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Bomb Attack in Diyarbakır Kills Civilians, 1 Police Officer

Bomb Attack in Diyarbakır Kills Civilians, 1 Police Officer

Six civilians have been killed in the bomb attack in Diyarbakır.

14 January 2016

Announcement by Germany: 10 Killed in Attack are Citizens of Germany

Announcement by Germany: 10 Killed in Attack are Citizens of Germany

According to the statement made by Foreign Affairs of Germany, 10 people killed in explosion in Sultanahmet were citizens of Germany.

13 January 2016

Peace Block: Academics’ Freedom of Thought and Expression Can’t Be Restrained

Peace Block: Academics’ Freedom of Thought and Expression Can’t Be Restrained

Peace Block has made a statement of solidarity with the academics who have been called “crappy so-called academics” by Erdoğan over their statement “We will not be a party to this crime” and demands re-entering negotiations

13 January 2016

19 Mayıs University Launches Investigation against 6 Peace Statement Signees

19 Mayıs University Launches Investigation against 6 Peace Statement Signees

Presidency of Samsun 19 Mayıs University has initiated an investigation against six academics who signed the statement titled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

13 January 2016

Bozdağ Addresses Academics: As If Aliens Dug the Ditches

Bozdağ Addresses Academics: As If Aliens Dug the Ditches

Minister of Justice Bozdağ has said, “They don’t have the eyes to see and lack the capability to comprehend” referring to academics who signed the statement titled “We will not be a party to this crime”.

13 January 2016

Investigation against Academic Signing Peace Statement

Investigation against Academic Signing Peace Statement

Investigation has been launched against Associate Professor Dr. Hülya Doğan, one of the signees of the peace statement which Erdoğan addressed saying “Those who benefit the state but betray it should be punished”.

13 January 2016

Support by Students for ‘Crappy so-called academics’

Support by Students for ‘Crappy so-called academics’

Students have launched campaign for academics whom Erdoğan called “crappy so-called” and YÖK announced that it will initiate a legal action against.

13 January 2016

4 Killed in Mardin

4 Killed in Mardin

Four people have been killed in Kızıltepe district of Mardin province.

13 January 2016

Kurtulmuş: Suicide Bomber is Syrian, Born in 1988

Kurtulmuş: Suicide Bomber is Syrian, Born in 1988

Vice Prime Minister Kurtulmuş making a statement following Security Meeting at Çankaya Mansion has told that the suicide bomber carrying out the Sultanahmet attack is of “Syrian origin born in 1988”.

12 January 2016

Sultanahmet Explosion Witnesses Talk

Sultanahmet Explosion Witnesses Talk

Eyewitnesses whom we talked with right after the explosion have emphasized the volume of the explosion.

12 January 2016

Security Meeting upon Sultanahmet Explosion

Security Meeting upon Sultanahmet Explosion

A security meeting headed by Prime Minister Davutoğlu to be held following the explosion in Sultanahmet.

12 January 2016

Police Officer Killed in Cizre

Police Officer Killed in Cizre

A security officer has been killed, three others wounded in Cizre district in the clash between YDG-H and security forces.

12 January 2016

Explosion in Sultanahmet, İstanbul Governorate Makes Statement

Explosion in Sultanahmet, İstanbul Governorate Makes Statement

A blast took place in Sultanahmet Square of İstanbul ,which left 10 dead, 15 other wounded, according to İstanbul Governorate, a broadcast ban has been imposed on the incident.

12 January 2016 Beyza Kural,Yüce Yöney

No Decision of Arrest for Police Officer Şahbaz in Sarısülük Case

No Decision of Arrest for Police Officer Şahbaz in Sarısülük Case

Following the Court of Appeals’ reversal, Ethem Sarısülük trial restarted.

11 January 2016 Elif Akgül

Academics: We will not be a Party to This Crime

Academics: We will not be a Party to This Crime

1,128 academics from 89 universities in Turkey, and over 355 academics and researchers from abroad have signed a text calling on state of Turkey to end state violence and prepare negotiation conditions.

11 January 2016 Beyza Kural

TİHV: At Least 79 Civilians Killed in 29 Days

TİHV: At Least 79 Civilians Killed in 29 Days

Human Rights Foundation of Turkey has announced that at least 79 civilians including 14 children were killed between the dates of December 11, 2015 – January 8, 2016.

