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Lawyers call for demining as two more children killed by landmines in Şırnak

Lawyers call for demining as two more children killed by landmines in Şırnak

Saying that the children's right to life was violated, the Diyarbakır Bar called on the government to abide by the Ottawa Treaty and remove landmines in the area.

Soldier loses his life after stepping on landmine in Hakkari

Soldier loses his life after stepping on landmine in Hakkari

The soldier was receiving treatment in İstanbul.

25 January 2021

‘Turkey is a Country Contaminated with War Remnants’

MUTEBER ÖĞRETEN FROM A TURKEY WITHOUT MINES INITIATIVE

‘Turkey is a Country Contaminated with War Remnants’

Speaking to bianet, Muteber Öğreten from “A Turkey Without Mines Initiative” has stated, “The deaths caused by war remnants, rather than land mines are on the increase. The last example of that was in Ovacık, Dersim.”

25 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

2 Landmine Victims in Turkey Every Week

MINE-FREE TURKEY

2 Landmine Victims in Turkey Every Week

Öğreten from the Initiative for a Mine-Free Turkey assessed the country's situation after ratifying the Ottawa convention in 2003, stating that there has not been any difference in the number of deaths and injuries. Representatives of the Social Democratic Foundation, the Turkish Medical Association and the Disabled People Association also evaluated the current situation.

16 November 2009 Ece Yıldız

"Clearing Mines Does Not Cost More than a Human Life"

Anti-Mine Movement

"Clearing Mines Does Not Cost More than a Human Life"

Destroying a mine takes 100 hours and costs 1,000 dollars, so Öğreten from the Initiative for a Turkey without Mines.

25 May 2009 Bawer Çakır

“Lose No More Time in Clearing Mines”

“Lose No More Time in Clearing Mines”

Human rights organisations have accused Turkey of shirking the responsibilities brought by its signature under the Ottawa Agreement on the ban on mines five years ago.

24 February 2009 Bawer Çakır

Turkey’s Landmines Still in Place

Turkey’s Landmines Still in Place

The Initiative for a Turkey without Mines has criticised Turkey for not fulfilling the obligations to clear landmines specified by the Ottawa Convention.

3 April 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

Landmine Monitor: Still Many Mines Left in Turkey

According to the Landmine Monitor 2007 report, 18 people died and 55 people were injured because of landmines last year.

14 November 2007 Erhan Üstündağ