content tagged with mass graves

Bars associations, rights organizations protest construction in Newala Qesaba

Bars associations, rights organizations protest construction in Newala Qesaba

Representatives from the bar associations of Diyarbakır, Van, Bingöl and Siirt and from the İHD and TİHV protested the construction near Newala Qesaba, a site of mass graves in eastern Turkey. Police officers tried to block their passage.

'Building a shopping mall on a mass grave means sweeping the massacre under the carpet'

NEWALA QESABA

'Building a shopping mall on a mass grave means sweeping the massacre under the carpet'

HDP deputy Garo Paylan has talked about the construction project in Newala Qesaba: "We expect respect for our deceased. Everybody should show sensitivity because this is a matter of human rights."

15 April 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Newala Qesaba: Construction near mass graves in Kurdish province 'should be stopped'

FORENSIC SCIENTIST ÜMİT BİÇER

Newala Qesaba: Construction near mass graves in Kurdish province 'should be stopped'

The construction works should be halted and the process should be carried out with respect to the disease, says Ümit Biçer, a professor of forensic medicine.

13 April 2022 Ferid Demirel

Families demanding bones found in a mass grave billed 40 thousand lira

Families demanding bones found in a mass grave billed 40 thousand lira

Waging a legal struggle to take the bones found in a mass grave in Van’s Çatak for 10 years, the families filed a court case. The case has been dismissed, the bones will now given to the Sub-Governor’s Office because the “evidence advance” was not paid.

25 June 2021 Ayça Söylemez

İHD: 348 Mass Graves 4.201 Bodies Found

INTERNATIONAL WEEK AGAINST DISAPPEARANCES

İHD: 348 Mass Graves 4.201 Bodies Found

İHD and lost people’s family members came together once again to look for their lost relatives and request the offenders to be judged. According to İHD Map of Mass Graves, 4.201 bodies were found in 348 mass graves.

Mass Grave Foundation to Establish in Diyarbakır

Mass Grave Foundation to Establish in Diyarbakır

Human Right Association (IHD) Diyarbakır Branch is preparing to establish a mass grave foundation - an initiative aimed to form a DNA bank and seek disappeared people as well as deceased PKK members upon family applications.

27 September 2013

Allegedly 'Released' People Found in Mass Grave

DISSAPEARNCE IN CUSTODY

Allegedly 'Released' People Found in Mass Grave

The Human Rights Foundation announced that the finding of human remains in the Mardin Dargeçit mass grave proved right the allegations that have been putting forward for 17 years. The organization demanded the opening of another 253 mass graves.

24 February 2012 Nilay Vardar

Another Mass Grave in Van - Waste Dumped on Grave in Bitlis

Another Mass Grave in Van - Waste Dumped on Grave in Bitlis

A mass grave supposedly containing the bodies of 28 PKK members dating back to 1998 was found in Çatak/Van. In Mutki/Bitlis, the municipality dumped rubbish on an area with several mass graves.

28 July 2011 Ayça Söylemez

Mass Graves - "Independent Commission a Must"

Mass Graves - "Independent Commission a Must"

After the conference on "Facts about Mass Graves in Turkey in Diyarbakır, the 'Final Report on Mass Graves' was announced in Kasaplar Deresi.

27 July 2011 Ekin Karaca

Bones of the Disappeared Get Lost again after Excavation

Bones of the Disappeared Get Lost again after Excavation

At a meeting of the Association for Solidarity and Support of Relatives of Disappeared People, Tosun demanded to disclose classified state documents to learn who his buried where. Bektaş urged for reasonable accuracy and care during and after the excavations.

2 March 2011 Ayça Söylemez

1,469 Bodies in 114 Mass Graves - More to Come

1,469 Bodies in 114 Mass Graves - More to Come

A research by the Turkish Medical Association revealed that the remains of 1,469 people were found in 114 mass graves so far, the real figure may exceed these numbers by far. The association is concerned about the obscuring of evidence during the excavations.

23 February 2011

Excavations Unscientific and Counterproductive

MASS GRAVES

Excavations Unscientific and Counterproductive

Forensic medicine expert Prof. Fincancı stressed the need for an international commission to supervise the excavation of mass graves. "Forensic procedures were neglected", she said. Lawyer Tanay announced to file a complaint against the officials involved.

18 February 2011 Elif Gençkal

Former JİTEM Member Leads to Mass Graves

UNSOLVED MURDERS

Former JİTEM Member Leads to Mass Graves

The Şırnak Bar Association expects the Silopi Prosecution to start excavations in the area of Hezil Stream in south-eastern Turkey as soon as possible. Former JİTEM member Beğler stated that about 200 bodies are buried in a region pretended to be mined.

8 January 2010 Tolga Korkut