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1 Year and 10 Months in Jail for Mayor Selim Sadak

1 Year and 10 Months in Jail for Mayor Selim Sadak

A Diyarbakır court handed down a one year's prison sentence to Siirt Mayor Sadak under charges of "spreading PKK propaganda" on the grounds of using the term "Kurdistan" in a statement. Sadak was recently sentenced to another ten months in jail for a photo in a calendar.

28 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Socially Disadvantaged Students Became Victims of Abuse

Socially Disadvantaged Students Became Victims of Abuse

Primary school students in Siirt were abused and raped by school staff throughout the last two years. The Teachers' Union Eğitim-Sen said that everybody who helped to conceal this crime against humanity bears a joint guilt.

23 April 2010 Burçin Belge

Arabic Broadcast Incomprehensible for Turkish Viewers

Arabic Broadcast Incomprehensible for Turkish Viewers

Siirt Mücadele newspaper owner Kılıçoğlu criticized that the recently launched Arabic broadcast of TRT E1Turkey has nothing to do with the Arabic spoken in the region of Siirt in south-eastern Turkey. The broadcast in common Arabic is incomprehensible by speakers of local dialects.

14 April 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Soldier's Acquittal: Precedent Case for Impunity after Killing Civilians

POLICE VIOLENCE

Soldier's Acquittal: Precedent Case for Impunity after Killing Civilians

The Court of Appeals approved the acquittal of a specialist sergeant who killed a civilian when he fired his gun into the crowd of a demonstration.

23 September 2009 Erhan Üstündağ

More "Temporary Security Zones"

The General Staff has announced that between 11 December and 10 March, there will be six temporary security zones.

12 December 2007 Tolga Korkut

Battles in Southeast: 4 Soldiers, 17 PKK Militants Dead

Military operations in the Southeast are continuing with thousands of soldiers and air support involved.

30 October 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Presidential Tour Ignored Reality

Local journalist KILICCIOGLU reports

Presidential Tour Ignored Reality

Unfortunately, the first domestic tour of 11th President Abdullah Gül has not gone beyond formalities. There was no mention of the real issues that concern the region.

14 September 2007 Cumhur Kılıççıoğlu

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