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Wildfire in Diyarbakır, Mardin kills 11 people, hundreds of animals

Wildfire in Diyarbakır, Mardin kills 11 people, hundreds of animals

An electrical fault ignited a fire that quickly spread due to strong winds. Although teams managed to contain the blaze within hours, it still caused significant damage.

One person killed in police operation in Mardin

One person killed in police operation in Mardin

One woman who allegedly opened fire on police was killed in an operation in Nusaybin, Mardin.

Police officers ordered to pay fine in installments for beating two people, including a minor

Police officers ordered to pay fine in installments for beating two people, including a minor

The assault took place while the two individuals were wearing traditional Kurdish attire. The court deferred the sentence.

Curfew ended in Nusaybin, Mardin

Curfew ended in Nusaybin, Mardin

A curfew has been ordered in nine rural neighborhoods and their villages in Nusaybin district this morning. The Governor's Office announced later that the curfew had ended with the completion of the operations.

Kurdish politician Ayşe Gökkan convicted of 'aiding a terror group'

Kurdish politician Ayşe Gökkan convicted of 'aiding a terror group'

The Court of Cassation previously overturned a 7-year 6-month prison sentence given to the imprisonmed politician due to "disproportionality."

Funerals held today in Duhok for five family members killed in Türkiye's Mardin province

Funerals held today in Duhok for five family members killed in Türkiye's Mardin province

Five citizens from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) were killed in an armed attack on the autobahn while traveling in their vehicle with Duhok number plate yesterday morning. Six were detained so far in the event.

20 January 2023

Police prevent women's marches in four cities

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Police prevent women's marches in four cities

Several people were reportedly beaten by the police and detained in demonstrations in Şırnak, Van, Ağrı and Mardin.

25 November 2022

12,000-year-old 'public building' unearthed in southern Türkiye

12,000-year-old 'public building' unearthed in southern Türkiye

A large number of finds from the epipalaeolithic period to late Pre-Pottery Neolithic B era have so far been unearthed at Mardin's Boncuklu Tarla.

27 September 2022

All defendants acquitted in Dargeçit extrajudicial killings case

DARGEÇİT JİTEM CASE

All defendants acquitted in Dargeçit extrajudicial killings case

Another case about the extrajudicial killings purportedly committed by the JİTEM has ended in acquittal.

Extrajudicial killings | Statute of limitations risk in Dargeçit JİTEM case

Extrajudicial killings | Statute of limitations risk in Dargeçit JİTEM case

The court has refused to arrest the defendants and adjourned the case until July 4. The plaintiff attorney has said there is sufficient evidence in the case file.

Application for Mardin churches, monasteries to be included in UNESCO World Heritage List

Application for Mardin churches, monasteries to be included in UNESCO World Heritage List

Nine monasteries and churches were included in the temporary list last year.

15 February 2022

AKP members in Mardin municipal council attacked after supporting HDP motion

AKP members in Mardin municipal council attacked after supporting HDP motion

The HDP submitted a motion concerning the financial supervision of Mardin's Artuklu Municipality. The motion was accepted as several AKP members abstained from the vote and one supported it.

8 February 2022

Protests against increasing electricity prices: 41 people released from detention

MARDİN

Protests against increasing electricity prices: 41 people released from detention

41 people were taken into custody in Kızıltepe district in Turkey’s southeastern province of Mardin for “violating the Law no. 2911 on Meetings and Demonstrations”, “praising the crime and criminal” and “damage to property”.

8 February 2022

‘Tayyip, resign’: Citizens protest increasing electricity prices in Mardin

‘Tayyip, resign’: Citizens protest increasing electricity prices in Mardin

Thousands of people took to the streets in Mardin’s Kızıltepe and protested the price hikes. Police intervened against the protesters with pepper gas and pressurized water.

7 February 2022

'Civil authorities can't interfere with trial of a police officer,' appeals court rules

WOMAN RUN OVER BY ARMORED VEHICLE

'Civil authorities can't interfere with trial of a police officer,' appeals court rules

The trial of a police officer who caused permanent disabilities to a woman was stopped after the sub-governor's office did not grant permission.

Appeals court finds Interior Ministry negligent in death of citizen during curfew

Appeals court finds Interior Ministry negligent in death of citizen during curfew

Ahmet Sönmez was killed in Mardin’s Nusaybin in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern Anatolia region in 2015. The appeals court has found the Interior Ministry negligent and ruled that the Ministry shall pay damages.

13 December 2021

Killed with 13 bullets at the age of 12, Uğur Kaymaz commemorated

Killed with 13 bullets at the age of 12, Uğur Kaymaz commemorated

Speaking at the commemoration, HDP Mardin Co-Chair Kuday has underlined that child murders can be prevented only by identifying and penalizing perpetrators.

