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Diyarbakır Governorship ahead of Sur-March: No Entry Without Residence Document

Diyarbakır Governorship ahead of Sur-March: No Entry Without Residence Document

Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that persons who do not reside in Sur are banned from entering the entire district.

Journalist İşeri Detained in Küçük Armutlu, Lawyers Battered

Journalist İşeri Detained in Küçük Armutlu, Lawyers Battered

Journalist İşeri willing to shoot destruction in Küçük Armutlu has been taken into custody, and two lawyers have been battered as they tried to enter police station. Three houses were demolished this morning in the neighborhood but demolish warrant hasn’t been shown to the lawyers.

1 March 2016 Ayça Söylemez

AYM Chief Judge: Our Decisions Bind Everyone and Every Institute

AYM Chief Judge: Our Decisions Bind Everyone and Every Institute

Chief Judge of the Constitutional Court upon President Erdoğan’s words “I neither recognize nor respect AYM’s decision” following release of Can Dündar and Erdem Gül, has said the court’s decisions are binding for everyone and every institute.

Intellectuals Call for Democratic Constitution

Intellectuals Call for Democratic Constitution

A group of intellectuals including Tarık Ziya Ekinci, Melda Onur and Murathan Mungan have made a call to provide citizen participation in the constitution negotiations.

29 February 2016

Can Dündar: Until Silivri Concentration Camp Becomes a Museum

Can Dündar: Until Silivri Concentration Camp Becomes a Museum

Can Dündar released from Silivri Prison has noted; “This profession has paid the price with lives for the sake of publishing these news. Ours is nothing compared to that. We could stand upright thanks to you”.

26 February 2016

Summary of Proceedings on Kılıçdaroğlu over Insulting President

Summary of Proceedings on Kılıçdaroğlu over Insulting President

Summary of proceedings has been prepared by Ankara Chief Public Prosecution on CHP Chairperson Kılıçdaroğlu for insulting President Erdoğan.

26 February 2016

Russia Blames Turkey for being ‘Aggressive’

Russia Blames Turkey for being ‘Aggressive’

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Zaharova has said Turkey’s bombing on Syria from its border is provocation.

25 February 2016

Çavuşoğlu: ‘PYD Started to Sell Out US’

Çavuşoğlu: ‘PYD Started to Sell Out US’

According to Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu who conveyed “John Kerry said YPG is not trustworthy”, Saudi planes will come soon.

25 February 2016

Towards Truce: Meeting Between Russia and Saudi Arabia is Positive

Towards Truce: Meeting Between Russia and Saudi Arabia is Positive

Kremlin has announced that the meeting between Putin and King Salman as to truce in Syria has gone positive.

24 February 2016

Kurtulmuş: We Warn All Forces Engaging with Proxy Wars

Kurtulmuş: We Warn All Forces Engaging with Proxy Wars

Vice Prime Minister Kurtulmuş said, “If a humanitarian solution is not found, a peace order satisfying everyone not established in Syria, the countries engaging with the proxy wars will directly become a party to the war”.

24 February 2016

Age of ‘Insulting President’ Falls to 13

Age of ‘Insulting President’ Falls to 13

Anti-Terror teams have raided house of the child whose Facebook account was under police monitoring for nine months. 13-year-old A.Ş. has testified in prosecution on charge of “insulting president”.

24 February 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Kerry Highlights Importance of Truce Agreement in Syria

Kerry Highlights Importance of Truce Agreement in Syria

US Secretary of State Kerry has expressed that partition of Syria could be part of plan B in case temporary truce is not actualized.

24 February 2016

Election Date Determined for Post Truce Agreement in Syria

Election Date Determined for Post Truce Agreement in Syria

Following the US and Russia announcing the date as February 27 for truce excluding organizations such as ISIS, Al Nusra, Assad has issued a decree proclaiming general elections will be held on April 13.

23 February 2016

European Parliament Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri: ‘A Glimmer of Hope’ - My Report From Diyarbakır

European Parliament Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri: ‘A Glimmer of Hope’ - My Report From Diyarbakır

European Parliament Turkey Rapporteur Kati Piri has commentated how the civilians were leaving the basement in Sur; “There are serious human rights violations taking place and the desperation of many people is getting bigger”. Minister for European Union Bozkır has reacted; “Piri has lost her impartiality”.

22 February 2016

Turkish FM: Land Operation with Saudi Arabia not on Agenda

Turkish FM: Land Operation with Saudi Arabia not on Agenda

Minister of Foreign Affairs Çavuşoğlu has stated that a land operation into Syria must involve all coalition countries.

22 February 2016

14 Arrested over Ankara Attack

14 Arrested over Ankara Attack

14 out of 21 persons taken into custody within the investigation run into the bomb attack against military shuttles in Ankara on February 17, have been arrested.

