Forest fires have erupted in Mount Cudi, near the town of Silopi in Turkey’s Şırnak (Şirnex) province. Locals claim there has been no attempt to extinguish the fires.Read More
Cengiz Şiban, brother of Osman Şiban, who was allegedly tortured and thrown from a military helicopter, said that soldiers made him kneel down at the village square and threatened to kill anyone who approached.Read More
Thousands of Kurdish songs are translated to Turkish without any permission from the creators of the songs. They were published as if they are initially in Turkish. Koma Wetan’s music “Cahiltî” is one of these.Read More
At a press conference held at the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Istanbul Provincial Organization, HDP spokesperson Ebru Günay said that “almost everyone is under threat in Turkey, and the danger has only increased. The only way to prevent that danger is an everyday struggle— to act together and create an antifascist struggle bloc.”Read More
Abdullah Öcalan, the founder and leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has been held in İmralı F type High-Security Prison in Turkey since 1999. He has been kept in isolation for years while serving an aggravated life sentence.Read More
Nomads (Koçer) migrated to Siirt, Batman, and Şırnak with the coming of spring has come to Hakkari (Colemerg) city of Turkey as the weather gets warmer.Read More
Democratic Union Party (PYD) co-presidency council member Aldar Xelîl highlighted tensions at the Rojava border. “Why does it not seem like there is any connection between Rojava and Başur?”, he asked. He stated that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has built-up its military forces along with the South Kurdistan and Rojava border.Read More
The People’s Democratic Party (HDP) Central Executive Committee convened at Taksim Hill Hotel in Istanbul under the presidency of co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar.Read More
Fifty-year-old Osman Şiban, a father of eight children, is one of two people in Van, Turkey, who were picked up by soldiers on their land and allegedly then detained, tortured, and thrown from a helicopter. Şiban, who has just come out of intensive care, suffers from memory loss due to the torture he was subjected […]Read More
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) General Commander Mazlum Abdi spoke about the war crimes that have been committed by the Turkish state, which are also detailed in a recently released United Nations report.Read More
