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‘The real cause of economic crisis in Turkey is the Presidential System’

DEVA PARTY CHAIR BABACAN

‘The real cause of economic crisis in Turkey is the Presidential System’

DEVA Party Chair Babacan, also a former deputy PM from the ruling AKP, has said, “If a Central Bank Governor is removed from office in a sudden operation one night, it shows nothing other than the poor management of the economy.”

9 November 2020

‘Only 5 percent of students in Mardin can access distance education’

EDUCATION UNION SURVEY

‘Only 5 percent of students in Mardin can access distance education’

According to a survey conducted by the Mardin Branch of Education Union (Eğitim-Sen), 58.1 percent of parents are unwilling to send their children to school and 85.4 percent find the pandemic measures at schools insufficient.

18 September 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Woman prisoner banned from having visitors for six years

VIOLATIONS OF RIGHTS IN MARDİN PRISON

Woman prisoner banned from having visitors for six years

Violations of rights in Mardin Type E Closed Prison: Women are given disciplinary punishment as they refused to be counted outside their wards, one woman is banned from having visitors for 6 years, another is given solitary confinement for 210 days.

18 September 2020 Evrim Kepenek

‘The state has admitted that the murder was an official crime’

‘The state has admitted that the murder was an official crime’

Governor’s Office paid the attorney fees of village guards put on trial in the Kızıltepe JİTEM case filed into the murder and enforced disappearance of 22 people. “It means the state has taken the blame for charges such as murder,” says attorney Kuzu.

18 September 2020

‘Students cannot access distance education due to power cuts in Mardin’

HDP MARDİN MP DÜNDAR

‘Students cannot access distance education due to power cuts in Mardin’

In a Parliamentary question, HDP MP Dündar says, “The statement regarding an imminent return to face-to-face education has caused concerns among thousands of parents, students, teachers in Mardin, where the number of cases is extremely high.”

Stop power cuts in Mardin!

Stop power cuts in Mardin!

Power is out in Mardin very often. No matter winter or summer, it is sometimes not back on for hours and hours. And people really panic when power is out. Because they are afraid that they cannot meet their needs.

17 August 2020 Liyan Demirel

COVID-19 in eastern Turkey: Patients sent home, health workers exhausted

COVID-19 in eastern Turkey: Patients sent home, health workers exhausted

The Chairs of Diyarbakır, Antep, Van, Mardin and Batman Medical Chambers have spoken to bianet: “Pandemic services and intensive cares are full. COVID-19 patients who need to be treated in hospitals are sent home.”

11 August 2020 Ruken Tuncel

Corruption in Mardin municipality after government takeover: 13 people remanded in custody

Corruption in Mardin municipality after government takeover: 13 people remanded in custody

The ousted mayor had said corruption in the municipality reached an "unprecedented level" after the Ministry of Interior replaced him with a trustee.

‘Diyarbakır, Urfa, Mardin and Şırnak have become new centers of outbreak’

‘Diyarbakır, Urfa, Mardin and Şırnak have become new centers of outbreak’

In a joint statement, the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) have warned the citizens in southeast Turkey against the recent surge in COVID-19 cases ahead of Eid al-Adha that will start in Turkey tomorrow.

Workers attacked in Yozgat: ‘We narrowly escaped lynch’

Workers attacked in Yozgat: ‘We narrowly escaped lynch’

Attacked by a group of people organized by village heads wanting to charge them a “head tax”, Kurdish workers from Mardin have recounted what they went through in Yozgat, where they went to work in a forest, but had to leave afterwards.

Kurdish workers attacked in Yozgat province for ‘head tax’

Kurdish workers attacked in Yozgat province for ‘head tax’

Workers from Turkey's southeastern Mardin province went to Yozgat to work in a forest. Organized by the village heads who wanted to charge them a “head tax”, a group of people attacked the workers, who then had to leave the province.

‘Hospitals are full in Mardin, we refer patients to other provinces,’ says union

COVID-19

‘Hospitals are full in Mardin, we refer patients to other provinces,’ says union

In a statement released by the Mardin Branch of Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES), it has been noted that “the outbreak management has got out of control in the city and the total number of cases has approached 5 thousand.”

Farmers in southeast Turkey 'fed up with illegal power cuts'

Farmers in southeast Turkey 'fed up with illegal power cuts'

Many people don't cultivate their lands due to electricity debts that are caused by "arbitrary and illegal" power cuts by the region's energy company, according to farmers.

10 July 2020 Hikmet Adal

Non-prosecution for JİTEM killings in Dargeçit

Non-prosecution for JİTEM killings in Dargeçit

In 1993, a village was burned down and seven people were killed in Mardin, southeast Turkey.

'Investigations Against Physicians Undermine Pandemic Response in Turkey'

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH

'Investigations Against Physicians Undermine Pandemic Response in Turkey'

In a written statement, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has noted that investigations into the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and medical chambers undermine efforts to uphold public health and the right of medical professionals to do their job.

Having Chased Children With a Gun in Mardin, Police Officer Suspended from Duty

Having Chased Children With a Gun in Mardin, Police Officer Suspended from Duty

The Sub-Governor’s Office of Nusaybin has announced that the police officer who chased children playing in front of their homes with a gun and fired his gun into the air has been suspended from duty and investigated.

