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Syriac Inscriptions Discovered in Rock-Cut Tomb in Diyarbakır

Syriac Inscriptions Discovered in Rock-Cut Tomb in Diyarbakır

Two Syriac inscriptions have been found in a rock-cut tomb in Bahçeköy as part of surface research conducted to identify the cultural heritage in Silvan, Diyarbakır.

16 December 2019

Lawsuit Against Journalist Hasan Cemal for Article That He Wrote 3 Years Ago

Lawsuit Against Journalist Hasan Cemal for Article That He Wrote 3 Years Ago

The first hearing has been held in the lawsuit filed against journalist Hasan Cemal on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” due to his article “From Silvan: They have so accustomed us to deaths” published on December 4, 2015.

3 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

1 Village Guard Loses His Life in Diyarbakır

1 Village Guard Loses His Life in Diyarbakır

One village guard has lost his life and one village guard has been wounded in an armed conflict between the security forces and the PKK in the district of Silvan in Diyarbakır.

Curfew Declared in Diyarbakır's Silvan District

Curfew Declared in Diyarbakır's Silvan District

Due to planned military operations, curfew has been declared in some regions of Silvan district of Turkey’s southeastern province of the predominantly Kurdish Diyarbakır.

23 November 2017

Operations, Curfew in Silvan, Diyarbakır

Operations, Curfew in Silvan, Diyarbakır

Announcing that military operations would be carried out in 12 neighbourhoods in Silvan, Diyarbakır in southeastern Turkey, Diyarbakır Governorship has declared curfew that would be in effect as of this morning.

16 November 2017

Curfew Declared in Silvan

Curfew Declared in Silvan

Curfew has been declared in six villages in Silvan district of Diyarbakır.

29 November 2016

Operations, Curfew in 13 villages of Diyarbakır

Operations, Curfew in 13 villages of Diyarbakır

The governorate has declared that it will be launching operations in 13 villages in Diyarbakır’s four districts. It was announced that from this morning onwards there will be a curfew.

Curfew Declared in 16 Villages of Silvan

Curfew Declared in 16 Villages of Silvan

Curfew has been declared in 16 villages of Silvan district of Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey.

Curfew declared in Silvan of Diyarbakır

Curfew declared in Silvan of Diyarbakır

Curfew has been declared in 18 villages and neighbourhoods in Silvan district of Diyarbakır province as of 11 a.m. this morning.

Prosecution against HDP Co-Chair

Prosecution against HDP Co-Chair

Prosecution has been brought against HDP Co-Chair, Figen Yüksekdağ over “insulting public officer”.

19 November 2015

Conflict in Turkey's Southeast: What Happened in Silvan over 10 Days?

Conflict in Turkey's Southeast: What Happened in Silvan over 10 Days?

According to statement by Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, six people have been killed by security forces as of November 3 in three neighborhoods where curfew has been imposed in Turkey's southeastern Silvan district.

13 November 2015

Ertuğrul Kürkçü: War Waged on People in Silvan

Ertuğrul Kürkçü: War Waged on People in Silvan

HDP deputy from İzmir Kürkçü who was exposed to police attack as going to neighborhoods under blockade in Silvan has expressed that people put up a legitimate fight to govern themselves and be exposed to attack in return.

13 November 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Former HDP Deputy Talks About Silvan Incidents

Former HDP Deputy Talks About Silvan Incidents

HDP former deputy Edip Berk has expressed that in the neighborhoods where curfew declared wounded people cannot be moved out of there, there is food shortage, and entrance to neighborhoods have been blocked for “security of life”.

12 November 2015 Haluk Kalafat

Tension Escalates in Turkey’s Southeast

Tension Escalates in Turkey’s Southeast

A lieutenant has died, a specialist sergeant wounded in Turkey's southeastern Silvan district of Diyarbakır province whose three neighborhoods have been imposed curfew for nine days.

11 November 2015

HDP on Silvan Incidents

HDP on Silvan Incidents

HDP has released a statement as to incidents in Silvan on where curfew has been imposed for nine days, there are information claiming there are dead and wounded.

11 November 2015

Journalist Put a Gun against his Head by Police Speaks

Journalist Put a Gun against his Head by Police Speaks

DİHA reporter Serhat Yüce who was put a gun against his head by police, battered and detained Ögür Gün TV reporter Murat Demir talked to bianet.

5 October 2015 Ekin Karaca

Curfew Declared in Silvan, Diyarbakır

Curfew Declared in Silvan, Diyarbakır

After the military operations were launched yesterday, a curfew has been declared in Silvan district of Diyarbakır province, today.

HDP Deputy: The Government Gives Operation Order not The Governorship

HDP Deputy: The Government Gives Operation Order not The Governorship

HDP Deputy Aydoğan said an operation was launched last night after the declaration of self-governance in Silvan/Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey.

18 August 2015 Beyza Kural

Tension Continues after Clashes in Silvan

Tension Continues after Clashes in Silvan

Attacks against Kurdish citizens and members of the Peace and Democracy Party are still continuing after 13 soldiers died in an armed conflict in Silvan one week ago. In Erzurum, 500 people assaulted 200 Kurdish workers. In Zeytinburnu, BDP members were attacked.