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Şenyaşar family seeks justice in front of courthouse for 200 days
BANNER SEIZED BY POLICE
Şenyaşar family seeks justice in front of courthouse for 200 days
With their three family members killed and one arrested, Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar have been keeping a justice watch in front of the Urfa courthouse for 200 days.
24 September 2021
Women lawyers express support for Emine Şenyaşar
JUSTICE WATCH FOR 197 DAYS
Women lawyers express support for Emine Şenyaşar
The women lawyers from the bar associations in the region visited Emine Şenyaşar, who has been keeping a “justice watch” for her three family members killed in an attack by the relatives of an AKP MP. The lawyers promised the family legal support.
21 September 2021
Şenyaşar family on justice watch: ‘An unjust order is doomed to perish’
NEW FOOTAGE REVEALED
Şenyaşar family on justice watch: ‘An unjust order is doomed to perish’
With her two sons and spouse killed and one son arrested, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have been on a justice watch in front of the Urfa courthouse for 191 days. New video footage of the attack has been revealed.
15 September 2021
Covid ICU services full in Urfa amid high vaccine hesitancy
Covid ICU services full in Urfa amid high vaccine hesitancy
Anti-vaccination is not too high, but hesitancy is the fundamental problem in the southeastern province, a doctor from the Turkish Medical Association has told bianet.
14 September 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Emine Şenyaşar summoned to depose for ‘insulting’ Interior Minister Soylu
JUSTICE WATCH FOR 189 DAYS
Emine Şenyaşar summoned to depose for ‘insulting’ Interior Minister Soylu
Keeping a justice watch in front of the Urfa courthouse with her son, Emine Şenyaşar gave her statement after she had been summoned to depose for “insulting” Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu.
13 September 2021
Emine Şenyaşar put on trial for ‘insult’ over her remarks on justice watch
Emine Şenyaşar put on trial for ‘insult’ over her remarks on justice watch
Keeping a justice watch in front of the Urfa courthouse with her son, Emine Şenyaşar is now facing a court case on the grounds that she allegedly insulted ruling AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız in her speech on the 86th day of their justice watch.
10 September 2021
'Prosecutor relocated after saying, "Heads will roll"'
ŞENYAŞAR FAMILY ON JUSTICE WATCH
'Prosecutor relocated after saying, "Heads will roll"'
Keeping a justice watch for 185 days for his spouse and two sons killed and one son arrested, Emine Şenyaşar says, “Our life has fallen apart. I take sleeping pills to sleep. My heart aches. May justice be done and my son be released.”
9 September 2021 Ruken Tuncel
‘Those who carried out the massacre are free, my son is arrested’
EMİNE ŞENYAŞAR
‘Those who carried out the massacre are free, my son is arrested’
September 7 marked the 183rd day of the “justice watch” of Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar, who lost their three family members in an attack by the relatives and security guards of a ruling AKP MP. Emine Şenyaşar demanded justice for her jailed son.
8 September 2021
18 farmers detained for protesting power cuts in southeast Turkey
18 farmers detained for protesting power cuts in southeast Turkey
Protesting the Dicle Electricity Distribution Inc. (DEDAŞ) over constant power cuts and high electricity bills, 18 farmers have been taken into custody by the gendarmerie in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa.
13 August 2021
Şenyaşar Family: Put an end to this atrocity
JUSTICE WATCH FOR 156 DAYS
Şenyaşar Family: Put an end to this atrocity
With his father and two brothers killed in an attack by the relatives and security guards of a ruling AKP MP in Urfa, Ferit Şenyaşar and his mother Emine Şenyaşar have been seeking justice by staging a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse.
11 August 2021
Farmers protest power cuts with tractors in Urfa
Farmers protest power cuts with tractors in Urfa
Closing the Urfa-Mardin Highway to traffic in southeast Turkey in protest against the power cuts of the Dicle Electricity Distribution Inc. (DEDAŞ), farmers have been subjected to the intervention of the gendarmerie with pepper gas.
10 August 2021
Knife attack against seasonal agricultural workers in Çorum
Knife attack against seasonal agricultural workers in Çorum
Seasonal agricultural workers from the southeastern province of Urfa have been subjected to the knife attack of the village head and his sons in Tekke village in Çorum.
5 August 2021
Mother language obstacle to coronavirus vaccination
MEDICAL CHAMBERS IN SOUTHEAST
Mother language obstacle to coronavirus vaccination
While the Health Ministry’s coronavirus vaccination campaign is moving apace, the desired vaccination rates have not yet been reached in some cities, especially in the Kurdish-majority ones. Mother language is reportedly a factor behind this.
30 June 2021 Cansever Avinç
Hardly 7 dollars a day for working in 40-degree heat for 12 hours
‘NO TO WOMEN’S POVERTY’
Hardly 7 dollars a day for working in 40-degree heat for 12 hours
As part of its campaign “No to Women’s Poverty”, the Women’s Assembly of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) met the women working in lentil fields in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa.