Suspected to Have COVID-19, Dismissed Mazıdağı Co-Mayor Released

Suspected to Have COVID-19, Dismissed Mazıdağı Co-Mayor Released

Replaced with a state-appointed trustee and arrested shortly afterwards, Mardin Mazıdağı District Co-Mayor Nazal Özaydın has been released on probation and on the condition that she does not leave home.

HDP MP: People Should be Informed About Coronavirus in Kurdish, Arabic, Syriac

HDP MP: People Should be Informed About Coronavirus in Kurdish, Arabic, Syriac

MP Çelik has stressed that many people who are in the risk group regarding the coronavirus outbreak do not have a good command of Turkish.

13 March 2020 Hikmet Adal

Ahmet Türk, Necla Yıldırım Acquitted of Charges Cited as the Reason for Their Dismissal

Ahmet Türk, Necla Yıldırım Acquitted of Charges Cited as the Reason for Their Dismissal

Replaced by state-appointed trustees, dismissed Metropolitan Co-Mayor of Mardin Ahmet Türk and dismissed Mazıdağı Co-Mayor Necla Yıldırım have been acquitted in the lawsuit that was cited as the reason for their removal from office.

17 February 2020

Syriac Priest Aho Bileçen Released

Syriac Priest Aho Bileçen Released

Arrested for allegedly "aiding and abetting a terrorist organization" on January 10, Aho (Sefer) Bileçen, the priest of Mor Yakup Church in Mardin, has been released as the court has ruled for his release upon the objection of his attorneys.

15 January 2020

Sunday Service Not Held in Mor Yakup Church For the First Time in 7 Years

PRIEST AHO BİLEÇEN ARRESTED

Sunday Service Not Held in Mor Yakup Church For the First Time in 7 Years

Aho Bileçen, the priest of Mor Yakup Church in Mardin, was arrested on January 10 on charge of “aiding and abetting a terrorist organization”.

13 January 2020

Three Syriacs Detained for 'Aiding PKK' upon Tip by Anonymous Witness

Three Syriacs Detained for 'Aiding PKK' upon Tip by Anonymous Witness

Three Syriacs, including a priest, have been detained after an anonymous witness alleged that they gave food to a PKK member.

10 January 2020

Social Media Likes Cannot be Considered Propaganda, Says Court

The court has announced its ruling on Aslan, who was charged with “terror propaganda” for liking social media posts that caused others to stand trial. Aslan has been acquitted “because social media likes alone cannot be considered propaganda”.

27 December 2019

HDP's Kızıltepe District Co-Mayor Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz Arrested

HDP's Kızıltepe District Co-Mayor Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz Arrested

Dismissed and replaced by a state-appointed trustee, Mardin Kızıltepe District Co-Mayor Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz has been arrested on the ground of her activities at the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and statements of anonymous witnesses.

16 December 2019

HDP’s 4 Co-Mayors Detained in Mardin, Urfa

HDP’s 4 Co-Mayors Detained in Mardin, Urfa

HDP’s Savur District Co-Mayor Gülistan Öncü, Mazıdağı District Co-Mayor Nalan Özaydın, Derik District Co-Mayor Mülkiye Esmez and Suruç District Co-Mayor Hatice Çevik have been detained on the ground of ongoing investigations against them.

15 November 2019

81 Percent of Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin Say 'No' to Trustees

81 Percent of Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin Say 'No' to Trustees

According to a survey conducted in the provinces of Diyarbakır, Van and Mardin, whose elected Metropolitan Mayors have been removed from office, 62.5 percent of the people find the HDP’s reaction against appointment of trustees insufficient.

14 November 2019

A 'Nation's Garden' on Armenian, Syriac Cemeteries: 'The Project Must Immediately Stop'

A 'Nation's Garden' on Armenian, Syriac Cemeteries: 'The Project Must Immediately Stop'

The Federation of Syriac Associations chairperson and two minority MPs have reacted to the recreational facility project in Dargeçit, Mardin.

12 November 2019 Pınar Tarcan

Trustee Appointed to Kızıltepe District Municipality in Mardin

Trustee Appointed to Kızıltepe District Municipality in Mardin

Kızıltepe District Mayor Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz has been removed from office. District Governor Hüseyin Çam has been appointed as a trustee in her place.

4 November 2019

11-Thousand-Year-Old Temple Found in Mardin 'Has Similarities to Göbeklitepe'

11-Thousand-Year-Old Temple Found in Mardin 'Has Similarities to Göbeklitepe'

A temple with four stelae has been revealed during an archaeological excavation in the southeastern Mardin province.

31 October 2019

Curfew in Derik, Mardin

Curfew in Derik, Mardin

A curfew has been declared in four neighborhoods in Derik in Turkey’s southeastern province of Mardin on the ground of an operation to be conducted in the region.

21 October 2019

Two Soldiers Lose Their Lives in Mardin and Hakkari

Two Soldiers Lose Their Lives in Mardin and Hakkari

Two soldiers have lost their lives in operations against the PKK in the district of Derik in Mardin and in the district of Şemdinli in Hakkari.

21 October 2019

Mortar Shell Attack Against Kızıltepe

Mortar Shell Attack Against Kızıltepe

Two civilians have lost their lives and 12 people have been wounded in an attack launched with mortar shells and rockets against the district of Kızıltepe in Mardin.

15 October 2019

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