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Tarık Ziya Ekinci: HDP's Hand to be Strengthened in case PKK Announces Truce

EKİN KARACA'S INTERVIEW

Tarık Ziya Ekinci: HDP's Hand to be Strengthened in case PKK Announces Truce

Tarık Ziya Ekinci is of the opinion that Erdoğan is going to overlook persistence of the conflict atmosphere during the election campaign period to have the HDP remain under the election threshold.

21 August 2015 Ekin Karaca

Two Privates, a Military Officer, a Police Officer and a Civilian Die

ATTACKS IN SOUTHEASTERN TURKEY

Two Privates, a Military Officer, a Police Officer and a Civilian Die

In southeastern Turkey, in Şırnak province, two privates and a military officer lost his life during armed conflict. In Diyarbakır, a police officer and a civilian were killed by unidentified persons.

Number of Detainees Reaches 1302 in 5 Days

Number of Detainees Reaches 1302 in 5 Days

According to Prime Ministry Coordination Center, 1302 people have been detained in 39 cities during police operations for five days. Detainees in Ankara have been released.

1050 Detentions in 4 Days in 34 Cities

1050 Detentions in 4 Days in 34 Cities

According to Prime Ministry, 1050 people were detained in 34 cities during police operations against three illegal organizations. It was stated that operations would continue.

Air Operations against PKK and ISIS Continue

Air Operations against PKK and ISIS Continue

Turkish Army Forces’ fighter jets keep bombing PKK and ISIS targets in northern Iraq.

Operations against PKK, ISIS and DHKP-C in İstanbul, One Killed

Operations against PKK, ISIS and DHKP-C in İstanbul, One Killed

A person was killed in operations against PKK, ISIS, DHKP-C and YDG/H in İstanbul. 251 people were detained.

First Picnic in Hakkari’s Balkaya Mountains After 20 Years

First Picnic in Hakkari’s Balkaya Mountains After 20 Years

Following the end of armed conflicts between Kurdish PKK and Turkish Army, Balkaya Mountains located in the southeastern border of Turkey became a local attraction for picnics.

Contrasting Statements From TSK and PKK on Mortar Exchange

Contrasting Statements From TSK and PKK on Mortar Exchange

Turkish Armed Forces and a military wing of Kurdish PKK released contrasting statements regarding the mortar exchange in the mountainous region of Dağlıca on March 25.

PKK’s Conditions For Laying Down Arms Announced

PKK’s Conditions For Laying Down Arms Announced

Bese Hozat, co-leader of PKK’s military wing KCK, announced the conditions for laying down of arms: start of negotiations under Öcalan’s 10 articles, working of Monitoring Council, forming of Truth Commission and a new constitution.

Advocate Applies to Ministry to Find Brother’s Missing Body

Advocate Applies to Ministry to Find Brother’s Missing Body

Turan Ece, an advocate who lost his PKK guerrilla brother in 1994, officially urged authorities to return his brother’s grave and confiscated personal belongings.

13 March 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey to Seek Oil Around Qandil: Energy Minister

Turkey to Seek Oil Around Qandil: Energy Minister

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız said Turkey will search for oil around Iraq’s Qandil Mountains - the headquarters of PKK.

Kurdish Delegation Heads to Qandil Mountain

Kurdish Delegation Heads to Qandil Mountain

Following a visit to Vice PM Yalçın Akdoğan, the delegation on the resolution of Kurdish problem in Turkey headed over to Qandil Montain in Northern Iraq - the headquarters of PKK.

13 February 2015

Gendarmerie Admits Killing, Disappearance

Gendarmerie Admits Killing, Disappearance

“If the funerals are not returned to their families or officials, it means that their disappearance is admitted,” advocate Turan Ece told bianet regarding the case of a mass grave belonging to 27 PKK guerrillas from 1998.

13 February 2015 Ayça Söylemez

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Punishing Funeral Attendance

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Punishing Funeral Attendance

The European Court of Human Rights convicted Turkey of sentencing two individuals who were sentenced to prison for “terrorism propaganda” when they attended the funeral of PKK guerrillas.

2 December 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Sancar: “Third Eye” Would Institutionalize Peace Process

Sancar: “Third Eye” Would Institutionalize Peace Process

Prof. Dr. Mithat Sancar commented to bianet’s inquiries on how the “third eye”, a new observation delegation idea in discussion, would contribute to Turkey’s resolution process with PKK.

19 November 2014 Ayça Söylemez

“If Negotiations Will Start, They Will Not Be Spread Through Years”

“If Negotiations Will Start, They Will Not Be Spread Through Years”

HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş said that Öcalan is likely to make a demilitarization appeal to PKK forces to be effectuated by April 2015, providing that the negotiations with Turkey will result in an agreement.

