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Rocket Attack in Hakkari: 2 Soldiers Lose Their Lives

Rocket Attack in Hakkari: 2 Soldiers Lose Their Lives

Two soldiers have lost their lives, one other has been wounded in a rocket attack launched on military vehicles in Çukurca, Hakkari.

1 Academic Has Her Second Hearing

1 Academic Has Her Second Hearing

Academic Gülengül Altıntaş has had her second hearing at the 36th Heavy Penal Court. The court board has rejected the requests that an application be filed to the Ministry of Justice, the prosecution process be stopped and the case files be combined.

Prosecutor Demands 4 Academics Be Penalized Over ‘Propagandising for a Terrorist Organization’

Prosecutor Demands 4 Academics Be Penalized Over ‘Propagandising for a Terrorist Organization’

Expressing his opinion about the basis during the second trial of the four academics in the 36th High Criminal Court, the Prosecutor asked to sentence them as per article 7/2 of the Turkish Civil Code. The court board of the 14th High Criminal Court demanded the investigation permit according to Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code.

20 June 2018 Tansu Pişkin

Delegation from PACE Coming to Monitor Elections

Delegation from PACE Coming to Monitor Elections

A delegation of 33 people from the PACE are going to come to Turkey to monitor presidential and parliamentary elections. The delegation will announce their report right after the election is over.

Purchasing Power of Turkey Better Than Only 8 European Countries

Purchasing Power of Turkey Better Than Only 8 European Countries

While Turkey has ranked better than all Balkan countries except for Slovenia in terms of Gross Domestic Product per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards, it has ranked worse than all other European countries.

33rd Heavy Penal Court Combines Files of 11 Academics

33rd Heavy Penal Court Combines Files of 11 Academics

Files of Seçkin Sertdemir, Feyza Ak Akyol, Yusuf Doğan Çetinkaya, Ahmet Bekmen, İrfan Keşoğlu, İlkay Yılmaz, Hülya Kirmanoğlu, Haydar Durak, F.A.A., Gözde Aytemur Nüfusçu have been combined.

Demirtaş: Constitutional Court Has Not Discussed My Request for Release

Demirtaş: Constitutional Court Has Not Discussed My Request for Release

HDP’s imprisoned Presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş has denied the news claiming that the Constitutional Court has rejected his request for release. Demirtaş has said, “The Constitutional Court has not even discussed my request yet.”

From Diyarbakır Bar to Minister Soylu: We are Right There Where You Murdered Tahir Elçi

From Diyarbakır Bar to Minister Soylu: We are Right There Where You Murdered Tahir Elçi

Diyarbakır Bar Association, which was accused of being a supporter of PKK by Soylu, Minister of Interior, has replied to him: "We are not afraid; rather, we are right there where you murdered Tahir Elçi...”

Election Diary – June 19, 2018

Election Diary – June 19, 2018

PM Yıldırım has said that 30 thousand Syrians who attained citizenship are going to cast vote in June 24 elections. CHP's İnce has held 100 public meetings.

Rapper Ezhel Acquitted at First Hearing

Rapper Ezhel Acquitted at First Hearing

Rapper Ezhel, who was arrested on May 23, has been acquitted at his first hearing.

Attack in Siirt: 1 Soldier Loses His Life

Attack in Siirt: 1 Soldier Loses His Life

One soldier has lost his life, two others have been wounded in an attack launched during military vehicle driving by in Eruh, Siirt.

TurkStat: Unemployment Rate in March is 10.1 Percent

TurkStat: Unemployment Rate in March is 10.1 Percent

The Turkish Statistical Institute has announced that the unemployment rate in March 2018 has fallen by 1.6 points in comparison with the same month last year and has become 10.1 percent. The youth unemployment has been measured as 17.7 percent.

Fadıl Şenyaşar, Whose Father and Brothers Have Been Killed in Suruç, Arrested

Fadıl Şenyaşar, Whose Father and Brothers Have Been Killed in Suruç, Arrested

Fadıl Şenyaşar, who has lost his father and two brothers in the armed attack in Suruç in Turkey's southeastern province of Urfa, has been arrested in relation with the death of Mehmet Şah Yıldız, the brother of the AKP Urfa MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız.

Social Media Arrests in Hatay

Social Media Arrests in Hatay

Two people have been arrested in the province of Hatay over the last week on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to their social media posts.

Attack on HDP’s Election Booth in Büyükada: 2 People Wounded

Attack on HDP’s Election Booth in Büyükada: 2 People Wounded

An attack has been carried out against the HDP’s election booth in the district and island of Büyükada in İstanbul. Two people have been stabbed in the attack.

