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Transportation not possible to 907 settlements in six provinces

Transportation not possible to 907 settlements in six provinces

Due to heavy snowfall, some roads have been closed in Erzurum, Ağrı, Van, Bitlis, Hakkari, and Muş.

Journalists detained in Van released three days later

Journalists detained in Van released three days later

The three journalists who were questioned about the copyright fees they received for sending news to media organizations in European countries, were released following interrogation by the prosecutor.

Is Van ready for a new earthquake?

Is Van ready for a new earthquake?

Van experienced two major earthquakes in 2011. The city has been trying to erase the traces of the seismic events. The city, located on an active fault line, faces the risk of earthquakes, sparking debates about the measures taken to mitigate this risk.

2 January 2024 Şenol Balı

Recession continues in Turkey's largest lake

Recession continues in Turkey's largest lake

Roughly a 100 square kilometer of area covered with water in Lake Van has turned into land, a researcher has warned.

14 September 2023

Treasury hunting threatens ancient remains in Van

Treasury hunting threatens ancient remains in Van

While many cultural sites and ancient cities in the country's west are meticulously preserved and restored, the neglect of Van's historical treasures is causing perplexity.

Officer receives prison sentence for fatal shooting of 20-year-old in Van

Officer receives prison sentence for fatal shooting of 20-year-old in Van

The lieutenant has been convicted of "involuntary killing," while the plaintiff's attorney argues for "intentional killing" charge.

Waste dumped near lake, stream in Van

Waste dumped near lake, stream in Van

Environmentalists say the trustee-run municipality dumps waste near Lake Van and a stream instead of a waste disposal facility to save costs.

Rights groups demand examination of resurfaced bones in Van

Rights groups demand examination of resurfaced bones in Van

After water levels in a dam reservoir on the Zilan river dropped, human bones resurfaced early this month. Thousands of people were killed in the region in 1930.

23 December 2022

Police prevent women's marches in four cities

INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Police prevent women's marches in four cities

Several people were reportedly beaten by the police and detained in demonstrations in Şırnak, Van, Ağrı and Mardin.

25 November 2022

Paradise across the border: Tourists from Iran fuel Van’s economy

Paradise across the border: Tourists from Iran fuel Van’s economy

Türkiye is often criticized for increasingly curtailing the freedoms of its citizens, especially by the Western world. Yet for tourists coming from Iran, a neighboring country that has been ruled by an Islamic regime since 1979, Türkiye provides many more freedoms than they have back home.

20 October 2022 Gonca Tokyol

Cyclists pedal to bring attention to decreasing water level in Türkiye's largest lake

Cyclists pedal to bring attention to decreasing water level in Türkiye's largest lake

Cyclists rode on the islets that have emerged due to the withdrawal of water in Lake Van.

Journalist investigated after report on vehicles rented for Erdoğan rally

Journalist investigated after report on vehicles rented for Erdoğan rally

"It's not me but those who committed the robbery in the people's municipalities who should stand trial," said Oktay Candemir.

7 September 2022

Police pull gun on journalists in Van after Peace Day rally

Police pull gun on journalists in Van after Peace Day rally

The incident happened after the HDP's Peace Day rally. The journalists will file a criminal complaint against the officers.

2 September 2022

‘She comes to visitation in a wheelchair, says, “I will die in prison”’

‘She comes to visitation in a wheelchair, says, “I will die in prison”’

Arrested on May 10, Makbule and Hadi Özer's lawyer Dilan Kunt says, “The condition of Makbule Özer is getting worse and worse with each passing day. She must be released as soon as possible.”

30 June 2022 Fatma Temel

Citizen detained under excessive force and fire

Citizen detained under excessive force and fire

Soldiers have detained a citizen in Van with excessive force and by firing hundreds of live rounds into the air. HDP Van MP Murat Sarısaç has brought it up to parliament.

Application to ECtHR for mass grave, "Right to mourn" violated

Application to ECtHR for mass grave, "Right to mourn" violated

Turan Ece, the lawyer of Cevdet Tatar, whose brother was left in the mass grave in Çatak has petitioned the ECtHR that the family's right to mourn was violated and that a "crime against humanity" was committed.

20 June 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Court halts hydro power plant project in Van due to environmental damage

Court halts hydro power plant project in Van due to environmental damage

The project that has been underway since 2018 is threatening life in Sortkin Stream and the flora, the court has concluded.

