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Clothes not let in prison 'due to their color' worn by HDP MP at the Parliament

Clothes not let in prison 'due to their color' worn by HDP MP at the Parliament

HDP Group Deputy Chair Danış Beştaş wore the clothes not let in Elazığ Prison to be worn by jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven: “Prison administration said, ‘We cannot let the dress in in these colors’. Can a color be banned in a country? No, it cannot”.

Court upholds HDP MP Kemal Bülbül’s prison sentence

Court upholds HDP MP Kemal Bülbül’s prison sentence

The Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court sentenced Bülbül to 6 years, 3 months in prison on November 26, 2020 on the grounds that he had attended the meetings of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and made speeches there.

17 February 2022

Leyla Güven: The translation sent to court is full of mistakes

Leyla Güven: The translation sent to court is full of mistakes

At her hearing yesterday, on February 9, jailed Kurdish politician Leyla Güven said that the Turkish translation of her speeches in Kurdish, which are cited as “criminal evidence” in her case file, is full of mistakes.

10 February 2022

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

HDP’s Acar-Başaran: We are Kurds, we are women, we are here

HDP’s Acar-Başaran: We are Kurds, we are women, we are here

HDP Women’s Assembly Spokesperson Ayşe Acar Başaran has criticized the 30-year prison sentence given to former Nusaybin Mayor and TJA Spokesperson Ayşe Gökkan: “The hostile attitude to Kurdish women’s struggle will lose.”

22 October 2021

Former HDP deputy Aysel Tuğluk sentenced to 1 year, 8 months in prison

Former HDP deputy Aysel Tuğluk sentenced to 1 year, 8 months in prison

A court has convicted the Kurdish politician who is already behind bars for "terror propaganda."

15 October 2021

Appeals court upholds jailed politician Leyla Güven’s prison sentence

Appeals court upholds jailed politician Leyla Güven’s prison sentence

Arrested after being stripped of her MP status, Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Leyla Güven’s prison sentence of 22 years, 3 months has been upheld.

Leyla Güven transferred to Elazığ Prison

Leyla Güven transferred to Elazığ Prison

Detained and arrested in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır, Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair and dismissed HDP MP Güven has been transferred from Diyarbakır Prison to Elazığ Prison in eastern Turkey.

23 December 2020

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven arrested

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven arrested

Co-Chair of the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and dismissed HDP MP Leyla Güven has been arrested in Diyarbakır. Güven was previously sentenced to 22 years, 3 months in prison as part of a “terror investigation” in the province.

22 December 2020

HDP denounces 22-year prison sentence for its dismissed deputy

HDP denounces 22-year prison sentence for its dismissed deputy

Güven, who also co-chairs the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), was sentenced to prison for "terrorism" charges today.

21 December 2020

Arrest warrant against politician Leyla Güven

Arrest warrant against politician Leyla Güven

The 9th Heavy Penal Court in Diyarbakır has ruled that Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Güven shall be sentenced to 22 years, 3 months in prison. The court has also issued an arrest warrant against the politician.

21 December 2020

Journalist Ayşegül Doğan sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison

Journalist Ayşegül Doğan sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison

Journalist Ayşegül Doğan has been sentenced to 6 years, 3 months in prison. Put on trial over her journalistic activities, Doğan was the Program Coordinator of the İMC TV, which was closed by a Statutory Decree after the coup attempt in 2016.

7 December 2020

TTB Honorary Board member Dr. Gökalp, 4 people arrested

DTK INVESTIGATION

TTB Honorary Board member Dr. Gökalp, 4 people arrested

Five people, including Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Honorary Board member Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp, have been arrested. They were among the 72 people who were detained as part of the operation against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK).

24 November 2020

‘You govern Turkey like an open prison’

HDP SPOKESPERSON GÜNAY

‘You govern Turkey like an open prison’

HDP Spokesperson Günay has asked the AKP: “When the times start to change, the economy collapses and society cries out ‘Enough is enough, we cannot breathe’, you say it is time for reform in the law and democracy, is that so?”

20 November 2020

Seventeen lawyers detained during house raids in Diyarbakır

OPERATIONS AGAINST DTK

Seventeen lawyers detained during house raids in Diyarbakır

The detentions have been made as part of an investigation against the Democratic Society Congress, many members of which have been detained and sent behind bars over the past few months in the Kurdish-majority provinces.

