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'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."

Investigation against 81 people for protesting a landscaping project

Investigation against 81 people for protesting a landscaping project

The Ovacık Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against 81 people who formed a human chain against the landscaping project that will ruin the Munzur Springs in Turkey’s eastern province of Dersim.

14 October 2020

Excavators enter Dersim's Munzur Springs

Excavators enter Dersim's Munzur Springs

As part of a landscaping project that will zone Munzur Springs in Dersim for construction, earth diggers have entered the area which is a sacred place for the Alevi faith. They have started working despite the objections of citizens and NGOs.

22 September 2020

‘This project will turn Dersim's Munzur Springs into a commercial area’

OVACIK MAYOR SARIGÜL

‘This project will turn Dersim's Munzur Springs into a commercial area’

Ovacık District Mayor Mustafa Sarıgül and Munzur Preservation Board member Hasan Şen have spoken to bianet about the “Munzur Springs Recreation Project”: “We will not let any project that is not approved by the people."

13 August 2020 Ruken Tuncel

‘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

New Reconnaissance at Bergama Gold Mine: Struggle Continues

New Reconnaissance at Bergama Gold Mine: Struggle Continues

The struggle of Bergama against gold mine has been continuing since 1997. Rights defenders and attorneys who conducted a reconnaissance yesterday have filed another lawsuit for cancellation of the positive Environmental Impact Assessment report.

Homes of Kurdish Families in Izmir Burnt Down

Homes of Kurdish Families in Izmir Burnt Down

The homes of 14 Kurdish families in Çeşme (Izmir) were demolished and burnt down because the houses were allegedly located on agricultural land. The families reacted by breaking the windows of the municipality building.

28 April 2011 Nail Karayel