Eighty-year-old couple in Van jailed for ‘aiding an illegal organization’

Eighty-year-old couple in Van jailed for ‘aiding an illegal organization’

A couple aged 79 and 80 were sent to jail after their sentences were confirmed by the court of appeal.

Heavy snowfall in Turkey cuts off access to 552 residential areas in 4 cities

Heavy snowfall in Turkey cuts off access to 552 residential areas in 4 cities

Turkey’s eastern provinces of Van, Muş, Hakkari and Bitlis have been severely affected by heavy snowfall; access to 552 residential areas has been cut off.

17 January 2022

Two refugees from Afghanistan freeze to death on Turkey-Iran border

Two refugees from Afghanistan freeze to death on Turkey-Iran border

In the last two months, at least eight refugees were frozen to death in the border areas.

17 January 2022

Reporting on citizens thrown from a helicopter, journalists acquitted a year later

Reporting on citizens thrown from a helicopter, journalists acquitted a year later

Put on trial for reporting on torture in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van, journalists Bilen, Uğur, Abi, Sala and Durgut have been acquitted of “membership of a terrorist organization”. Sala is given a deferred prison sentence for “propaganda”.

Trying to cross into Turkey, woman from Afghanistan freezes to death

Trying to cross into Turkey, woman from Afghanistan freezes to death

Two children of the woman reportedly walked to a village in Van’s Özalp and took shelter there. The Governor’s Office has announced that the children have been handed over to the soldiers of Iran by villagers.

Court of Cassation upholds former Van co-mayor's prison sentence for 'terrorism'

Court of Cassation upholds former Van co-mayor's prison sentence for 'terrorism'

Bekir Kaya was sentenced to 8 years and 3 months in prison for various charges related to "terrorism."

27 December 2021

Thrown from a helicopter, Osman Şiban faces ‘terror’ charges

Thrown from a helicopter, Osman Şiban faces ‘terror’ charges

The Van Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicted Osman Şiban, whom soldiers threw from a helicopter in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority eastern province of Van.

7 December 2021

Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Turkey's eastern province of Van

Magnitude 5 earthquake hits Turkey's eastern province of Van

According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit Van’s Tuşba district; the Kandilli Observatory of Boğaziçi University has announced the magnitude as 5. No losses of life or property have been reported.

6 December 2021

Police raid journalist Hikmet Tunç’s house in Van

Police raid journalist Hikmet Tunç’s house in Van

JinNews news agency has announced that the house of its reporter Hikmet Tunç in Edremit district in eastern province of Van was raided by plain clothes police officers and gendarmerie on the grounds that there was a “bomb call”.

19 November 2021

NGOs protest 1,800-day demonstration ban in Van province

NGOs protest 1,800-day demonstration ban in Van province

A group of non-governmental organizations including bar associations and medical chambers have released a joint statement and protested the ban on events and demonstrations that has been in effect in Turkey’s eastern province of Van for 1,800 days.

28 October 2021

Detained during assistant physicians’ protest in Van, Yaviç and Çiçek released

RÜMEYSA ŞEN COMMEMORATED

Detained during assistant physicians’ protest in Van, Yaviç and Çiçek released

Van-Hakkari Medical Chamber Chair Hüseyin Yaviç and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV-HRFT) Representative Sevim Çiçek were taken into custody when they wanted to make a press statement about the death of Dr. Şen.

26 October 2021

'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'

DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION

'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'

Thirty-nine people, including 15 children, who were deported and re-entered the country, face deportation again. Diyarbakır Bar says some of them have marks of torture on their bodies.

30 September 2021

Operation against refugees in Van

Operation against refugees in Van

299 refugees were detained in Turkey’s eastern province of Van in a week. An investigation has been launched against 15 suspects for “human smuggling”. According to the UN, 515 thousand people may migrate from Afghanistan by the end of this year.

13 September 2021

HDP’s Buldan: The alliance to form must be the alliance of peace

HDP’s Buldan: The alliance to form must be the alliance of peace

Speaking at a peace rally in Van on World Peace Day, HDP Co-Chair Pervin Buldan said, “If there is an alliance to form at this point, it must be the alliance of peace,” announcing that the HDP would issue a declaration on September 27.

2 September 2021

Investigation into body search on lawyer in prison

Investigation into body search on lawyer in prison

An investigation has been launched into the incident where lawyer Ekin Yeter was subjected to body search in Van High-Security Prison. Pressing charges against the wardens, Yeter says, “This arbitrary, humiliating maltreatment and practices must end.”

1 September 2021

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