11 January 2016

4 People killed in 2 Days in Şırnak

4 People killed in 2 Days in Şırnak

Four people including one child have been killed in Cizre district where curfew is ongoing.

2 Soldiers Killed in Cizre and Sur

2 Soldiers Killed in Cizre and Sur

During operations conducted in Cizre and Sur, two soldiers have been killed in the attack carried out by members of YDG-H.

HDP Beyoğlu District Co-Chair Under Custody

HDP Beyoğlu District Co-Chair Under Custody

Following the police raid carried out against HDP Beyoğlu District building, HDP Beyoğlu Co-Chair has been taken into custody.

Alewis on Hunger Strike against Clashes

Alewis on Hunger Strike against Clashes

Indefinite alternate hunger strike began at Alewi Culture Center in Aalen province of Germany on January 7 to grow and perpetuate solidarity with Kurdish people.

8 January 2016 Füsun Erdoğan

Camera of Police Station ‘doesn’t Record’ Torture

Camera of Police Station ‘doesn’t Record’ Torture

Non-prosecution verdict has been issued on criminal complaint filed by those who were tortured in Şişli for lack of evidence as “there is no footage in the police station” despite İstanbul Medical Forensics report.

8 January 2016 Ayça Söylemez

Police Raid HDP District Building

Police Raid HDP District Building

HDP Beyoğlu District Co-President Ruken Demir in her statement to bianet said no one is being let near the building and that there is an HDP official inside.

Levon Ekmekçiyan’s Funeral by His Family After 32 Years

Levon Ekmekçiyan’s Funeral by His Family After 32 Years

Human Rights Association members struggling for the transport of Levon Ekmekçiyans’s body upon request of his family have noted that the process had been completed in two years with practices not required in the regulations and have pointed out to the unlawfulness in his trial and execution.

7 January 2016 Beyza Kural

Reporter Nedim Oruç Arrested

Reporter Nedim Oruç Arrested

Dicle News Agency reporter, Nedim Oruç who was taken into custody in Şırnak yesterday (January 6) has been arrested.

A Woman Killed in Dargeçit

A Woman Killed in Dargeçit

Fatma Kılıç wounded during curfew in Dargeçit district has lost her life in the hospital where she was taken for treatment.

Journalists Arrested Over Corruption Reports Explain

Journalists Arrested Over Corruption Reports Explain

On the Conference held by International Transparency Foundation under the title “Report Card of 2015 from Journalists’ Perspective and Open Data Use in Struggle Against Corruption”, journalists on trial due to their reports on corruption have explained.

6 January 2016 Elif Akgül

Isolation of Öcalan Brought to Parliament

Isolation of Öcalan Brought to Parliament

Submitting a parliamentary question following the transfer of the two imprisoners staying together with Kurdistan Workers’ Party Leader Öcalan, Peoples’ Democratic Party Ağrı Representative Öztürk has noted that “Öcalan was being restrained from exercising his rights awarded by law”.

A Child Killed in Cizre

A Child Killed in Cizre

On 24th day of curfew in Şırnak’s Cizre, 12-year-old Bişeng Goran has been murdered.

3 Politician Women Killed in Silopi

3 Politician Women Killed in Silopi

Three politician women who were killed as trying to get to Yeşilyurt neighborhood from Karşıyaka neighborhood in Silopi have been determined as DBP PM Seve Demir, KJA member Fatma Uyar, and Silopi People’s Assembly Co-Chair Pakize Nayır.

DİHA Reporter, 36 People Detained in Silopi

DİHA Reporter, 36 People Detained in Silopi

37 people including DİHA reporter, Nedim Oruç have been detained in Silopi.

Police Raid DBP Provincial Directorate

Police Raid DBP Provincial Directorate

The press has been blocked off and not let in during anti-terror police raid against Democratic Regions Party Provincial Directorate.

4 in Silopi, 1 in Cizre Killed

4 in Silopi, 1 in Cizre Killed

Four people killed in Silopi while the father of five, Tetik lost his life in the hospital where he was taken into for treatment.