Turkey plans to comprehensively test the S-400 anti-aircraft system that the country bought from Russia. Two United States senators (one a Republican, another a Democrat) have appealed to President Donald Trump’s administration to impose sanctions on Turkey because of this.Read More
Muhammed Emir from Afrîn, a prisoner for 28 years and imprisoned in Kahramanmaraş’ Elbistan Type E Closed Prison in Turkey, reportedly lost his life due to Covid-19.Read More
İstanbul 14th High Criminal Court in Turkey has declared exiled journalist Can Dündar a fugitive and ruled for the seizure of his assets. The court had ordered Dündar on 17 September to declare himself and turn up within 15 days. Dündar lives in Germany and did not attend the court. After the period expired, the […]Read More
The Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP’s) appeal to investigate the incidents involving two Kurdish villagers (Servet Turgut and the late Osman Şiban) who were reportedly thrown from a helicopter by soldiers in Turkey was rejected as a result of votes cast by the Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP).Read More
Nine more People’s Democratic Party (HDP) politicians were detained in Kars (Qers) in Turkey after being arrested. The total number of arrests since operations began on 1 October has risen to twelve. It is expected that five people, including Mayor Şevin Alaca, will be referred to the courthouse today.Read More
Urfa’s Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Turkey has launched an investigation into the activities of 26 lawyers, including the Urfa Bar Association’s President Abdullah Öncel, on the alleged grounds that they are in breach of “The Law on Meetings and Demonstrations, No. 2911”.Read More
According to the latest figures released by the Diyarbakır Health Platform, 915 healthcare workers, including nurses and midwives, have tested positive for coronavirus in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakır (Amed) province as of 7 October.Read More
Soldiers along the border of Iran and Turkey (in Çilli District/Çiliya Jore in Van) reportedly killed Şefik Bağa. Residents in the neighbourhood stated that the sound of gunfire could be heard from a location close to the border last night. The residents travelled to the area where Şefik Bağa was reportedly killed by gunfire.Read More
The seventh of October, the day Özgür Gündem Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Gurbetelli Ersöz was killed, has been celebrated as Kurdish Women Journalists Day since 2013.Read More
Medyanews Exclusive It is just over a year since Turkey’s offensive operations in Northern Syria, mainly in Serêkaniyê and Girê Spî, commenced. These operations were widely criticised by governments worldwide.Read More
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