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Rescued fox cub taken under protection in Dersim

Rescued fox cub taken under protection in Dersim

The young animal will be reintroduced to its natural habitat once it has completed its rehabilitation.

Soldiers block Grup Yorum members' entry to Dersim after concert ban

Soldiers block Grup Yorum members' entry to Dersim after concert ban

The band was banned from taking part in a festival. Their members were stopped at the entrance of the city.

22 July 2022 Ruken Tuncel

'Warplanes bombard rural areas in Dersim'

'Warplanes bombard rural areas in Dersim'

The Dersim Associations Federation (DEDEF) has issued a statement drawing attention to ongoing military operations in the villages of Dersim in eastern Turkey, "Entrances and exits to villages are banned."

‘Reinstate the name of Dersim, unveil the burial site of Seyit Rıza’

85TH YEAR OF DERSİM MASSACRE

‘Reinstate the name of Dersim, unveil the burial site of Seyit Rıza’

Releasing a statement on the 85th anniversary of the Dersim Massacre in eastern Turkey, the Human Rights Association (İHD) has said that what was done in Dersim in 1937-1938 was a genocide, underlining “the need to face the genocide”.

Council of State upholds local court rulings: 2 dam projects in Munzur canceled

Council of State upholds local court rulings: 2 dam projects in Munzur canceled

The Dersim Associations Federation (DEDEF) has announced that the legal proceedings against the planned construction of two dams in Munzur Valley have been finalized by the Council of State and the projects have been canceled.

25 January 2022

Events, demonstrations banned in Dersim ‘due to COVID-19’

Events, demonstrations banned in Dersim ‘due to COVID-19’

Demonstrations and events are banned in Turkey’s eastern province of Dersim by frequently repeated bans of the governor’s office.

10 January 2022

‘They have stalled us for 2 years, saying that they will find Gülistan’

DOKU MISSING FOR 2 YEARS

‘They have stalled us for 2 years, saying that they will find Gülistan’

January 5 marked the second year since university student Gülistan Doku went missing in Turkey’s eastern province of Dersim. Women met in Dersim for her and reiterated their determination to find out her fate and whereabouts.

18 areas in Turkey's Şırnak, Dersim declared ‘Special Security Zones’

18 areas in Turkey's Şırnak, Dersim declared ‘Special Security Zones’

By the decisions of governor’s offices, 14 areas in Şırnak and 4 areas in Dersim in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern and eastern regions have been declared “Temporary Special Security Zones” for a year.

Gülistan Doku missing for 2 years | Her family stage a sit-in protest

Gülistan Doku missing for 2 years | Her family stage a sit-in protest

The family of university student Gülistan Doku, who went missing on January 5, 2020, have started a sit-in protest in front of the Tunceli Courthouse.

Investigation into Seyit Rıza commemoration in Dersim

Investigation into Seyit Rıza commemoration in Dersim

An investigation has been launched against the ones who distributed leaflets inviting people to a commemoration in Dersim marking the 84th year since Seyit Rıza and his friends were executed in Elazığ province.

19 November 2021

All events, demonstrations banned in Dersim for 15 days

All events, demonstrations banned in Dersim for 15 days

With the pandemic cited as the reason, the Governor’s Office has banned all events and demonstrations to be held outdoors in Dersim for 15 days.

26 October 2021

Gülistan Doku case: 'We are searching for the truth, not a killer'

ARREST WARRANT

Gülistan Doku case: 'We are searching for the truth, not a killer'

Gülistan Doku, a 21-year-old woman, went missing in southeastern Turkey 649 days ago.

14 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

‘Dersim fires are not independent of securitarian policies’

‘Dersim fires are not independent of securitarian policies’

According to the KESK’s report regarding the forest fires in Dersim, 140 hectares of land were affected by the fires in the Fırtına Veli area while 340 hectares were affected in Hozat: “Fires in Dersim systematically increase in times of security policies.”

15 September 2021

Former Dersim Co-Mayor acquitted of ‘co-mayorship’

Former Dersim Co-Mayor acquitted of ‘co-mayorship’

Put on trial on the grounds of “co-mayorship”, former Dersim Co-Mayor Mehmet Ali Bul has been acquitted of the offense charged; the court has concluded that using the title of “co-mayor” does not constitute a crime.

8 September 2021

Forest fires raging across Turkey’s 4 eastern provinces: No response

Forest fires raging across Turkey’s 4 eastern provinces: No response

In the face of ongoing forest fires in Dersim, Bingöl, Bitlis and Şırnak, citizens, together with firefighters, are making efforts to put out the fires.

'Forests in Dersim are burned consciously, this is official policy'

SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ

'Forests in Dersim are burned consciously, this is official policy'

Jailed for nearly five years, former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has made a statement about the forest fires in Dersim province: “Forests are burned on the same grounds Dersim was bombed in 1938.”

Human Rights Association makes five requests for Dersim

Human Rights Association makes five requests for Dersim

On the anniversary of the Dersim Massacre of 1937-1938, the Human Rights Association (İHD) released a written statement and made five requests, including the rehabilitation of the name of Dersim, which was changed into Tunceli in 1935.