18 June 2018 Pınar Tarcan

25 Organizations Prevented From Entering Suruç Due to ‘Security of Life’

25 Organizations Prevented From Entering Suruç Due to ‘Security of Life’

Representatives of 25 organizations, including the Diyarbakır Bar Association, Human Rights Association and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, have been prevented from entering Suruç for investigation on the ground of “security of life”.

Investigation Into Murder of Puppy; One Person Arrested

Investigation Into Murder of Puppy; One Person Arrested

An investigation has been launched into the death of a puppy, whose tail and paws were cut and which was abandoned in the woods in Sakarya. The digger operator, who was previously detained and released as part of the investigation, has been arrested.

Turkish Medical Association: Security of Hospitals Should Be Ensured

Turkish Medical Association: Security of Hospitals Should Be Ensured

The Turkish Medical Association has released a statement regarding the armed conflict in Suruç, Urfa. The Association has stated that the attacks also continued inside the Suruç Public Hospital and two of the deaths occurred in the hospital.

Happy Ramadan Feast

Happy Ramadan Feast

Happy Ramadan Feast to all Muslim communities.

Statements by Politicians Regarding Armed Conflict in Urfa

Statements by Politicians Regarding Armed Conflict in Urfa

While the HDP has stated, “We will not be provoked by such incidents”, the CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu has said, “Such incidents should remain in history.” The government officials have emphasized that “It is an attack targeting AKP members.”

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Armed Conflict During Election Works in Urfa

Armed Conflict During Election Works in Urfa

The dispute that erupted during the election works of AKP MP İbrahim Halil Yıldız in Turkey's southeastern province of Urfa has turned into an armed conflict. Four people have been killed and eight people have been wounded.

Attack on HDP’s Election Booth in Kocaeli

Attack on HDP’s Election Booth in Kocaeli

An attack has been carried out against the election booth of HDP in the district of Gölcük, Kocaeli. Two party members have been injured in the attack.

Application for HDP's Demirtaş to Attend Public Meetings

Application for HDP's Demirtaş to Attend Public Meetings

Applications have been made to the Ministry of Justice and Supreme Election Board for HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Demirtaş to be able to attend the public meetings.

Erdoğan: ‘Our First Task Will be to End State of Emergency’

Erdoğan: ‘Our First Task Will be to End State of Emergency’

President and AKP Chair Erdoğan has said, “In case I continue after June 24, our first task will be end the State of Emergency if god permits”.

‘Kim Jong Un’ Award from İYİ Party to State Channel TRT

‘Kim Jong Un’ Award from İYİ Party to State Channel TRT

İYİ Party İstanbul Provincial Organization has granted “Kım Jong Un press and democracy award” to the state channel TRT.

Detention Period of Journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk Extended

Detention Period of Journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk Extended

The detention period of journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk, who has been in custody for the last week, has been extended for another seven days.

Constitutional Court Rejects Demirtaş’s Demand for Release

Constitutional Court Rejects Demirtaş’s Demand for Release

HDP’s imprisoned presidential candidate Demirtaş’s demand for release has been rejected by the Constitutional Court as well after Ankara 19th and 20th Heavy Penal Courts.

HDP’s Presidential Candidate Demirtaş Writes Song in Prison: Don’t Fear, Shout

HDP’s Presidential Candidate Demirtaş Writes Song in Prison: Don’t Fear, Shout

The song written by imprisoned Presidential candidate Selahattin Demirtaş has been composed and sung in prison.

2 People Released from Prison in Hrant Dink Case

2 People Released from Prison in Hrant Dink Case

Yakup Kurtaran from Samsun Security Directorate and Özkan Mumcu from Trabzon Security Directorate, who have been tried in Hrant Dink case, have been released from prison.

13 June 2018 Elif Akgül

AKP Burdur MP Strangles Young CHP Voter

AKP Burdur MP Strangles Young CHP Voter

AKP Burdur MP Özçelik has strangled a young person whom he quarreled with during his visit to the CHP provincial building. Özçelik apologized to the young person after the governor interfered in.

Letter by HDP’s Imprisoned Yüksekdağ: Women Will Overcome Threshold of Oppression

Letter by HDP’s Imprisoned Yüksekdağ: Women Will Overcome Threshold of Oppression

In a letter she wrote in Kandıra Prison, HDP’s imprisoned former co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ has said, “It is the women who will overcome the threshold of oppression”.

Osman Kavala Applies to ECtHR Due to Long Detention Without Trial

Osman Kavala Applies to ECtHR Due to Long Detention Without Trial

Rights advocate and businessperson Osman Kavala has sent a letter from prison at the seventh month of his arrest and stated that he has applied to the ECtHR due to his long detention without trial.