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Forensic medicine report for child killed by police in Diyarbakır not completed in seven years

Forensic medicine report for child killed by police in Diyarbakır not completed in seven years

Helin Şen, 12, was killed by a shot fired from an armored vehicle. The court refused to arrest the defendant.

7 September 2022

Killed PKK member's body not given to family for five years

Killed PKK member's body not given to family for five years

The father of the PKK member says he had to travel to Diyarbakır eight times for the proceedings but the authorities are "looking for excuses" not to give the body to them.

Imprisoned Kurdish journalists not allowed to use fridge amid scorching heat in Diyarbakır

Imprisoned Kurdish journalists not allowed to use fridge amid scorching heat in Diyarbakır

Journalist Ömer Çelik noted that the temperature is above 40 Celsius degrees in Diyarbakır. Sixteen journalists were remanded in custody in mid-June.

Another suspicious death in prison recorded as 'suicide'

Another suspicious death in prison recorded as 'suicide'

A prisoner in Diyarbakır allegedly cut his wrist while his arm was broken. He had been held in a solitary cell to "prevent him from killing himself" for nearly a year.

Journalists in İstanbul express solidarity with arrested Kurdish journalists

Journalists in İstanbul express solidarity with arrested Kurdish journalists

"Those who cannot stop reporting are trying to arrest those who report. If the press is silenced, then the people are silenced and blindfolded," HDP deputy Piroğlu said during the event.

24 June 2022 Hikmet Adal

Court acquits police officer who killed waste worker in Diyarbakır

Court acquits police officer who killed waste worker in Diyarbakır

It was evident that the defendant had shot the waste worker, according to the plaintiff attorneys.

In solidarity with their arrested colleagues, journalists traveled to Diyarbakır

In solidarity with their arrested colleagues, journalists traveled to Diyarbakır

A group of journalists from İstanbul and Ankara traveled to Diyarbakır in solidarity for the 16 journalists who were arrested last week. Journalists said, "We are here to say Kurdish journalists are not alone."

Journalism questioned: 'What do you mean by the Kurdish question?'

Journalism questioned: 'What do you mean by the Kurdish question?'

"There is no crime interrogation regarding the actions of 16 journalists, it is journalism being interrogated," the attorney of the arrested journalists Resul Demir has said.

16 June 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Diyarbakır detentions: 16 journalists remanded in custody, six released

Diyarbakır detentions: 16 journalists remanded in custody, six released

Last week, police detained 22 people in raids targeting Kurdish journalists and media outlets in Diyarbakır.

The state sends the dead body of a PKK member in a storage box

The state sends the dead body of a PKK member in a storage box

The family of a PKK member has received the dead body of their children in a storage box. The dead body of Agit İpek, who died in a conflict in Dersim in 2017, was sent to the family in a plastic box by cargo in May 2020.

Detention of Kurdish journalists: Prosecutors seek arrest of Aziz Oruç, Safiye Alagaş

Detention of Kurdish journalists: Prosecutors seek arrest of Aziz Oruç, Safiye Alagaş

Journalists and NGO representatives gathered in front of the Diyarbakır Courthouse to protest the detentions.

Many journalists detained in police raids across Diyarbakır

Many journalists detained in police raids across Diyarbakır

Police raided homes of journalists and the office of a news agency in the early hours of the morning.

Police officer facing 25 years in prison for killing waste worker not arrested again

Police officer facing 25 years in prison for killing waste worker not arrested again

Detention request for the police officer, who shot and killed waste worker Recep Hantaş, denied by the court board.

Palm trees planted by 'trustee' mayor in Diyarbakır dry up due to unsuitable climate

Palm trees planted by 'trustee' mayor in Diyarbakır dry up due to unsuitable climate

The trustee administration had planted about 200 palms in the arid city of Diyarbakır in Turkey's southeast. Almost all of the trees are dried up now.

First Sunday Mass at Armenian church in Diyarbakır after seven years

First Sunday Mass at Armenian church in Diyarbakır after seven years

The Sunday Service was held at the Surp Giragos Church in Diyarbakır.

Digital intolerance to Kurdish in Turkey

Digital intolerance to Kurdish in Turkey

When I saw that “Newroz Park” has been replaced by “Nevruz Park”, its Turkish equivalent, even in the digital signboards of busses, I said to myself, “Indeed, one can apparently be anything in Turkey, but a Kurd.”

4 May 2022 Umut Ali Adalı

Court says the officer who ran over 5-year-old child ‘cannot be attributed negligence’

Court says the officer who ran over 5-year-old child ‘cannot be attributed negligence’

The criminal court of first instance has handed down its detailed judgment in the trial of the police officer who had run over Efe Tektekin with an armored vehicle in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır and was acquitted by court.

