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5 Year-Old Child Hit by Police Car in Şırnak Dies

5 Year-Old Child Hit by Police Car in Şırnak Dies

Five year-old Hakan Sarak hit by an armoured police vehicle while playing on the street in Cizre district of Şırnak has lost his life. Şırnak Governorship has announced that an investigation has been launched into the incident.

25 October 2016

Curfew Declared in 2 Villages in Bitlis

Curfew Declared in 2 Villages in Bitlis

Following the operations launched in Aşağı Ölek and Yukarı Ölek villages, curfew has been declared in these two villages in Bitlis province.

25 October 2016

CHP’s Tanrıkulu Announces Report on Post July 15 Rights Violations

CHP’s Tanrıkulu Announces Report on Post July 15 Rights Violations

CHP İstanbul MP Tanrıkulu has announced his report in which he compiled human right violations that took place from July to October. There is a special chapter for coup attempt.

21 October 2016

26 NGOS Demand Decrees Violating Human Rights Be Rescinded

26 NGOS Demand Decrees Violating Human Rights Be Rescinded

26 international NGOs including the Amnesty have signed a joint petition demanding the Statutory Decrees violating human rights in Turkey be rescinded.

21 October 2016

Human Rights Organizations Demand Release of Rights Defenders

Human Rights Organizations Demand Release of Rights Defenders

The rights organizations have demanded release of arrested Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Cizre Representative Küni, and detained Human Rights Association Hakkari Branch Chair Akbulut.

21 October 2016

Police Suspended from Duty in FETÖ Investigation Commits Suicide

Police Suspended from Duty in FETÖ Investigation Commits Suicide

Detained as part of the FETÖ investigation, a police officer aged 42 has ended his life.

21 October 2016

Airstrike by TSK on YPG

Airstrike by TSK on YPG

Turkish Armed Forces has launched an aerial operation on Maarat Umm Hawsh region and launched artillery shootings on villages of Afrin Canton.

20 October 2016

No Acquittal for 46 People Informing Against Themselves for Peace in First Hearing

No Acquittal for 46 People Informing Against Themselves for Peace in First Hearing

First hearing of the trial in which 46 people who filed a complaint against themselves by stating that they also signed the declaration which was issued in support of the peace declaration signatories took place today.

19 October 2016 Beyza Kural

1 Village Guard Killed in Diyarbakır

1 Village Guard Killed in Diyarbakır

One village guard has lost his life, three others have been wounded in the clash that erupted between PKK members and temporary village guards in Diyarbakır’s Lice.

19 October 2016

ECtHR: Mahsum Mızrak’s Right to Life Violated

ECtHR: Mahsum Mızrak’s Right to Life Violated

ECtHR appeal by family of Mahsum Mızrak, who was shot to death in his head by gas cartridge fired in a police attack in Diyarbakır 10 years ago has been concluded; Turkey has been fined to pay compensation for violating right to life.

18 October 2016 Ayça Söylemez

HDP: Does Turkey Break International Law by Using State of Emergency as Excuse?

HDP: Does Turkey Break International Law by Using State of Emergency as Excuse?

HDP MP Kürkçü has reminded that some clauses of the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights have been violated, and called for an investigation into whether the government violates rights and freedoms.

17 October 2016

Curfew Declared in 14 Villages in Diyarbakır

Curfew Declared in 14 Villages in Diyarbakır

Curfew has been declared in 14 villages in Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy districts of Diyarbakır as of 5 a.m. until further notice.

17 October 2016

1 Soldier Killed in Hakkari

1 Soldier Killed in Hakkari

One soldier has been killed in the explosion on Hakkari-Van highway.

17 October 2016

Explosion on Mardin-Diyarbakır Road

Explosion on Mardin-Diyarbakır Road

Three soldiers have lost their lives due to detonation of an improvised mine by members of PKK in Sultan Şehmuz region on the 25th km of Mardin-Diyarbakır road.

14 October 2016

Attack in Van, Hakkari

Attack in Van, Hakkari

12 soldiers have been injured in the explosions that occurred during the passage of military vehicle in Van’s Başkale district and Hakkari’s Şemdinli district.

14 October 2016

1 Soldier Killed in Şırnak

1 Soldier Killed in Şırnak

One soldier has lost his life resulting from the explosive planted on the land be detonated by PKK members in Şırnak’s Beytüşşebap district.

