Turkey’s war on the environment – a weekly news review
Sarah Gylnn If the first casualty of war is truth, then the second is probably the environment – especially...
Turkey: Prisoner loses sight of both eyes due to lack of treatment in prison
Former political prisoner urges Turkish government to take action to support ill prisoners in Turkish jails after he lost sight...
Kurdish female fighters speak amid clashes: ‘This is a tribute to Gare resistance’
On 23rd April Turkey launched a ground-and-air-campaign in the Zap, Metina and Avashin regions, also known as Medya defence zones...
Emine and Ferit Şenyaşar’s vigil for justice reaches its 89th day
Emine Şenyaşar's vigil for justice began three months ago in front of the Urfa Courthouse after her husband and two...
Human rights activist Elif Harran urges rights defenders to give voice to the demands of Turkey’s hunger striking prisoners
Hundreds of political prisoners in Turkey's prisons have been carrying out a hunger strike since 27 November last year, demanding...
Workplace deaths in Turkey: At least 232 people died in May
According to Health and Safety Labour Watch's (ISIG's) report, at least 232 workers lost their lives in May this year,...
KDP convoy seen transporting military equipment to Metina zone
As clashes in the Avashin, Zap and Metina regions of the Qandil Mountains, known as the Medya Defence Zones, continue...
Turkey: Homeless refugee in Van urges Turkish authorities to recognise his rights
M.A. was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment as an opponent of the regime in Iran, and has already been detained...
Does the KDP sell some land of Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey?
Turkey's air-and-ground campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan has been ongoing with considerable environmental consequences since 23 April, as many villages have...
Travel ban upheld for Boğaziçi students charged for ‘holding rainbow flags’
On the 25th of March 2021 students marched in support of their fellow student who had been placed under disciplinary...
