The state that turned out to be the mafia
Sara Aktaş "When the Susurluk scandal blew up in 1990s, relations between politics, the mafia and the state were revealed...
Daily oppressions – a weekly news review
Sarah Gylnn Most Kurds could have told you that Turkish politics was no stranger to illegal activity, with close links...
Sit-in protest against Turkey’s operations continues in Strasbourg
A sit-in protest against Turkey's military operations in Iraqi Kurdistan continues in front of the Council of Europe building in...
Turkish gendarmarie threatens villagers protesting marble quarry project
Villagers are protesting against a marble quarry which is due to be built in the village of Yurtbaşı (Şêxan) in...
Women political prisoners in Turkey urge EU states to recognise Kurdish language
The Kurdish language has been denied and banned in Turkey as part of discriminatory state policies towards the Kurds. The...
Tender opened in Turkey for the hunting of endangered mountain goats
The 6th Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that a tender will be opened in Burdur...
Retrial decision against Mehmet Ağar and other defendants in Ankara JİTEM case
Ankara Regional Court of Justice 1st Criminal Division overturned the acquittal verdict of 19 people, including former Chief of Police...
HDP co-chair Pervin Buldan: Savaş Buldan was killed by those who run the state
In recent weeks, Sedat Peker, a well-known convicted mafia leader, has been releasing videos on YouTube about relations between the...
Witnesses who saw soldiers persecuting innocent woman in Dersim speak out
On 20 May, on the Pilur road of Dersim, a woman was put on the ground with a gun held...
Ministry did not answer questions on villagers thrown from helicopter
Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) deputies submitted a petition to parliament regarding Servet Turgut and Osman Şiban, the villagers who were...
