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Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Ban on Mersin Pride Week

Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Ban on Mersin Pride Week

The court has rejected the lawsuit against the Mersin Governorship's ban on 2019 Pride Week, reiterating the same grounds such as “public peace”, “prevention of crimes”, “public health” and “public morality”.

15 January 2020

Şahika Ercümen Breaks World Record in Free-Diving

Şahika Ercümen Breaks World Record in Free-Diving

Şahika Ercümen has broken women’s free-diving world record of 90 meters and qualified to enter Guinness World Records.

28 October 2019

Violation of Rights in Tarsus Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

Violation of Rights in Tarsus Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

HDP Diyarbakır MP Semra Güzel has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the violation of rights allegedly committed in Tarsus Prison in Mersin.

LGBTI+ Events Banned in Mersin

PRIDE WEEK EVENTS

LGBTI+ Events Banned in Mersin

The Governorship of Mersin has banned all LGBTI+ events to be held in the province for 20 days “to protect public morality.” The ban will also be in effect in the 5th Mersin Pride Week, which will start on July 1 and continue till July 7.

Municipality of Anamur Covers Turtle Eggs with Soil

Municipality of Anamur Covers Turtle Eggs with Soil

The Municipality of Anamur has poured soil over the 13-kilometer coastline which is both the breeding and spawning area of caretta carettas and African softshell turtles and a natural protected area as per the international conventions and special laws.

Police Batter Transgender Woman in Mersin

Police Batter Transgender Woman in Mersin

Trans woman Işıl has been battered by police in Mersin. Speaking about the issue, Mersin 7 Colors LGBTI+ Solidarity Association’s General Coordinator Arıcan has stated that violence against transgender people has become systematic in Mersin.

Verdict in Trial of Peace Academics in Mersin: 3 Acquittals, 1 Deferred Prison Sentence

Verdict in Trial of Peace Academics in Mersin: 3 Acquittals, 1 Deferred Prison Sentence

While Mertcan, Gülsen and Şener, Academics for Peace discharged from Mersin University, have been acquitted in the lawsuit filed due to their social media posts, another academic Çakmaklı has been given a deferred prison sentence of 1 year, 3 months.

12 November 2018

Animal Rights Advocates Speak Out in Mersin: "Live Animal Trade Must Be Banned"

Animal Rights Advocates Speak Out in Mersin: "Live Animal Trade Must Be Banned"

The Independent Collective for Animal Rights and Animal Rights Investigation Committee gathered in Mersin along with members of parliament after a ship carrying tens of thousands of cattle from Brazil under poor conditions arrived at the province.

23 February 2018

Prisoner With Toothache Complaints Passes Away

Prisoner With Toothache Complaints Passes Away

Prisoner Duruk who was hospitalized diagnosed with infection seven months after applying to a doctor about his toothache complaints, lost his life on November 17.

28 November 2017 Tansu Pişkin

Bomb Attack on Police Shuttle in Mersin

Bomb Attack on Police Shuttle in Mersin

A bomb attack has been launched on a police shuttle in Mersin.

18 October 2017

Person Suspected of Planning Suicide Attack Killed in Mersin

Person Suspected of Planning Suicide Attack Killed in Mersin

A person who allegedly headed towards the Police Station near National Intelligence Service in Mersin and disobeyed the stop warning has been killed. Chief public prosecutor noted that the person in question was wearing a suicide vest.

6 September 2017

Human Rights Foundation Mersin Chair Tanrıverdi Released

Human Rights Foundation Mersin Chair Tanrıverdi Released

After five months of arrest, Human Rights Foundation Mersin Office Chair Tanrıverdi has been released in the first hearing of his trial.

Attack on Police in Mersin, Wounding 2

Attack on Police in Mersin, Wounding 2

An explosive has been thrown from a vehicle to a police vehicle in Mersin. Two police officers have been wounded in the assault.

EFJ Calls for Immediate Release of 2 Evrensel Reporters

EFJ Calls for Immediate Release of 2 Evrensel Reporters

The European Federation of Journalists has made a call for the immediate release of two Evrensel reporters, Uğur and Polat, who have been in detention for 15 days without contact with the outside world.

7 September 2016

1250-Hectare Fire in Southern and Southeastern Turkey

1250-Hectare Fire in Southern and Southeastern Turkey

1250-hectare forestland fired in Kulp district of Diyarbakır province and Mersin province in South of Turkey.

HDP Headquarters Bombed in Adana and Mersin

HDP Headquarters Bombed in Adana and Mersin

HDP’s provincial headquarters have been bombed in Adana and Mersin. There are three casualties in Adana. A flower pot sent a day before to HDP headquarter in Mersin exploded but didn’t kill any because it was in the balcony.

18 May 2015 Nilay Vardar

Police Raid İHD Offices, Detain Nearly 40 People

KCK OPERATIONS IN FULL SWING

Police Raid İHD Offices, Detain Nearly 40 People

Law enforcement officials took nearly 40 people under custody in raids conducted across Turkey this morning, including the offices of the Human Rights Association (İHD) in the southern province of Mersin.

25 September 2012 Yüce Yöney

BDP Protests Lack of Progress on Roboski Massacre

BDP Protests Lack of Progress on Roboski Massacre

The government’s inability to shed light on the Roboski Massacre six months after the incident reveals the attitude of the incumbent Justice and Development Party (AKP) toward the Kurdish issue, according to Aynur Aşan, the provincial co-chair of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) in the southern province of Mersin.

28 June 2012 Selçuk Arslan

10 Members of Pro-Kurdish Party in Custody

MERSIN:

10 Members of Pro-Kurdish Party in Custody

In the course of a police operation in Mersin, ten members of the Peace and Democracy Party were taken into custody, among them provincial executives, a member of parliament and members of the municipality council.

15 September 2011 Ekin Karaca

Greenpeace Activists Taken in Custody During PM's Meeting

PROTEST IN MERSIN

Greenpeace Activists Taken in Custody During PM's Meeting

3 Greenpeace activists were taken into custody after posting banners against nuclear power at a meeting of PM Erdoğan. They were released a few hours later. The activists encountered negative reactions by women at the meeting even before the police intervened.

6 June 2011 Ekin Karaca

Two Police Officers Suspended under Torture Allegations

Two Police Officers Suspended under Torture Allegations

Mersin governor Aksoy suspended 2 police officers because of exposing violence to 2 brothers in the Republic Police Office. Ministerial inspectors are required to investigate. Footage of the incident shows police officers still kicking and beating the brothers after they fell down to the floor.

4 December 2009 Erol Önderoğlu

Four Urban Explosions In One Month

There have been four explosions or bombed attacks in Güngören and Üsküdar districts in Istanbul, Mersin and Izmir. Authorities and the media held the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) responsible for the attacks, but the PKK have not assumed any responsibility yet.

21 August 2008 Erhan Üstündağ

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