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Diyarbakır

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Over a dozen women detained in police raids in Diyarbakır over Women's Day events
Over a dozen women detained in police raids in Diyarbakır over Women's Day events
Politicians, union members and women's rights defenders are among the detained.
16 March 2022
Killing of Kemal Kurkut by police was ‘within legal framework', says the appeals court
Killing of Kemal Kurkut by police was ‘within legal framework', says the appeals court
The Diyarbakır Regional Court of Justice has concluded that the killing of Kemal Kurkut by the police during the 2017 Newroz celebrations “did not violate his right to life.”
14 March 2022
CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu in Diyarbakır: ‘Turkey needs peace, embracing, making amends’
CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu in Diyarbakır: ‘Turkey needs peace, embracing, making amends’
Main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has visited Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır: “We didn’t come, sit or talk. We didn’t drink your tea or sit at your table. We sat in Ankara and uttered some nice words.”
11 March 2022
Women in Diyarbakır remember imprisoned Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk on Women's Day
Women in Diyarbakır remember imprisoned Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk on Women's Day
Several banners hung in the rally area included the one that read, "Aysel's memory is our memory," in reference to Aysel Tuğluk, an imprisoned Kurdish politician who has been diagnosed with dementia.
9 March 2022 Umut Ali Adalı
Women’s poverty in Diyarbakır: ‘What we go through is nothing but slavery’
Women’s poverty in Diyarbakır: ‘What we go through is nothing but slavery’
Women are especially hit by increasing prices at bazaars and markets and increases in bills in Turkey. Fahriye from Diyarbakır says, “Some days, I cry because I cannot buy anything” while Özlem says, “We can have only one meal a day.”
18 February 2022
HDP Women’s Assembly expresses support for Diyarbakır MP Semra Güzel
HDP Women’s Assembly expresses support for Diyarbakır MP Semra Güzel
Speaking about HDP Diyarbakır MP Güzel, who is facing two summaries of proceedings seeking to lift her legislative immunity, HDP Diyarbakır MP Dersim Dağ has said that the attack on Güzel is carried out by the “male and fascistic mentality.”
8 February 2022
Journalist Nurcan Yalçın detained in Diyarbakır
Journalist Nurcan Yalçın detained in Diyarbakır
Police raided the journalist's home. The reason for the detention is not yet known.
4 February 2022
Police raid Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch
Police raid Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch
Police officers have raided the Human Rights Association (İHD) branch in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır and searched the office.
3 February 2022
'Men abused children the most during the pandemic'
'Men abused children the most during the pandemic'
The number of child abuse cases increased in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır recently. We spoke to experts about the issue.
25 January 2022 Gülistan Korban
'May the year 2022 be the Year of Zerzevan'
'May the year 2022 be the Year of Zerzevan'
Diyarbakır Promotion, Culture and Solidarity Foundation (DİTAV) Chair Erhan Akalınlar invites everyone to the Zerzevan Castle, which is on the UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites.
20 January 2022
‘My children and I have suffered so much from discrimination’
BEING A REFUGEE IN DİYARBAKIR
‘My children and I have suffered so much from discrimination’
While the number of people seeking refuge in other countries due to internal disturbance, war and economic reasons in their countries is constantly increasing, refugees who have settled in Diyarbakır’s poor districts face discrimination and othering.
19 January 2022 Gülistan Korban
Former co-mayor Narin had a heart attack in prison
Former co-mayor Narin had a heart attack in prison
HDP Diyarbakır MP Taşçıer has submitted a Parliamentary question about Seyit Narin, a former Co-Mayor of Sur district who got sick in prison and whose request for being transferred from Rize to Diyarbakır, where his family lives, has been rejected.
17 January 2022
Appeals court overturns compensation for man shot dead by police
IMPUNITY IN KEMAL KURKUT CASE
Appeals court overturns compensation for man shot dead by police
University student Kemal Kurkut was an "aggressive protester" and his killing was "within legal limits," the appeals court has concluded.
12 January 2022
Journalist Rojhat Doğru sentenced to life in prison
Journalist Rojhat Doğru sentenced to life in prison
News camera operator Rojhat Doğru, put on trial for attending the 2014 Kobanî protests where he was covering news, has been given a life sentence and 12 years, 1 month in prison. An arrest warrant has also been issued against the journalist.
7 January 2022
Toddler with bronchitis dies because of power outages in Diyarbakır
Toddler with bronchitis dies because of power outages in Diyarbakır
The Diyarbakır Bar has called for an effective investigation into the incident.
23 December 2021
Court of Cassation upholds acquittal of eight accused of 21 extrajudicial killings in Diyarbakır
CİZRE JİTEM CASE
Court of Cassation upholds acquittal of eight accused of 21 extrajudicial killings in Diyarbakır
The defendants, including former military officers, were accused of perpetrating extrajudicial killings in Cizre, Diyarbakır between 1993 and 1995.
21 December 2021
Survey: 'Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s'
Survey: 'Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s'
More than 40 percent of the people in Diyarbakır do not trust the country's justice system, according to a new survey by the Diyarbakır Bar Association and the Rawest Research company.