31 May 2021
Şenyaşar family detained ahead of HDP’s visit
Şenyaşar family detained ahead of HDP’s visit
As the Şenyaşar family were detained during their sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse, HDP Co-Chair Buldan has taken over the sit-in protest, saying, “The Şenyaşar family will ultimately find the justice they seek.”
20 May 2021
Two children drown in an irrigation canal in Urfa
Two children drown in an irrigation canal in Urfa
Amid reports that six children lost their lives in irrigation canals in different cities across Turkey in the last three days, two siblings, working as shepherds in Urfa, fell into an irrigation canal and lost their lives.
29 April 2021
'I had five children, they killed two of them and put one in prison'
VERDICT IN CASE OF ŞENYAŞAR FAMILY
'I had five children, they killed two of them and put one in prison'
Four people lost their lives in an armed clash and subsequent attacks involving an AKP deputy during the 2018 election campaign.
5 April 2021
Sit-in for justice: Emine, Ferit Şenyaşar briefly detained again
Sit-in for justice: Emine, Ferit Şenyaşar briefly detained again
Having lost their three family members in an armed conflict and staging a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse, Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar were taken into custody on the 22rd day of their protest.
30 March 2021
Sit-in protest in front of courthouse: Emine, Ferit Şenyaşar detained
Sit-in protest in front of courthouse: Emine, Ferit Şenyaşar detained
Having lost their three family members in an armed conflict and staging a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa Courthouse, Ferit Şenyaşar and Emine Şenyaşar have been detained by police for the second time since mid-March.
25 March 2021
Woman who lost spouse, children in armed attack in Urfa briefly detained over sit-in protest
Woman who lost spouse, children in armed attack in Urfa briefly detained over sit-in protest
Emine Şenyaşar lost his family members in an attack by an AKP deputy's bodyguards and relatives in Urfa during the 2018 election campaign.
15 March 2021
War robot on display in a toy museum in Urfa
War robot on display in a toy museum in Urfa
Karaköprü Mayor Metin Baydilli says that a prototype of the war robot is displayed in the toy museum “to set children an example.”
28 January 2021
Protesting in front of AKP, Şenyaşar Family detained
Protesting in front of AKP, Şenyaşar Family detained
Having lost their three family members in an attack over two years ago, mother Emine Şenyaşar and her son Ferit Şenyaşar have been detained while staging a sit-in protest in front of the Urfa provincial office of the ruling AKP.
17 December 2020
Second ban on Kurdish theater play Bêrû
ANNOUNCED BY URFA BAR
Second ban on Kurdish theater play Bêrû
Urfa Bar Association has announced that Bêrû (Faceless), a theater play to be performed in Kurdish by the Teatra Jiyana Nû (New Life Theater), has been banned in Urfa province. It was previously banned in a district in İstanbul.
16 November 2020
One child worker dies, two others injured on the same day
One child worker dies, two others injured on the same day
15-year-old seasonal agricultural worker Ayşe Daş has lost her life in Urfa after a minibus rolled over. In Maraş province, two child workers have been hospitalized as they were affected by the smell of an insulating material.
23 September 2020
Allegations of torture in detention in Urfa
Allegations of torture in detention in Urfa
HDP deputy Gülüm has submitted a parliamentary question about the new allegations of torture in the Kurdish-majority province.
8 September 2020
Courts halt tendering processes for hunting mountain goats and gazelles
Courts halt tendering processes for hunting mountain goats and gazelles
In lawsuits filed by life defenders, the local courts have halted tendering processes for killing 26 mountain goats in Erzincan and nine gazelles in Urfa.
31 August 2020
3 occupational homicides at the same construction site in a week
3 occupational homicides at the same construction site in a week
Syrian worker Mişo received an electric shock and lost his life while working at the quarry of a company undertaking the construction of Akçakale-Suruç beltway in Urfa. Arslan and Kaçmaz also died at the same construction site on August 16.
25 August 2020
‘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.
30 July 2020
33 people killed in Suruç Massacre commemorated: Teacher Süleyman Aksu
33 people killed in Suruç Massacre commemorated: Teacher Süleyman Aksu
Güneş Aksu, who lost his elder brother Süleyman Aksu in Suruç Massacre five years ago, has spoken to bianet. Referring to the idiom “No pain, no gain” that Süleyman taught his students, she says, “After his passing, I have fully understood what it means.”
21 July 2020 Evrim Kepenek
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
‘They open malls and hammams, but prevent lawyers from protesting’
ANTALYA, BURSA, URFA BAR CHAIRS
‘They open malls and hammams, but prevent lawyers from protesting’
The chairs of Antalya, Bursa and Urfa Bar Associations have spoken to bianet about the demonstration ban imposed by the Ankara Governor’s Office ahead of the “Grand Defense Rally” of the lawyers against the bill “to split bar associations.”
2 July 2020 Ruken Tuncel
Dismissed Co-Mayor of Suruç released from prison
Dismissed Co-Mayor of Suruç released from prison
Arrested on November 19, 2019 after being removed from office by the Ministry of Interior, dismissed Suruç Co-Mayor Hatice Çevik has been released.
23 June 2020
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