Kurdish villagers concerned about new wave of migration after devastating fires in southeast Turkey
Kurdish villagers in southeast Turkey who recall the systematic burning of their villages by the Turkish state in the 1990s, ...
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Reports reveal Turkey’s DEDAŞ overcharges, underperforms in Kurdish regions
Two reports from 2020 uncovered DEDAŞ's neglect of electrical infrastructure in Kurdish-majority southeast Turkey, contributing to deadly wildfires and inflated ...
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KCK calls for Kurdish self-organisation and solidarity in response to devastating fire in Turkey
The Kurdistan Communities Union (KCK) have responded to a devastating fire in Kurdish-majority areas of Turkey with a strong call ...
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Early intervention could have saved lives, say villagers after devastating fire
A wildfire has ravaged 66 kilometres of land in southeastern Turkey, leaving behind a path of destruction on Thursday and ...
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Turkey wildfire: government accused of criminal negligence
At least five people have lost their lives in a deadly wildfire in Kurdish-majority regions of southeast Turkey, prompting growing ...
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Turkish state officials late to react to large fires raging between Mardin and Diyarbakır
Huge fires raged in the Kurdish-majority southeast region of Turkey last night, resulting in dozens of casualties and injuries. The ...
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#BREAKINGNEWS : Huge fires raging between Mardin and Diyarbakir, calls for immediate aerial fire intervention
Huge fires are raging between Mardin (Merdin) and Diyarbakir (Amed) in southeastern Turkey. The fires are rapidly spreading to residential ...
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