17 December 2021 Ruken Tuncel
‘Aysel Tuğluk, hundreds of ill prisoners left for dead in Turkey’
PRESS STATEMENT IN DİYARBAKIR
‘Aysel Tuğluk, hundreds of ill prisoners left for dead in Turkey’
The HDP, DBP and Peace Mothers have made a statement for the press in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province and raised concerns about the increasing violations of rights in the country’s prisons and the situation of ill prisoners.
16 December 2021
‘Police torture to be probed on disciplinary grounds’
POLICE VIOLENCE IN DİYARBAKIR
‘Police torture to be probed on disciplinary grounds’
Lawyer Yalçın says, “Though the crime of torture was committed by the police in the video I watched, the Diyarbakır Security Directorate will probe it with regard to discipline, which constitutes an approach protecting the ones who committed this crime.”
2 December 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
‘We cannot make ends meet’: Public employees to hold rallies in 4 cities of Turkey
‘We cannot make ends meet’: Public employees to hold rallies in 4 cities of Turkey
With the slogan “We cannot make ends meet”, the Confederation of Public Employees Trade Unions (KESK) will hold a rally in Diyarbakır and İzmir on December 8 and in İstanbul and Ankara on December 19.
2 December 2021
2,416 women, LGBTI+s subjected to violence in Diyarbakır
ANNUAL REPORT
2,416 women, LGBTI+s subjected to violence in Diyarbakır
The Diyarbakır Network for Struggle Against Violence has released its annual report: 2 thousand 416 women and LGBTI+s were subjected to violence in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
26 November 2021
Two journalists battered in Diyarbakır during news follow-up
Two journalists battered in Diyarbakır during news follow-up
Covering the cemetery visits in Diyarbakır’s Lice on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, JinNews reporter Derya Ren and MA reporter Eylem Akdağ were battered by gendarmerie and police.
24 November 2021
Police officer sentenced to prison over Şahin Öner’s death
ARMORED VEHICLE CRASH
Police officer sentenced to prison over Şahin Öner’s death
The police officer who ran over 19-year-old Şahin Öner with an armored vehicle and caused his death has been sentenced to 4 years, 5 months, 10 days in prison.
23 November 2021
Ill prisoners' families start keeping a justice watch
Ill prisoners' families start keeping a justice watch
The relatives of ill prisoners have announced that they have started keeping a justice watch in protest. In a press statement held at the Diyarbakır Bar Association, the bar has also indicated that it will offer legal support.
17 November 2021
14 people arrested in Diyarbakır province
14 people arrested in Diyarbakır province
19 people, including politicians, union executives and a Peace Mother, were detained in house raids in five provinces on November 8-9 as part of a Diyarbakır-based investigation. 14 have been arrested for “organization membership”
16 November 2021
Writer-publisher Azad Zal faces 15 years in prison
Writer-publisher Azad Zal faces 15 years in prison
The prosecutor’s office has demanded that writer and publisher Azad Zal be sentenced to 15 years in prison in the trial where he is charged with “organization membership” in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
3 November 2021
Former Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan sentenced to 30 years in prison
Former Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan sentenced to 30 years in prison
Free Women’s Movement (TJA) Spokesperson Gökkan has been given a 30-year prison sentence on charge of “organization membership” twice. Gökkan and her lawyers did not make defense, citing the attitude of the court as the reason.
21 October 2021
ISIS attack on HDP rally in Diyarbakır | 10 police officers acquitted, 4 sentenced to prison
ISIS attack on HDP rally in Diyarbakır | 10 police officers acquitted, 4 sentenced to prison
Standing trial on charge of “neglect of duty” over the bombing of the HDP’s Diyarbakır rally in 2015, 10 police officers have been acquitted and four police officers have been sentenced to 2 months, 15 days in prison, with their sentences deferred.
11 October 2021
‘A child cannot be deprived of education because she doesn't wear a uniform’
DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION
‘A child cannot be deprived of education because she doesn't wear a uniform’
A 14-year-old high school student said that the school principal did not allow her to get in her school because she was not wearing the school uniform. The father said that they could not afford to buy a uniform.
7 October 2021
'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'
DİYARBAKIR BAR ASSOCIATION
'Deportation of 39 refugees from Afghanistan should be immediately stopped'
Thirty-nine people, including 15 children, who were deported and re-entered the country, face deportation again. Diyarbakır Bar says some of them have marks of torture on their bodies.
30 September 2021
Dismissed and arrested, Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Mızraklı acquitted of ‘terror propaganda’
Dismissed and arrested, Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Mızraklı acquitted of ‘terror propaganda’
Replaced with a state-appointed trustee by the Interior Ministry and arrested as part of another trial, HDP’s Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Adnan Selçuk Mızraklı has been acquitted of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.”
30 September 2021
29 years without Apê Musa
KURDISH JOURNALIST KILLED IN DİYARBAKIR
29 years without Apê Musa
Kurdish journalist and writer Musa Anter was assassinated in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır 29 years ago today, on September 20. He has been commemorated on the street where he was killed.
20 September 2021
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