22 November 2021

Request for hearing former intelligence chief Eymür as a witness in Midyat JİTEM case

Request for hearing former intelligence chief Eymür as a witness in Midyat JİTEM case

In the wake of his remarks on enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings, lawyer Kuzu requests that Eymür, a former head of the counterterrorism department of the National Intelligence Organization, be heard as a witness in the Midyat JİTEM case.

10 November 2021

A mobile photography project for children on Turkey-Syria border

A mobile photography project for children on Turkey-Syria border

Having turned a small caravan into a darkroom, photographer Salih plans to go from village to village, reach out to children in need and help them express themselves in photography. Salih awaits support so that he can reach out to more children.

9 November 2021

Five journalists acquitted in 'trustee protests' case in Mardin

Five journalists acquitted in 'trustee protests' case in Mardin

As people were protesting the dismissal of the elected mayor, five journalists following the events had been detained and filed a criminal case against.

20 October 2021

Reason for demonstration ban in Mardin: ‘Musa Anter’

AHEAD OF COMMEMORATION

Reason for demonstration ban in Mardin: ‘Musa Anter’

In its statement about the 15-day demonstration ban in the southeastern province, the Governor’s Office of Mardin has said that journalist Musa Anter, who was assassinated in Diyarbakır in 1992, will be commemorated.

20 September 2021

Mardin's former 'trustee mayor' under investigation for massive corruption

Mardin's former 'trustee mayor' under investigation for massive corruption

According to civil inspectors, the government-appointed municipal administration made payments for works that were never done and registered pre-existing buildings as newly constructed.

14 September 2021

District governor in Mardin prevents trilingual campaign to encourage vaccination

District governor in Mardin prevents trilingual campaign to encourage vaccination

Healthcare organizations have launched a campaign in Turkish, Kurdish and Arabic to encourage coronavirus vaccination in Mardin and Urfa, the two provinces with the lowest vaccination rates.

‘Sarı’s death is reminiscent of systematic attacks on Syriac community in 1990s’

FEDERATION OF SYRIAC ASSOCIATIONS

‘Sarı’s death is reminiscent of systematic attacks on Syriac community in 1990s’

The SÜDEF has released a statement about Gevriye Sarı, who was killed in Mardin’s Nusaybin on August 8. The Federation has raised concerns that his death is reminiscent of the previous systematic and premeditated attacks on Syriac people.

Impunity in Kızıltepe JİTEM case as appeals court upholds acquittals

Impunity in Kızıltepe JİTEM case as appeals court upholds acquittals

The appeals court has upheld the ruling because the "lapse of time is imminent" in the case concerning 22 extrajudicial killings.

Mother language obstacle to coronavirus vaccination

MEDICAL CHAMBERS IN SOUTHEAST

Mother language obstacle to coronavirus vaccination

While the Health Ministry’s coronavirus vaccination campaign is moving apace, the desired vaccination rates have not yet been reached in some cities, especially in the Kurdish-majority ones. Mother language is reportedly a factor behind this.

30 June 2021 Cansever Avinç

HDP’s Dundar: 18 of 20 women’s deaths in Mardin were suspicious

HDP’s Dundar: 18 of 20 women’s deaths in Mardin were suspicious

HDP Mardin MP Pero Dundar has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the suspicious deaths of women in the province. Asking four questions to Family Minister Yanık, Dundar has raised concerns about gender inequality.

Nine churches and monasteries in Mardin in UNESCO tentative list

Nine churches and monasteries in Mardin in UNESCO tentative list

Religious officials in Mardin's Tur Abdin area welcome the decision.

Mor Yakup Church priest Aho Bileçen sentenced to prison

Mor Yakup Church priest Aho Bileçen sentenced to prison

Aho (Sefer) Bileçen, the priest of Mor Yakup Church in Mardin who gave food to two members of the organization coming to the monastery in 2018, has been sentenced to 2 years, 1 month in prison.

Excavation for parking garage construction on Syriac monastery premises in Mardin

Excavation for parking garage construction on Syriac monastery premises in Mardin

Historical places belonging to minorities are faced with "destruction policies," says HDP deputy Garo Paylan.

Child abuser's family celebrates his release with music

Child abuser's family celebrates his release with music

Having sexually abused his niece in Mardin, Osman Ç. has been released from prison despite evidence. He was welcomed by his family in front of the prison in a musical ceremony where drums and wind instruments were played.

19 January 2021

Governor extends demonstration ban in Mardin

Governor extends demonstration ban in Mardin

All demonstrations and events have been banned in the Kurdish-majority province ince 2019.

12 November 2020

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