankeyf Coordination has responded.

Four Village and Neighborhood Heads Removed from Office in Batman

Four Village and Neighborhood Heads Removed from Office in Batman

The Governorship of Batman has removed three neighborhood heads and one village head from office and appointed trustees in their place.

Intervention Against Hasankeyf Protest: 10 People Detained

Intervention Against Hasankeyf Protest: 10 People Detained

Intervening against the protest for ancient city of Hasankeyf, the police and soldiers have stated that the slogan of “Hasankeyf is history, lay claim to your history” has been forbidden and detained at least 10 people.

8 Soldiers Lose Their Lives in Batman

8 Soldiers Lose Their Lives in Batman

Eight soldiers have lost their lives and one soldier has been injured in an attack launched by the PKK in Turkey’s southeastern province of Batman.

Candidacy of HDP’s Baluken Dropped, Güngen Vetoed

Candidacy of HDP’s Baluken Dropped, Güngen Vetoed

HDP’s MP candidate Abdullah Güngen has been vetoed by the Supreme Election Board on the ground that the decision to return his legal rights hasn’t been issued. İdris Baluken’s candidacy has been dropped due to his penalty being upheld.

Whole Hamlet Detained in Gendarmerie Raid in Siirt

Whole Hamlet Detained in Gendarmerie Raid in Siirt

Gendarmerie raided the Erguvan / Bêlekê hamlet in Çeltikbaşı village of Siirt in southeastern Turkey and took 13 people who were in the hamlet at that moment.

13 December 2017

HDP MP Aslan Chains Himself to A Rock in Hasankeyf

HDP MP Aslan Chains Himself to A Rock in Hasankeyf

Responding to the statement by the Batman governor denying that dynamite was being used for the removal of rocks, HDP MP Aslan asked “Are these then images of children popping balloons?” and protested by chaining himself to a rock in Hasankeyf, the 12,000 year-old ancient town that is under direct threat of being submerged.

Curfews in 11 Regions in Batman

Curfews in 11 Regions in Batman

Batman Governorship has declared indefinite curfews in 11 villages, hamlets and neighborhoods in two districts.

Women Protesting on Streets: ‘Who Protect the Rapists?’

Women Protesting on Streets: ‘Who Protect the Rapists?’

Women staged a demonstration on the streets of İstanbul, Ankara and Batman yesterday evening with the slogan “No bail for rape” and protested for the 14 year-old G. being sexually abused and forced to sex work in Batman province.

Curfew Declared in 6 Villages of Batman

Curfew Declared in 6 Villages of Batman

Curfew was declared in six villages of Sason district of Batman as of August 24, 5 p.m. until further notice.

Woman and Child Killed in Attack on Police Car

Woman and Child Killed in Attack on Police Car

A Woman and a child died in an armed attack on a police car in Batman in the South-East. One police officer and three civilians were wounded.

27 September 2011

Batman: 20 People in Police Custody

Batman: 20 People in Police Custody

20 people in Batman, mostly affiliated to the pro-Kurdish BDP, were taken into police custody in the course of simultaneous raids on their homes. The reason has not been declared yet. Meanwhile, a signboard in Turkish and Kurdish became the subject of a court case.

DİHA Representatives and Reporters Arrested

DİHA Representatives and Reporters Arrested

Dicle News Agency Diyarbakır representative Kadri Kaya, Batman reporter Erdoğan Altan and two other people were arrested by a Batman Court on Duty under allegations of "membership in an illegal organization". Batman Post newspaper reporter Mehmet Karabaş was released.

Rehabilitation for Child Victims of Anti-Terror Law

Rehabilitation for Child Victims of Anti-Terror Law

A group of volunteers in Batman initiated a rehabilitation program for children who were recently released from prison after the amendments of the Anti-Terror Law. Coordinator Ipekyuz said that the children and their families need at least 2 years of therapy.

20 August 2010 Semra Pelek

Call for Peace from Batman

Call for Peace from Batman

More than 80 organizations from Batman called the PKK to put an end to their armed actions. The organizations also demanded to stop state and military operations. "The wounds inflicted upon innocent and poor people by the violence make a solution even more difficult".

30 June 2010 Batman Post

A Further 24 Arrests in Operation on Peace and Democracy Party

BDP ARREST WAVE

A Further 24 Arrests in Operation on Peace and Democracy Party

Another 24 people have been taken into custody in the Turkish cities of Van and Batman. The total number of arrests throughout the last week in the scope of the operation against Peace and Democracy Party mounts to 47 people. The Peace Council of Turkey criticized the course of action.

30 December 2009 Tolga Korkut

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