20 November 2020

Police detain 26 members of Eğitim-Sen teachers' union in Diyarbakır

Police detain 26 members of Eğitim-Sen teachers' union in Diyarbakır

The raids were conducted as part of an investigation against the Democratic Society Congress.

6 November 2020

12 people arrested in Hakkari

12 people arrested in Hakkari

Detained in Turkey’s eastern province of Hakkari on August 14, 12 people from the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) have been arrested for “membership of the organization.” One person has been released after deposing at the security directorate.

‘Diyarbakır, Urfa, Mardin and Şırnak have become new centers of outbreak’

‘Diyarbakır, Urfa, Mardin and Şırnak have become new centers of outbreak’

In a joint statement, the Democratic Society Congress (DTK) and Democratic Regions Party (DBP) have warned the citizens in southeast Turkey against the recent surge in COVID-19 cases ahead of Eid al-Adha that will start in Turkey tomorrow.

HDP member Rojbin Çetin remanded in custody

HDP member Rojbin Çetin remanded in custody

The HDP had stated that Çetin was tortured with dogs during her detention.

15 more people arrested as part of an investigation against the DTK

15 more people arrested as part of an investigation against the DTK

15 more people have been arrested as part of the investigation launched against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK). While 45 people in total were detained, eight of them were also arrested on June 28.

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven summoned to depose

DTK Co-Chair Leyla Güven summoned to depose

In an operation against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), 43 people were detained on June 26 and eight of them have so far been arrested.

8 people arrested as part of an investigation against Democratic Society Congress

8 people arrested as part of an investigation against Democratic Society Congress

Detained as part of an investigation against the Democratic Society Congress (DTK), eight of 16 people have been arrested while the rest have been released on probation.

Court Orders Release of Former HDP MP Birtane

Court Orders Release of Former HDP MP Birtane

Mülkiye Birtane has been on trial for "membership of an illegal organization" due to her activities at the Democratic Society Congress.

13 December 2019

Sabiha Temizkan Speaks About Her Mother Leyla Güven on 160th Day of Her Hunger Strike

Sabiha Temizkan Speaks About Her Mother Leyla Güven on 160th Day of Her Hunger Strike

Sabiha Temizkan, the daughter of HDP Hakkari MP Leyla Güven who has been on the 160th day of her hunger strike: “My mother has a legal demand and instead of meeting this demand, they are watching her wasting away day by day.”

16 April 2019 Evrim Kepenek

'We Do Not Approve Inmates Ending Their Lives'

JOINT STATEMENT BY HDP, HDK, DTK, DBP

'We Do Not Approve Inmates Ending Their Lives'

The four organizations have drawn attention to the hunger strikes and inmates who ended their lives in prisons, saying, "Let's defend life."

23 People Detained in Diyarbakır Referred to Courthouse

23 People Detained in Diyarbakır Referred to Courthouse

23 of the 98 people, who were taken into custody in Diyarbakır, have been referred to courthouse. Hilmi Aydoğdu from the Democratic Society Congress had a heart attack while in custody and has been taken to the intensive care unit.

11 October 2018

Arrest of HDP MP Güven on Parliamentary Agenda

Arrest of HDP MP Güven on Parliamentary Agenda

A parliamentary inquiry has been submitted concerning HDP MP Güven still being kept in prison.

Newroz Statement by Diyarbakır Governorship

Newroz Statement by Diyarbakır Governorship

The Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that the Newroz celebrations to be organized on March 21 are permitted from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Lawsuit Demanding up to 21 Years in Prison Filed Against Leyla Zana

Lawsuit Demanding up to 21 Years in Prison Filed Against Leyla Zana

A lawsuit has been filed demanding up to 21 years in prison on three charges against HDP Ağrı MP Zana.

Joint Declaration by pro-Kurdish Bodies in Favor of ‘No’ Votes in Referendum

Joint Declaration by pro-Kurdish Bodies in Favor of ‘No’ Votes in Referendum

DBP, DTK, HDK, HDP, and Free Women’s Movement have issued a joint declaration against the constitutional amendment draft to be put to referendum.

31 January 2017

Aysel Tuğluk, 7 Politicians Arrested

Aysel Tuğluk, 7 Politicians Arrested

Detained in Ankara, HDP Vice Co-Chair Aysel Tuğluk and seven other politicians have been arrested by the court they were taken to.

29 December 2016

Police Raid DTK Building

Police Raid DTK Building

Police raided last night the DTK building at which the announcement was made that hunger strike will be staged until a meeting is held with PKK leader Abudllah Öcalan.

1 September 2016

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