14 November 2014

Turkish Army Denies PKK’s Statement on Yüksekova Killings

Turkish Army Denies PKK’s Statement on Yüksekova Killings

The Turkish Army Authorities released a statement, claiming that the recent killing of 3 Turkish soldiers in Yüksekova was perpetrated by PKK despite the latter’s denial statement.

29 October 2014

PKK Denies Allegations on 3 Dead Soldiers

PKK Denies Allegations on 3 Dead Soldiers

PKK authorities released a statement that denied their involvement in the death of 3 Turkish Army soldiers in Yüksekova district on October 25. “We didn’t give any order,” the statement said.

28 October 2014

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Violating Right to Fair Trial

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Violating Right to Fair Trial

The European Court of Human Right convicted Turkey of violating right to fair trial in the case of Cevat Soysal who was convicted to 18 years and 9 months of prison by Turkish courts of being a PKK leader.

23 September 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Turkish-Kurdish Peace: Has the Hour Come?

Turkish-Kurdish Peace: Has the Hour Come?

Could Kurdish voices become part of the political mainstream in Turkey; and could the PKK have its status as “terrorist” removed?

16 September 2014 William Gourlay

“Talks With PKK Stakeholders in Qandil Are Inevitable”

“Talks With PKK Stakeholders in Qandil Are Inevitable”

Reminding that talks between Turkish and PKK stakeholders located in Qandil Mountain have long been anticipated, Prof. Dr. Erol Katırcıoğlu told bianet that it would be significant to support returning PKK guerrillas.

21 August 2014 Nilay Vardar

Lieutenant Killed in Van

Lieutenant Killed in Van

Turkish Army lieutenant Emre As (23) lost his life in the southeastern district of Saray, Van.

Protestor Dies in Lice

Protestor Dies in Lice

bianet interviewed HDP Diyarbakır Provincal Organization Co-chair Zübeyde Zümrüt following the death of one person within the rising of tension in Lice over the statue of PKK co-founder Mahsum Korkmaz.

19 August 2014 Ekin Karaca

Statue of PKK Founder, People Attacked in Lice

Statue of PKK Founder, People Attacked in Lice

Following a court order to “seize” the statue of PKK co-founder Mahsum Korkmaz, police and army forces launched a crackdown in the southeastern province of Lice, Diyarbakır.

“Sad But Not Surprising”

GEZI PROTESTOR JOINED PKK

“Sad But Not Surprising”

Progressive Lawyer Association Antalya Branch Chairman Ermiş confirmed the allegations that Ayşe Deniz Karacagil, a Gezi Resistance protestor charged with 98 years of prison, joined PKK.

20 June 2014 Beyza Kural

A Guerrilla Speaks Up: Mountains and Childhood

RUKEN ŞAHAN'S TESTIMONY

A Guerrilla Speaks Up: Mountains and Childhood

What deceives children is the course of this society, in my opinion. It is the state itself, which provides neither a future, nor the space for freedom or democracy, that deceives.

11 June 2014 Ruken Şahan

PKK: “We Must Talk Directly With Öcalan”

PKK: “We Must Talk Directly With Öcalan”

PKK Executive Council Member Duran Kalkan said BDP and HDP are not their representatives, that they no longer have faith in the İmralı talks, and that nobody can convince the guerrilla anymore unless they speak with Öcalan.

“Children Aren’t Being Taken To The Mountains; They Go There”

“Children Aren’t Being Taken To The Mountains; They Go There”

bianet talked with Human Rights Foundation (İHD) Chairman Öztürk Türkdoğan about the recent “child guerrillas” debate sparked by the protest of around 80 families in Diyarbakır whose children have joined the PKK.

4 June 2014 Ekin Karaca

Gendarmerie Intervention on Diyarbakır-Lice Road

Gendarmerie Intervention on Diyarbakır-Lice Road

Armed forces together with special units staged an operation against PKK’s youth organization YDG-H, due to their blocking the Diyarbakır-Lice road for the past week in protest of the construction of police stations and high-security police bases at the borders of the country.

“I Want My Son and I Want Peace”

“I Want My Son and I Want Peace”

“When the funerals don’t come in, people think there’s peace. But mothers are still crying here. We want our children back, and we want peace,” Selami Erden, father of Fırat Aydın Eren who joined the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) at age 15 told bianet.

28 May 2014 Nilay Vardar

PKK Kidnaps Chief Sergeant in Mardin

PKK Kidnaps Chief Sergeant in Mardin

PKK guerrillas kidnapped a chief army sergeant traveling from Mardin to Erzurum after blocking a highway between eastern provinces of Diyarbakır and Bingöl last night.

Lice District Mayor Receives Prison Sentence

Lice District Mayor Receives Prison Sentence

Diyarbakır 2nd High Criminal Court sentenced Lice Co-Mayor Rezan Zuğurli to 4 years and 2 months in prison for “not being a member of an organization but committing crime for them”.