NEWS

Latest News

• Court sends two Boğaziçi University students to prison after complaint by trustee rector 

  After Boğaziçi University trustee rector Naci İnci filed a criminal complaint against them, 2 of the 10 students who were taken into custody were remanded in custody.
• 175 workplace deaths recorded in September in Turkey 

  At least 175 workplace homicides were reported in September according to a recent report of the Workers’ Health and Work Safety Assembly (İSİG).
• Investigation against Ferit Şenyaşar whose family members were murdered 

  An investigation has been launched against Ferit Şenyaşar whose father and two brothers were murdered in an armed attack that involved the ruling AKP members.
• Kurds call for UN intervention against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  Kurdish acticists called for intervention against the use of chemical weapons by the Turkish army and an independent investigation in front of the UN headquarters in Geneva.
• Three detained for writing a slogan against ISIS massacre in Ankara 

  Three anarchists have been detained in Ankara for writing the slogan "No Forgetting, No Forgiving" to commemorate the bloody ISIS attack on a peace rally in the Turkish capital six years ago.
• TJK-E calls for broad participation in protests on October 9 

  The Kurdish Women's Movement in Europe calls for broad participation in a series of actions between October 9 and 10 under the slogan "The freedom of Abdullah Öcalan is our freedom".
• Turkish police detain 200 in raids against paper collectors in Istanbul  

  Turkish police carried out raids targeting paper collectors in Ataşehir, Istanbul, and around 200 people were detained.
• European Parliament Kurdish Friendship Group visits Freedom for Öcalan Vigil in Strasbourg 

  The Kurdish Friendship Group of the European Parliament, visited the Freedom for Öcalan Vigil, carried out this week by activists from Darmstadt.
• Young activists in Freiburg call for the increase of the resistance against Turkey 

  Young people gathered in Freiburg and called for an increase in the resistance against fascism, betrayal and isolation.
• Students detained at protest against president Erdoğan’s targeting of young people  

  Students protested president Erdoğan’s targeting of young people, which led to the detention of 4 people. The police detained at least 5 more students.
• Sancar: Why are children killed and thousands imprisoned if the Kurdish question is resolved? 

  Erdogan claims that the Kurdish question has been solved. HDP Co-Chairman Mithat Sancar rejects this and asks why thousands of politicians are still in prison and Kurdish children are being run over by armored vehicles.
• Politicians in Rojava call for support for online campaign for Öcalan 

  Politicians and representatives of political parties in Rojava called for strong participation in the hashtag campaign which Kurdistan Digital Media Council will launch on October 8 demanding physical freedom for Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCDK-E calls for participation in protests against Turkey’s use of chemical weapons 

  The European Kurdish Democratic Societies Congress criticised the international institutions that remain silent about Turkey’s war crimes and called for participation in the actions to be organized against use of chemical weapons.
• Group from Darmstadt takes over vigil for Öcalan in Strasbourg 

  After the brutal police attack last weekend in Strasbourg, the permanent vigil for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan is continued by four activists from Darmstadt.
• Activists in Limassol protest Turkish state's use of chemical weapons 

  A protest was carried out in Limassol, Cyprus, against the invading Turkish state's use of chemical weapons against guerrillas and occupation attacks.
• Police take two people into custody in Bitlis 

  Two people were detained in house raids carried out by Turkish police in Bitlis.
• Northeast Syrian delegation continues its diplomatic work in the US 

  The northeast Syrian delegation, led by Ilham Ehmed, is continuing its diplomatic journey through the United States. After receptions in the White House and the State Department, talks were held with senators and representatives of the US Congress.
• South Kurdistan people call for support for online campaign for Öcalan 

  Politicians, academics, intellectuals and writers in South Kurdistan call for support for an online campaign to be launched by the Kurdistan Digital Media Council on October 8 demanding the physical freedom of Abdullah Öcalan.
• KCDK-E demands an official apology for the “shameful attack” in Strasbourg 

  After the police attack on activists protesting for the freedom of Abdullah Öcalan, largest Kurdish umbrella organization in Europe, KCDK-E demands an apology from the Governor's Office of Strasbourg.
• Turkish Statistical Institute publishes new data on inflation rate 

  According to the Turkish Statistical Institute, the annualized inflation rate is 19.58 percent. The exchange rate of the lira against the euro is 0.097 euros.
• Progressive Alliance adopts resolution "declaring unequivocal solidarity with the HDP”  

  The Progressive Alliance calls on Turkey to respect democracy, freedom of speech and association, and the rule of law, and to end the repression of political opposition.
• Paul Scholey speaks in support of 'Freedom shall Prevail' Campaign 

  Paul Scholey, member of the 2019 Imrali peace delegation, spoke in support of the 'Freedom Shall Prevail' Campaign.
• Peace in Kurdistan supports release of Abdullah Öcalan 

  Peace in Kurdistan Campaign wrote to the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs an open letter in support of the release of Abdullah Öcalan.
• Campaign Group condemns attack against Kurds in Strasbourg 

  The ‘Freedom Will Prevail, Take Action for Öcalan Campaign Group’ strongly condemned the attack by the French police on the protesters in Strasbourg and the Strasbourg Governorship, which ordered the attack.
• Union Syndicale Solidaires condemns French state attack on Kurdish protest camp in Strasbourg 

  The French trade union federation Union Syndicale Solidaires has sharply condemned the attack on the Kurdish protest camp in Strasbourg: "Once again the state has decided against the just struggle of the people and in favour of repression."