Turkey’s media watchdog RTÜK fines Diyarbakır’s Amed Radyo TV

Turkey’s media watchdog RTÜK fines Diyarbakır’s Amed Radyo TV

On the grounds that Amed Radyo TV allegedly did not send its statement of business income, it is now fined 12,804 lira by the Radio and Television Supreme Council.

Four remanded in custody over Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır

Four remanded in custody over Newroz celebrations in Diyarbakır

The four people are charged with "being a member of an illegal organization."

Armored vehicle hits civilian car in Diyarbakır, three people injured

Armored vehicle hits civilian car in Diyarbakır, three people injured

Two people in a van and one police officer in the armored vehicle have been taken to the hospital following the collision.

Constitutional Court finds dismissed co-mayors’ applications ‘inadmissible’

Constitutional Court finds dismissed co-mayors’ applications ‘inadmissible’

Turkey’s top court has finalized the application of former co-mayors of Diyarbakır’s Sur and Hani who were replaced by state-appointed trustees: “The alleged violation of the right to a fair trial is manifestly ill-founded”.

The perpetrator who caused 5-year-old Efe's death ‘protected by impunity’

DİYARBAKIR BAR

The perpetrator who caused 5-year-old Efe's death ‘protected by impunity’

Releasing a statement about the acquittal of the police officer who hit Efe Tektekin with an armored vehicle, the Child Rights Center of the Diyarbakır Bar raises concerns that “impunity encourages the law enforcement about culpable acts”.

Police officer who caused the death of 5-year-old Efe Tektekin acquitted

ARMORED VEHICLE CRASH

Police officer who caused the death of 5-year-old Efe Tektekin acquitted

The Tektekin family and the Diyarbakır Bar Association Child Rights Center have announced that they will take the verdict of acquittal to the upper court.

Diyarbakır Governor’s Office bans meetings, demonstrations for 10 days

Diyarbakır Governor’s Office bans meetings, demonstrations for 10 days

Citing the Law 2911 on Meetings and Demonstrations, the Governor’s Office of Diyarbakır has banned all events such as outdoor-indoor protests and hunger strikes.

Police officer who caused death of six-year-old child faces up to six years in prison

Police officer who caused death of six-year-old child faces up to six years in prison

Efe Tektekin was killed after being run over by an armored vehicle in Diyarbakır in September 2019.

Blast in an industrial site injures 10 people in Diyarbakır

Blast in an industrial site injures 10 people in Diyarbakır

10 people have been wounded, five severely, in a gas cylinder explosion at an auto mechanic's shop in Diyarbakır 3rd Industrial Site in southeast Turkey.

Fırat Akdeniz from Human Rights Association sentenced to 6 years in prison

Fırat Akdeniz from Human Rights Association sentenced to 6 years in prison

The court has considered the press statements attended by Fırat Akdeniz and the statements made by the anonymous witness to be concrete evidence and sentenced Fırat Akdeniz to 6 years, 3 months in prison.

Journalist Altan Sancar threatened at gunpoint

Journalist Altan Sancar threatened at gunpoint

While he was underway in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır, journalist Altan Sancar was intercepted by a vehicle without a license plate. One person showed him the gun at his waist and said, “You have stretched your leg way too much; behave”.

23 March 2022 Ayça Söylemez

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut to death not arrested again

Police officer who shot Kemal Kurkut to death not arrested again

In the retrial over the killing of Kemal Kurkut during the Diyarbakır Newroz in 2017, the court has once again rejected the request for arresting the police officer on trial.

‘Release the children detained during Diyarbakır Newroz'

DİYARBAKIR BAR

‘Release the children detained during Diyarbakır Newroz'

“The practice that violates children’s fundamental rights and freedoms must be swiftly abandoned and the children deprived of their freedom must be released,” says the Child Rights Center of the Diyarbakır Bar.

Diyarbakır Newroz celebrated with joy amid security forces’ policy of intimidation

IMPRESSIONS FROM DİYARBAKIR

Diyarbakır Newroz celebrated with joy amid security forces’ policy of intimidation

The Diyarbakır Newroz took place under the shadow of security forces' use of force and intimidation: Top issues on the people’s agenda were the economy, feminicides and climate of oppression.

22 March 2022 Ali Safa Korkut

House raids in Diyarbakır: 2 journalists taken into custody

House raids in Diyarbakır: 2 journalists taken into custody

Taken into custody in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province, journalists Ertuş Bozkurt and Mikail Barut have been taken to the Diyarbakır Security Directorate.