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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
Cameras ‘broken’, all children ‘primary negligent’
EFE TEKTEKİN’S DEATH
Cameras ‘broken’, all children ‘primary negligent’
Speaking ahead of the trial over the death of 5-year-old Efe Tektekin in an armored vehicle crash in Diyarbakır, lawyer Sansarkan says that all children are found to be “primary negligent parties” in such trials, which is also the case for Tektekin.
17 September 2021 Ayşegül Özbek
Police officer who shot waste worker in Diyarbakır not arrested
Police officer who shot waste worker in Diyarbakır not arrested
The trial over the death of 20-year-old Recep Hantaş, who was shot by police in Diyarbakır while collecting scraps, has begun. Released pending trial and facing up to 25 years in prison, the police officer has not been arrested.
15 September 2021
Bar Association Chair, lawyers taken out of the courtroom by police force
Bar Association Chair, lawyers taken out of the courtroom by police force
At the hearing of jailed former Nusaybin Mayor Ayşe Gökkan in Diyarbakır, the presiding judge ordered the Diyarbakır Bar Chair and lawyers out of the courtroom by police force. Gökkan’s requests for additional time and recusal have been rejected.
14 September 2021
Criminal complaint about rights violations in Diyarbakır juvenile prison
Criminal complaint about rights violations in Diyarbakır juvenile prison
The children suffer physical and psychological violence as well as other rights violations, according to a report by the Diyarbakır Bar Association.
13 September 2021
Kurdish media training office opens in Diyarbakır
Kurdish media training office opens in Diyarbakır
Backed by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Botan International has established a Kurdish media education office and sound studio in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
2 September 2021
New confessions about 1993 Lice massacre on parliamentary agenda
New confessions about 1993 Lice massacre on parliamentary agenda
Seventeen people, including a brigadier general, were killed and many homes and businesses were set on fire in the Kurdish-majority province of Diyarbakır in 1993.
1 September 2021
‘Daily cases hit 2 thousand in Diyarbakır, hospital services are full’
DİYARBAKIR MEDICAL CHAMBER CHAIR
‘Daily cases hit 2 thousand in Diyarbakır, hospital services are full’
Speaking about the increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Diyarbakır, Medical Chamber Chair Turan says, “The number of inpatients has hit 300. We have 80 patients in intensive care. 85 percent of intensive care patients are unvaccinated.”
5 August 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Shooting Hantaş to death in a park, police officer faces up to 25 years in prison
Shooting Hantaş to death in a park, police officer faces up to 25 years in prison
Police officer Kazım B. has been indicted for killing Recep Hantaş, who was sitting with his friends in Sümerpark in Diyarbakır. B. has been charged with “killing with eventual intent” over the incident that happened two years ago.
13 July 2021 Hikmet Adal
Mother language obstacle to coronavirus vaccination
MEDICAL CHAMBERS IN SOUTHEAST
Mother language obstacle to coronavirus vaccination
While the Health Ministry’s coronavirus vaccination campaign is moving apace, the desired vaccination rates have not yet been reached in some cities, especially in the Kurdish-majority ones. Mother language is reportedly a factor behind this.
30 June 2021 Cansever Avinç
Demands of companies, consumers 'killing organic cultivation of watermelon'
Demands of companies, consumers 'killing organic cultivation of watermelon'
"Three, four years ago, we were procuring our own seeds, now we have to plant pumpkin-watermelon hybrid seedlings that we buy from companies," says a watermelon cultivator.
25 June 2021 Mehtap Güngör
AKP’s district office in Diyarbakır turns out to be attacked by party executive’s nephew
AKP’s district office in Diyarbakır turns out to be attacked by party executive’s nephew
The ruling AKP’s district office in Hani, Diyarbakır was attacked with a molotov cocktail. Şemdin Barin, one of the detained, has turned out to be the nephew of Ali Barin, an executive of the AKP district organization.
21 June 2021
Mobbing by 'trustee' administration of Diyarbakır Municipality
Mobbing by 'trustee' administration of Diyarbakır Municipality
Beyda Yıldız, who was "exiled" while she was a press officer at the municipality's water and sewerage administration, has suffered a brain hemorrhage due to intense stress.
4 June 2021 Bircan Değirmenci
Kurds to protest for education in Kurdish
Kurds to protest for education in Kurdish
A series of rallies will be held in Turkey’s three Kurdish-majority eastern provinces with the slogans “Make Kurdish language the official and education language in Turkey” and “May the 21st century be the century of Kurdish language.”
31 May 2021
The story of production in Diyarbakır
The story of production in Diyarbakır
Detailing Diyarbakır’s history of production and trade, the online exhibition of “The history of production: Crossroads, cornucopia and politics” is jointly held by Anadolu Kültür and Diyarbakır Association for the Protection of Cultural and Natural Assets.
