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Dersim Stage Actors Wear Trash to Protest Pollution

Dersim Stage Actors Wear Trash to Protest Pollution

Three actors from the "Areye Kay Tiyatro" group tied junk on their clothes and walked through the streets of the city.

Bar Association: 'Mines and Explosives Around Dersim Should Immediately be Cleared'

Bar Association: 'Mines and Explosives Around Dersim Should Immediately be Cleared'

Dersim Bar Association has released a written statement on the killing of two children because of unexploded ordnance in the countryside.

Killing of Two Children in Dersim by Explosives: 'There are a Lot of War Remnants' Says Mayor

Killing of Two Children in Dersim by Explosives: 'There are a Lot of War Remnants' Says Mayor

Two siblings aged four and eight were killed on Monday (July 15) after touching an explosive in the countryside of the southeastern city.

16 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Two Children Die in Explosion While Pasturing Animals in Dersim

Two Children Die in Explosion While Pasturing Animals in Dersim

Two siblings, aged four and eight, have died in an explosion while they were pasturing animals in the southeastern province.

‘I Shared a Quote with a Picture of Fidel Castro, I Have Lost My Job’

TRAINER ÇAKMAK DISMISSED FROM PUBLIC TRAINING CENTER

‘I Shared a Quote with a Picture of Fidel Castro, I Have Lost My Job’

Çakmak, a trainer at a Public Training Center, has announced that after she shared the quote “If we are defeated, we will try again, but if dictators are defeated, it will be their end” with a picture of Fidel Castro, she has been dismissed for “insulting the President.”

26 June 2019 Ayça Söylemez

2 Soldiers Lose Their Lives, 2 Soldiers Wounded in Dersim

2 Soldiers Lose Their Lives, 2 Soldiers Wounded in Dersim

Two Gendarmerie Specialized Sergeants have lost their lives in a conflict between security forces and the PKK in Dersim. Two soldiers have also been wounded.

Ministry of Interior Launches Investigation into ‘Dersim’ Decision of Municipal Council

Ministry of Interior Launches Investigation into ‘Dersim’ Decision of Municipal Council

The Ministry of Interior has launched an investigation into the decision of Dersim Municipal Council, which previously decided by majority of votes to change its “Tunceli Municipality” signboard as “Dersim Municipality.”

‘Tunceli’ Municipality Signboard to be Changed to Dersim Municipality

‘Tunceli’ Municipality Signboard to be Changed to Dersim Municipality

The municipal council of Tunceli Municipality has decided by majority of votes to officially change the “Tunceli Municipality” signboard to “Dersim Municipality.”

Dersim's Elected Mayor Maçoğlu Gets Mandate

Dersim's Elected Mayor Maçoğlu Gets Mandate

Mehmet Maçoğlu, who has been elected Dersim Mayor as the candidate of the TKP, has got his mandate. After the ceremony in front of the municipality building, he will take the office from the trustee.

Communist Party's Winning Candidate Not Given Mandate Because of 'Security Problem'

Communist Party's Winning Candidate Not Given Mandate Because of 'Security Problem'

Mehmet Fatih Maçoğlu, who has been elected Mayor of Dersim as the candidate of the Communist Party of Turkey, has not been given the mandate on the ground of "a security problem." Election Council later said he will be given mandate tomorrow.

Investigation Against HDP Co-Chair Sezai Temelli for ‘Terror Propaganda’

Investigation Against HDP Co-Chair Sezai Temelli for ‘Terror Propaganda’

An investigation has been launched against HDP Co-Chair Sezai Temelli for allegedly “having propagandized for a terrorist organization” during an electoral meeting in Turkey’s eastern province of Dersim on January 31.

Snow Scenes from Van, Dersim, Hakkari, Iğdır and Muş

Snow Scenes from Van, Dersim, Hakkari, Iğdır and Muş

Snow images from Van, Dersim, Hakkari, Iğdır and Muş through the the lenses of photojournalists of Anadolu Agency...

31 January 2019

Journalist and Painter Zehra Doğan Sends Pictures That She Draws in Prison

Journalist and Painter Zehra Doğan Sends Pictures That She Draws in Prison

Journalist and painter Zehra Doğan, who is currently held in Tarsus Prison in Mersin with 85-year-old ill prisoner Sise Bingöl and two-year-old Dersim, has shared their photographs and the pictures that she draws in prison with bianet.

30 January 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Pressure on Academics by University President: ‘Work on Alevism in Islam’

MUNZUR UNIVERSITY

Pressure on Academics by University President: ‘Work on Alevism in Islam’

Following the statement by President of Munzur University, "Nearly 15 of our research assistants work on Alevism", we have spoken to an academic dismissed from university: "Presidency wants studies to be done according to their own definition of Alevism".

27 November 2018 Tansu Pişkin

Çepni: ‘Constitutional Crime Committed in Dersim’

Çepni: ‘Constitutional Crime Committed in Dersim’

HDP Deputy Co-Chair Çepni has organized a press conference in parliament about the forest fires that broke out in Dersim. Çepni has said that constitutional crime was committed with respect to the forest fires.