22 February 2016

Luxemburg Warns Turkey to not Rely on NATO

Luxemburg Warns Turkey to not Rely on NATO

Luxembourgian Minister of Foreign Affair Asselborn has stated that NATO’s guarantee of aid is practiced only when “an ally is explicitly attacked”.

19 February 2016

Erdoğan: Don’t Make Me Deal with Kirby

Erdoğan: Don’t Make Me Deal with Kirby

President Erdoğan asked of statement of US State Department Spokesperson Kirby, has said, “It is wrong to make me deal with Kirby, I have an appointment with Obama at 5 p.m.”.

19 February 2016

Preparing Script, Blog, Short Film Enter High School Curriculum

Preparing Script, Blog, Short Film Enter High School Curriculum

Ministry of National Education has combined courses of language and expression, and Turkish literature taught in high schools. Subjects such as preparing script, blog, e-mail, short film have been included in the new course named Turkish language and literature.

19 February 2016

6 Attacks, 234 Deceased, 1 Discharge, 0 Resignation

6 Attacks, 234 Deceased, 1 Discharge, 0 Resignation

Only one high-ranking official has been discharged, none resigned despite attacks in Reyhanlı, Diyarbakır, Suruç, Ankara, Sultanahmet, and Ankara killing 234 people and injuring over a thousand.

19 February 2016 Ekin Karaca

1 Soldier, 1 Police Officer Killed in İdil

1 Soldier, 1 Police Officer Killed in İdil

One soldier and one police officer have been killed in İdil where the curfew continues.

18 February 2016

PYD Co-Chair Müslim: Kurds in No Way Related to Ankara Attack

PYD Co-Chair Müslim: Kurds in No Way Related to Ankara Attack

PYD Co-Chair Salih Müslim has noted that they were in no way related to the attack in Ankara killing 28 persons and has denied Davutoğlu’s statement.

18 February 2016

Davutoğlu: Attack in Ankara Carried Out by YPG Member

Davutoğlu: Attack in Ankara Carried Out by YPG Member

Davutoğlu has noted, “It came out that members of the separatist terrorist organization and a YPG member leaked out of Syria have carried out the attack”.

18 February 2016

Yüksekdağ: Why Rules of Engagement not Applied to ISIS

Yüksekdağ: Why Rules of Engagement not Applied to ISIS

People’s Democratic Party Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ has shown reaction against artillery shooting on the region under PYD control in Syria: Why don’t you apply the rules of engagement to ISIS; who has cut the throat of the Turkish soldier, ISIS or PYD?

16 February 2016

Curfew Declared in İdil

Curfew Declared in İdil

The teachers in the district had been In-service-training invited to leave the district for an in-service-training earlier last week.

16 February 2016

Tell Rifaat Seized by Syrian Democratic Forces

Tell Rifaat Seized by Syrian Democratic Forces

YPG-led Syrian Democratic Forces has achieved dominance in Tell Rifaat 24 km away from Turkey-Syria border.

16 February 2016

Russia: A Comprehensive War Involving Us and Iran Might Break Out

Russia: A Comprehensive War Involving Us and Iran Might Break Out

Chairperson of the Upper House committee for Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation Kosachev has said in case Turkey launches ground operation into Syria, a comprehensive war involving Russia and Iran might break out.

15 February 2016

‘Turkey’s Allying with Saudi Arabia is Eclipse of Reason’

‘Turkey’s Allying with Saudi Arabia is Eclipse of Reason’

HDP Spokesperson Bilgen has said, “You cannot get involved in some other country against its will other than [providing] humanitarian aid” as to Turkey’s call on PYD to withdraw from Azaz”.

15 February 2016 Beyza Kural

Syria: Turkey has Crossed into Syria

Syria: Turkey has Crossed into Syria

Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in its letter to the UN has stated that there are Turkish soldiers among the group of 100 armed people crossing into the Syrian border and that “ammunition and armament” aid to Azez region continues.

15 February 2016

PYD Co-Chair Salih Müslim on Turkey Shelling: Turkey Should not Intervene in Our Internal Issues

PYD Co-Chair Salih Müslim on Turkey Shelling: Turkey Should not Intervene in Our Internal Issues

PYD Co-Chair Salih Müslim has commented on Turkish Military Forces shelling the part of Azez under PYD Control: Turkey should not intervene in Syria’s internal issues, if it does, all Syrians would resist”.

15 February 2016

YPG: We haven’t Fired Single Bullet on Turkey

YPG: We haven’t Fired Single Bullet on Turkey

YPG official spokesperson Xelîl has refuted Turkey’s claim that it has “retaliated against YPG’s attacks”: “Not a single bullet has been shot over four years from YPG’s side on Turkey”.

15 February 2016

Prime Minister Davutoğlu’s Statement on PYD

Prime Minister Davutoğlu’s Statement on PYD

In his statement on Turkey launching artillery shootings on the Menagh airbase, Prime Minister Davutoğlu has recorded; “YPG will immediately withdraw from Azez and the surrounding area. It will not even go close to Azez.

15 February 2016