14 October 2016

Rights Organizations Protest AKP MP Rejecting to Investigate Torture of FETÖ Arrestees

Rights Organizations Protest AKP MP Rejecting to Investigate Torture of FETÖ Arrestees

Six human rights Organizations have sent the Parliament an open letter to protest TBMM president of sub-Council for Prisons AKP li Mehmet Metiner for his statement “We will not run an investigation regarding the claims of torture and maltreatment against the arrestees from FETÖ”.

13 October 2016

Guardian Laid Off in Coup Investigation Commits Suicide

Guardian Laid Off in Coup Investigation Commits Suicide

Laid off within the scope of the coup investigation, guardian Enver Şentürk has committed suicide. The number of people who committed/allegedly committed suicide since July 15 has risen to 14.

13 October 2016

Post-Coup Detained Journalists Lale Kemal, Nuriye Akman Released

Post-Coup Detained Journalists Lale Kemal, Nuriye Akman Released

Detained on July 30 in the operations against former Zaman daily journalists following the coup attempt on July 15, Lale Akman and Nuriye Akman have been released.

13 October 2016

HPG Claims Responsibility For AKP Politician Aktert’s Murder

HPG Claims Responsibility For AKP Politician Aktert’s Murder

HPG has claimed responsibility for the murders of AKP Dicle District Chairperson Deryan Aktert and village guard Ahmet Adıyaman.

11 October 2016

HPG Claims Responsibility For Attack in Şemdinli

HPG Claims Responsibility For Attack in Şemdinli

HPG has claimed responsibility for the bomb attack in Şemdinli district of Hakkari province, killing 15 people including 10 soldiers and five civilians.

11 October 2016

HPG Claims Responsibility for Killing of AKP Executive

HPG Claims Responsibility for Killing of AKP Executive

HPG has claimed responsibility for killing of AKP Van’s Özalp District Vice Chair Aydın Muştu by raiding his house.

11 October 2016

AKP Dicle District Chair Aktert Killed

AKP Dicle District Chair Aktert Killed

AKP Dicle District Chairperson Deryan Aktert has been killed in an attack by members of PKK.

11 October 2016

1 Soldier Killed in Diyarbakır

1 Soldier Killed in Diyarbakır

One soldier has lost his life in the attack launched by rocket launcher in Diyarbakır’s Silvan district, several others have been wounded.

10 October 2016

Green Road Construction Restarts, 11 Life Defenders Detained

Green Road Construction Restarts, 11 Life Defenders Detained

Following the announcement that the Green Road construction has begun at Yukarı Kavron, 11 of the life defenders going to the area have been taken into custody in Rize.

10 October 2016

Hakkari Governorship: Not 18 but 15 Killed in Şemdinli Attack

Hakkari Governorship: Not 18 but 15 Killed in Şemdinli Attack

Hakkari Governorship made a new statement today announcing the death toll in PKK attack in Şemdinli as 15. Prime Minister Yıldırım had announced yesterday that the death toll was 18 including 10 soldiers and eight civilians.

10 October 2016

Special Security Zone Declared in 9 Regions in Şırnak

Special Security Zone Declared in 9 Regions in Şırnak

Special Security Zone has been declared in nine regions of Şırnak as of today for 15 days. Special Security Zone declared in eight regions earlier has been extended.

10 October 2016

Police Attack on Ankara Massacre Commemoration

Police Attack on Ankara Massacre Commemoration

Police have attacked people, who were trying to attend the commemoration organization in memory of 101 people who lost their lives in an attack against Labor, Peace and Democracy Meeting, with pepper gas, pressured water and plastic bullet.

10 October 2016

Attack on Gendarmerie Station in Şemdinli

Attack on Gendarmerie Station in Şemdinli

10 soldiers and eight civilians have been killed in PKK attack on gendarmerie station in Şemdinli district of Hakkari. 11 soldiers and 16 civilians have been injured.

10 October 2016

1 Police Arrested in Yüksekova Incident

1 Police Arrested in Yüksekova Incident

Following the incident that four civilians have been killed resulted by the fire opened from armored vehicle, police officer in charge of the weapon has been arrested. Bodies of the funeral were held with the participation of politicians.

10 October 2016

Writer Murat Özyaşar Released

Writer Murat Özyaşar Released

Yunus Nadi and Haldun Taner prizes winner, writer and teacher Murat Özyaşar has been released following five-day detention.

DBP Co-Chair Kamuran Yüksek Released

DBP Co-Chair Kamuran Yüksek Released

Arrested since May 2016, DBP Co-Chair Kamuran Yüksek has been released after his first hearing.