7 September 2018

HDP Delegation Not Allowed into Dersim

HDP Delegation Not Allowed into Dersim

HDP MPs who wanted to reconnoiter forest fires in Dersim have been’t permitted to enter the fire areas. HDP’s Bilgen has said, “They are trying to cover their crimes”.

Forest Fire in Dersim Taken Under Control

Forest Fire in Dersim Taken Under Control

Forest fires that broke out in Aliboğazı, Dersim and lasted two weeks has been put down by efforts of volunteers.

Tunceli Governorship Says ‘No Fire’, Ferhat Tunç Shares Video

Tunceli Governorship Says ‘No Fire’, Ferhat Tunç Shares Video

The Governorship of Tunceli has made a statement about the fire that broke out in Dersim and lasted during the last week. While the governorship has stated, “News about the fire do not reflect the truth,” Ferhat Tunç has shared a video of the fire captured on August 15.

30 Security Zones in Dersim

30 Security Zones in Dersim

30 areas in Dersim center and districts of Ovacık, Pülümür, Hozat, Nazımiye have been declared “Special Security Zones”.

18 December 2017

Evrensel Daily’s Dersim Correspondent Kemal Özer Arrested

Evrensel Daily’s Dersim Correspondent Kemal Özer Arrested

Evrensel daily’s Dersim Correspondent Kemal Özer who was stopped by police at a search point on the Ovacık-Dersim road on September 4 and was taken into custody has now been arrested.

15 September 2017

2 Soldiers, 1 Child Killed in Clashes in Dersim, Trabzon

2 Soldiers, 1 Child Killed in Clashes in Dersim, Trabzon

One soldier was killed and two others were injured in the clashes between soldiers and members of PKK in Dersim. One soldier and a child were killed in another clash between gendarmerie and members of PKK in Trabzon on Saturday.

Crimial Complaint Against On-going Fires in Dersim

Crimial Complaint Against On-going Fires in Dersim

President of Dersim Bar Association Yıldırım has filed a criminal complaint against those who are responsible for the forest fires which broke out during military operations and clashes.

Funeral Held for Son of Gün on Hunger Strike for 90 Days

Funeral Held for Son of Gün on Hunger Strike for 90 Days

Kemal Gün who had been on hunger strike for 90 days to retrieve body of his son who was killed in airstrike in Dersim had his son’s bones delivered yesterday. The funeral ceremony took place today in Hozat district of Dersim.

Gün on Hunger Strike to Retrieve His Son’s Body

Gün on Hunger Strike to Retrieve His Son’s Body

Kemal Gün has been on hunger strike for 70 days to retrieve body of his son who was killed in airstrike in Dersim.

Clash in Dersim: 1 Soldier Killed

Clash in Dersim: 1 Soldier Killed

One sergeant major has lost his life in the clash that erupted around Atadoğdu village in Dersim province.

28 December 2016

Co-Mayors of Dersim, Siirt Municipalities Arrested

Co-Mayors of Dersim, Siirt Municipalities Arrested

13 politicians have been arrested including Co-Mayors of Dersim Municipality Mehmet Ali Bul and Nurhayat Altun as well as the co-Mayor of Siirt Municipality Tuncer Bakırhan.

17 November 2016

Co-Mayors of Dersim, Siirt Municipalities Taken into Custody

Co-Mayors of Dersim, Siirt Municipalities Taken into Custody

Co-Mayors of Dersim Municipality Mehmet Ali Bul and Nurhayat Altun as well as the co-Mayor of Siirt Municipality Tuncer Bakırhan have been taken into custody in house raids towards this morning.

16 November 2016

House Raids by Police in Dersim, Diyarbakır

House Raids by Police in Dersim, Diyarbakır

Police launched simultaneous house raids in Dersim and Diyarbakır in the morning hours today. 55 people were taken into custody in Diyarbakır.

11 October 2016

Criminal Complaint Filed Over Forest Fires in Dersim

Criminal Complaint Filed Over Forest Fires in Dersim

Dersim Preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage Initiative has highlighted that especially since the beginning of OHAL, Dersim has been continuously hit by forest fires and has filed a criminal complaint to press charges against those responsible.

2 September 2016 Nilay Vardar

‘Temporary Special Security Zone’ Declared in 31 Regions of Dersim

‘Temporary Special Security Zone’ Declared in 31 Regions of Dersim

In addition to the ‘Temporary Special Security Zone’ declared in 31 areas between September 1-15, the governorate banned stopping and picnicking along the Pülümür-Erzincan highway.

Conflict, Curfew in Dersim

Conflict, Curfew in Dersim

One soldier has lost his life, three others wounded in the conflict erupted between PKK members and security forces in Dersim’s Nazımiye district.

11 Additional Regions in Dersim Declared Special Security Zone

11 Additional Regions in Dersim Declared Special Security Zone

Governorship has announced that in addition to the previous 11 regions, 11 more regions have been declared special security zone in Dersim.

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