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'Unlawful' hydroelectric plant project threatens ecosystem in Dersim

'Unlawful' hydroelectric plant project threatens ecosystem in Dersim

The project has commenced without an environmental assessment report.

28 August 2024 İnanç Yıldız

I was told not to call a Kurdish city by its name. Here's why

I was told not to call a Kurdish city by its name. Here's why

Dersim was a symbol of uprising and resistance against the assimilation policies of the young Turkish republic.

21 May 2024 Niko Schmitz

Rescued fox cub taken under protection in Dersim

Rescued fox cub taken under protection in Dersim

The young animal will be reintroduced to its natural habitat once it has completed its rehabilitation.

Soldiers block Grup Yorum members' entry to Dersim after concert ban

Soldiers block Grup Yorum members' entry to Dersim after concert ban

The band was banned from taking part in a festival. Their members were stopped at the entrance of the city.

22 July 2022 Ruken Tuncel

'Warplanes bombard rural areas in Dersim'

'Warplanes bombard rural areas in Dersim'

The Dersim Associations Federation (DEDEF) has issued a statement drawing attention to ongoing military operations in the villages of Dersim in eastern Turkey, "Entrances and exits to villages are banned."

‘Reinstate the name of Dersim, unveil the burial site of Seyit Rıza’

85TH YEAR OF DERSİM MASSACRE

‘Reinstate the name of Dersim, unveil the burial site of Seyit Rıza’

Releasing a statement on the 85th anniversary of the Dersim Massacre in eastern Turkey, the Human Rights Association (İHD) has said that what was done in Dersim in 1937-1938 was a genocide, underlining “the need to face the genocide”.

Council of State upholds local court rulings: 2 dam projects in Munzur canceled

Council of State upholds local court rulings: 2 dam projects in Munzur canceled

The Dersim Associations Federation (DEDEF) has announced that the legal proceedings against the planned construction of two dams in Munzur Valley have been finalized by the Council of State and the projects have been canceled.

25 January 2022

Events, demonstrations banned in Dersim ‘due to COVID-19’

Events, demonstrations banned in Dersim ‘due to COVID-19’

Demonstrations and events are banned in Turkey’s eastern province of Dersim by frequently repeated bans of the governor’s office.

10 January 2022

‘They have stalled us for 2 years, saying that they will find Gülistan’

DOKU MISSING FOR 2 YEARS

‘They have stalled us for 2 years, saying that they will find Gülistan’

January 5 marked the second year since university student Gülistan Doku went missing in Turkey’s eastern province of Dersim. Women met in Dersim for her and reiterated their determination to find out her fate and whereabouts.

18 areas in Turkey's Şırnak, Dersim declared ‘Special Security Zones’

18 areas in Turkey's Şırnak, Dersim declared ‘Special Security Zones’

By the decisions of governor’s offices, 14 areas in Şırnak and 4 areas in Dersim in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern and eastern regions have been declared “Temporary Special Security Zones” for a year.

Gülistan Doku missing for 2 years | Her family stage a sit-in protest

Gülistan Doku missing for 2 years | Her family stage a sit-in protest

The family of university student Gülistan Doku, who went missing on January 5, 2020, have started a sit-in protest in front of the Tunceli Courthouse.

Investigation into Seyit Rıza commemoration in Dersim

Investigation into Seyit Rıza commemoration in Dersim

An investigation has been launched against the ones who distributed leaflets inviting people to a commemoration in Dersim marking the 84th year since Seyit Rıza and his friends were executed in Elazığ province.

19 November 2021

All events, demonstrations banned in Dersim for 15 days

All events, demonstrations banned in Dersim for 15 days

With the pandemic cited as the reason, the Governor’s Office has banned all events and demonstrations to be held outdoors in Dersim for 15 days.

26 October 2021

Gülistan Doku case: 'We are searching for the truth, not a killer'

ARREST WARRANT

Gülistan Doku case: 'We are searching for the truth, not a killer'

Gülistan Doku, a 21-year-old woman, went missing in southeastern Turkey 649 days ago.

14 October 2021 Evrim Kepenek

‘Dersim fires are not independent of securitarian policies’

‘Dersim fires are not independent of securitarian policies’

According to the KESK’s report regarding the forest fires in Dersim, 140 hectares of land were affected by the fires in the Fırtına Veli area while 340 hectares were affected in Hozat: “Fires in Dersim systematically increase in times of security policies.”

15 September 2021

Former Dersim Co-Mayor acquitted of ‘co-mayorship’

Former Dersim Co-Mayor acquitted of ‘co-mayorship’

Put on trial on the grounds of “co-mayorship”, former Dersim Co-Mayor Mehmet Ali Bul has been acquitted of the offense charged; the court has concluded that using the title of “co-mayor” does not constitute a crime.

