Uğur Kaymaz was murdered along with his father in the Kızıltepe district of Mardin (Merdin) in Turkey on 21 November 2004.Read More
World Children’s Day is 20 November, a time to reflect on the abuse of children’s rights in Turkey and around the world.Read More
An investigation has been launched into the mafia leader Alaattin Çakıcı after he threatened Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu.Read More
Detention warrants were issued for 101 people this morning as part of an investigation into the Democratic Society Congress (DTK). Police raided addresses in Diyarbakır (Amed), Şırnak (Şirnex) and Adıyaman (Semsur).Read More
Refugees from Afrin – who have been living in Serdem Refugee Camp in Shahba Canton (Herêma Şahba) in Northern Syria since the Turkish state’s attacks – are having to rely on their own meagre resources to survive the harsh winter conditions.Read More
According to Mesopotamia Agency, three Kurdish political refugees, including journalist Nuri Akman, have asked for asylum at Bucharest Airport in Romania, where they are awaiting a decision as to whether they will be deported or not.Read More
The Mother of Peace, Meles Tekin, has died at the age of 75.Read More
The decision has been made not to prosecute Abdullah Ömer Aslan, one of the key figures in the Suruç suicide attack case.Read More
In the Kemal Kurkut trial in Turkey, the defendant police officer Y.Ş. faces a sentence of three to nine years in prison for “deliberately causing death by negligence”. The 12th hearing, where a decision is expected to be made, will be held on 17 November in Diyarbakır (Amed) 7th High Criminal Court.Read More
Kemal Kurkut was killed by police officials during the 2017 Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır, Turkey. The final hearing of the case is to be held on 17 November.Read More
