Police have raided the Mesopotamia Agency (MA) office in Van and detained four journalists. MA reporters Adnan Bilen and Cemil Uğur, JinNews reporter Şehriban Abi and journalist Nazan Sala were detained this morning.Read More
Osman Kavala is a Turkish businessman, rights defender, and a political prisoner. Kavala has supported numerous civil society organisations since the early 1990s. He also founded Anadolu Kültür assosiation, a nonprofit arts and culture organisation based in Istanbul.Read More
Muhammed Emir (57), who was imprisoned in the Maraş Elbistan E-type closed prison, has lost his life after being infected with Covid-19. The virus has spread through the whole prison and all prisoners are now under quarantine.Read More
Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) Executive Committee member Murat Karayılan spoke to Radio Denge Welat about recent assaults on Kurdish citizens in Turkey.Read More
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee Representation’s (UNHCR) data, there are 3.6 million registered refugees and 370,000 migrants from various countries in Turkey. The Directorate General of Migration Management also announced that as of 23 September, 59,785 Syrian refugees lived in temporary refugee centers and 3,562,183 lived in cities.Read More
The historical Diyarbakır city walls were listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2015, but now they could be removed from the list after potentially damaging restoration work.Read More
The detention periods of 15 politicians, including the Kars Municipality co-mayor, Şevin Alaca, have been extended. Detention operations and targeted suppression policies have been used against members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over recent days in Turkey.Read More
Speaking on the United Nations report, which reveals that the Turkish state has committed crimes against humanity in Syria, SDF General Commander Mazloum Abdî said that international institutions should not only make statements, they should take action.Read More
According to the Mesopotamia News Agency, US citizen Mark John Xenakes was detained by the Turkish police for flying a drone in the Sur district of Diyarbakır (Amed).Read More
Kars (Qers) trustee, governor Türker Öksüz, who attained a position in the Kars Municipality, annulled the city council and deleted the municipality’s Kurdish-language social media account.Read More
