Court frees police officer who drove armored car over civilian
A Turkish court has released a riot policeman who is accused of killing a 33-year-old civil engineer in the…
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Details of torture allegations in Turkey’s Diyarbakir province…
Local human rights and law associations revealed details of recent incidents of torture and police brutality in…
Six-year-old dies after being hit by Turkish police armored vehicle
A six-year-old from Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakir province lost his life after being hit by an armored vehicle…
Seven workers killed in a blast in Turkey’s southeast
A total of seven forestry workers were killed and 10 more were injured in an explosion in the southeastern…
Investigation launched into claims that children were abducted to fight in…
An investigation has been launched in Turkey over claims that the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP)’s…
Turkish police use violence against pro-Kurdish protesters and MPs
Protesters including lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) were attacked by police in…
UNESCO urges Turkey to determine dates for evaluation in Sur
The World Heritage Committee has asked the Turkish government to inform it on possible dates for the mission to…
Ex-Turkish PM Davutoglu to announce new party in Diyarbakir: DW report
Turkey’s Former Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is expected to announce a new party to challenge President Recep…
Kurdish family raise complaint of extrajudicial killing by police
A criminal complaint has been lodged against police filed for killing a Kurdish man in what is suspected to be an…
Pro-Kurdish Mayor-elects receive mandate in Sur district
Elected co-mayors from the opposition pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP), Feyme Filiz Buluttekin and Cemal…