8 September 2021

Forest fires raging across Turkey’s 4 eastern provinces: No response

Forest fires raging across Turkey’s 4 eastern provinces: No response

In the face of ongoing forest fires in Dersim, Bingöl, Bitlis and Şırnak, citizens, together with firefighters, are making efforts to put out the fires.

'Forests in Dersim are burned consciously, this is official policy'

SELAHATTİN DEMİRTAŞ

'Forests in Dersim are burned consciously, this is official policy'

Jailed for nearly five years, former HDP Co-Chair Selahattin Demirtaş has made a statement about the forest fires in Dersim province: “Forests are burned on the same grounds Dersim was bombed in 1938.”

Aerial response to Dersim forest fire after 13 days

Aerial response to Dersim forest fire after 13 days

Two helicopters and a plane have been deployed to Hozat while three other fires have been contained, the General Directorate of Forestry has stated.

Government agencies not allowed to respond to wildfires in Dersim, says mayor

Government agencies not allowed to respond to wildfires in Dersim, says mayor

Wildfires in the southeastern province have been going on for 10 days and are reportedly approaching residential areas.

Military operations hamper response to wildfires in Dersim

Military operations hamper response to wildfires in Dersim

The mayor of Hozat district has told bianet that they are not allowed to enter the fire zone due to ongoing military operations.

24 August 2021 Kemal Özmen

Dersim associations slam the failure to intervene in forest fires

Dersim associations slam the failure to intervene in forest fires

Munzur Preservation Committee (DEDEF), the Aegean Environment and Culture Platform (EGEÇEP) and the Ankara and İzmir Associations of People from Dersim have released a joint statement about the ongoing fires.

The responsibility and irresponsibility of the state in forest fires

The responsibility and irresponsibility of the state in forest fires

The state is in place. But where are forests, the creatures living there, the deceased people, the living spaces of people, their houses, gardens, schools? We don’t have forests, we don’t have animals, people or nature. There is trauma and sorrow.

3 August 2021 Hikmet Adal

More evacuations in Antalya, entry to forests banned in Dersim

WILDFIRES IN TURKEY

More evacuations in Antalya, entry to forests banned in Dersim

Wildfires continue in seven locations in three cities as the governor of Dersim has introduced extensive measures, including a camping ban.

Forest fire in Dersim: Mayors prevented from entering the site

Forest fire in Dersim: Mayors prevented from entering the site

Dersim Mayor Maçoğlu said, “Upon the instruction of the Governor, we are not allowed to enter the site.” In response to bianet’s question about the hindrance faced by mayors, Governor Özkan said, “The teams are working.”

2 August 2021 Ruken Tuncel

20 people, including HDP, DBP executives, detained

HOUSE RAIDS IN 3 PROVINCES

20 people, including HDP, DBP executives, detained

In house raids carried out in Adana, Şırnak and Dersim provinces, 20 people, including the executives of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and the Democratic Regions Party, have been taken into custody.

Dismissed by Statutory Decree, Assoc. Prof. Badem given a decision of non-prosecution

Dismissed by Statutory Decree, Assoc. Prof. Badem given a decision of non-prosecution

Dismissed from Munzur University by a Statutory Decree, Candan Badem says, “In the terror-related investigation it had been conducting against me since 2016, the Tunceli Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has finally given a decision of non-prosecution.”

Women protest in Dersim: ‘Where is Gülistan Doku?’

MISSING FOR 500 DAYS

Women protest in Dersim: ‘Where is Gülistan Doku?’

It has been 500 days since university student Gülistan Doku went missing in Dersim province. Women have protested in the place where she was seen for the last time and reiterated the question: “Where is Gülistan Doku?”

Human Rights Association makes five requests for Dersim

Human Rights Association makes five requests for Dersim

On the anniversary of the Dersim Massacre of 1937-1938, the Human Rights Association (İHD) released a written statement and made five requests, including the rehabilitation of the name of Dersim, which was changed into Tunceli in 1935.

Report on curfews in Kurdish-majority provinces

MIGRATION MONITORING ASSOCIATION

Report on curfews in Kurdish-majority provinces

The government started the widespread implementation of curfews in predominantly Kurdish-populated regions during the 2015 conflict.

Leave of absence for LGBTI+ employees of Dersim Municipality in Pride Week

Leave of absence for LGBTI+ employees of Dersim Municipality in Pride Week

According to the collective labor agreement signed by Dersim Municipality and the union, LGBTI+ employees will be given one-day leave of absence in Pride Week, women on March 8 and November 25 and people with disabilities on May 10.

Sharing confidential information about Gülistan Doku, police officer dismissed

Sharing confidential information about Gülistan Doku, police officer dismissed

As part of an investigation launched by Tunceli Governor’s Office, the file of officer E. Yücel was sent to the Interior Ministry. The Ministry has dismissed the officer from profession for sharing information about Doku, who has been missing since last January.

21 January 2021

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