20 April 2021
Police prevent health workers’ protests in İstanbul, Diyarbakır
Police prevent health workers’ protests in İstanbul, Diyarbakır
Physicians attempted to make a press statement near Çemberlitaş tram station; however, they have been prevented by the police. The protests of Amed Health Platform in Diyarbakır have also been hindered by police officers.
15 April 2021
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.
12 April 2021
6 women arrested in Diyarbakır
6 women arrested in Diyarbakır
Detained in Diyarbakır, six of 24 women have been arrested for “being members of an organization”, nine women released on probation, one woman placed under house arrest and the detention period of eight women has been extended.
9 April 2021
‘Alimony payments below starvation line’
DİYARBAKIR BAR
‘Alimony payments below starvation line’
The Women’s Rights Center of the Diyarbakır Bar Association has shared the findings of its examination on 2,097 case files heard by family courts.
31 March 2021
Book describing Diyarbakır's language as 'Baku Turkish' removed from publication
Book describing Diyarbakır's language as 'Baku Turkish' removed from publication
The book written for children refers to the language spoken in the Kurdish-majority city as "Baku Turkish."
30 March 2021
‘Newroz’ investigation against HDP Co-Chair Sancar
‘Newroz’ investigation against HDP Co-Chair Sancar
An investigation has been launched against HDP Co-Chair Mithat Sancar over his speech during the Newroz celebrations in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority province of Diyarbakır on March 21. 13 people were detained yesterday.
23 March 2021
Major issue on Newroz agenda: Closure case against HDP
MURAT BAYRAM IN DİYARBAKIR
Major issue on Newroz agenda: Closure case against HDP
The message given from Newroz celebrations in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır province: “Turkey is heading towards a one-man regime; the closure of the HDP means that all political groups will lose political ground.”
22 March 2021 Murat Bayram
‘Baku Turkish’ spoken in Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır, according to Ministry
‘Baku Turkish’ spoken in Kurdish-majority Diyarbakır, according to Ministry
The Ministry of National Education of Turkey has prepared an introductory book on Diyarbakır, making no mention of Kurds or Kurdish. The language spoken in the province is similar to ‘Baku Turkish’ in Azerbaijan, according to the book.
19 March 2021
‘Only 45 percent of people vaccinated in Diyarbakır’
DİYARBAKIR MEDICAL CHAMBER
‘Only 45 percent of people vaccinated in Diyarbakır’
The Medical Chamber of Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır has shared the findings of its bimonthly report on COVID-19. The Chamber has raised concerns about the problems encountered in getting an appointment for vaccination.
19 March 2021
Babacan blames Erdoğan for 'resurrected' Kurdish problem, 'failed economy'
Babacan blames Erdoğan for 'resurrected' Kurdish problem, 'failed economy'
The AKP's former economy minister who found a new party last year has visited the Kurdish-majority province of Diyarbakır.
15 March 2021
Court finds ministry culpable for 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol's death, orders compensation
Court finds ministry culpable for 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol's death, orders compensation
Önkol lost her life in an explosion when she was pasturing animals in Diyarbakır in 2009.
8 March 2021
Women heal with women
MARCH 8 WOMEN’S DAY
Women heal with women
Five psychologists and psychological counsellors have come together and established the “Women for Women Initiative” in Diyarbakır. Organizing three events ahead of the International Women’s Day, they aim to foster solidarity and mutual help.
5 March 2021 Bircan Değirmenci
Survey: Kurdish voters favor parliamentary system, drifting away from AKP
Survey: Kurdish voters favor parliamentary system, drifting away from AKP
While the AKP has been losing votes in the Kurdish-majority regions, it is still anticipated to win if there were elections, according to the Rawesta Research survey.
9 February 2021 Ruken Tuncel
‘Hunger strikers demand an end to isolation’
‘Hunger strikers demand an end to isolation’
Civil society organizations have made a press statement about the ongoing hunger strikes in Turkey’s prisons, calling on the authorities to protect prisoners’ rights, primarily their right to health and life.
9 February 2021
‘Half the students in Diyarbakır unable to access distance education’
‘Half the students in Diyarbakır unable to access distance education’
The Diyarbakır Branches of Education Union have shared their report on education with the public. The report has shown that 4,300 of 47,228 students who graduated from secondary school cannot enroll in an institution for further formal education.
25 January 2021
‘The last 10 years have been turbulent for Turkey’s civil society’
RAWEST RESEARCH
‘The last 10 years have been turbulent for Turkey’s civil society’
A recent report by the Rawest Research company has underlined that while Turkey’s civil society gained momentum in the early 2000s, there has been a shrinking space for civil society in the country, especially after the coup attempt in 2016.
25 January 2021
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