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Details of the draft DEM Party to submit for the commission

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16:17 01

DEM Party will submit its draft regarding the planned commission to be established in the Parliament today. The draft includes many proposals.

European Delegation Visits DEM Party in Istanbul

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15:15 01

A 39-member European delegation, visiting Turkey as part of a campaign to meet Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan, visited the Istanbul Provincial Organization of the Peoples' Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party.

Family of Rozerin Çukur Reacts to Constitutional Court Ruling: We could not find justice

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15:07 01

The family of Rozerin Çukur, a 17-year-old girl killed during the curfews imposed in Amed’s Sur district, has denounced the Turkish Constitutional Court’s (AYM) ruling that her “right to life was not violated.” The family stated, “We could not find justice at the Constitutional Court either.”

Delegation from Europe submits petition to meet Abdullah Öcalan

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13:09 01

A 39-person delegation from Europe submitted a petititon requesting to meet Abdullah Öcalan to the Asrın Law Office.

Fatma Bostan Ünsal: Concrete legal and political steps must accompany peace rhetoric

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13:00 01

Human rights advocate and academic Fatma Bostan Ünsal has called on the Turkish government to take tangible political and legal steps in addition to rhetorical gestures within the ongoing "Peace and Democratic Society Process," warning that further delay would deepen the country’s crises.

Bar Association Chairs urge TBB to form legal monitoring committees

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11:50 01

Doğukan Kudat, Chair of the Dersim Bar Association, called on the Union of Turkish Bar Associations (TBB) to establish legal monitoring and observation committees in light of ongoing talks around the resolution of the Kurdish issue. Hakkari (Colemêrg) Bar Association Chair Ergün Canan added, “A commission will be formed in Parliament, followed by legal reforms.”

Seferi Yılmaz: Everyone must work for peace against war profiteers

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11:10 01

Known to the public since 2005 for catching soldiers red-handed attempting to bomb his bookstore amid debates on solving the Kurdish issue through dialogue, Seferi Yılmaz said: "Everyone must work day and night for peace against war profiteers."

Let’s hold firmly to the process says Writer Faik Tac

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09:39 01

Writer Faik Tac, who participated in the festival in Tetwan, said: “Öcalan’s call has opened the door to a new era for art as well. Let’s hold firmly to the process. If the bans are lifted, society will breathe.”

Operation against CHP members in Izmir: Tunç Soyer detained

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08:27 01

Many people including former İzmir mayor Tunç Soyer and CHP Provincial Chair Şenol Aslanoğlu were detained in the morning hours within the investigation launched by İzmir Public Prosecutor's Office against İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.

Kerim Boran releases

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14:15 30/6

Ill prisoner Kerim Boran was released from prison after his sentence was cancelled.

Mothers: Unity must be achieved

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11:46 30/6

Mothers who lost their relatives during the conflict emphasised the need for unity among Kurds.

People want to meet Abdullah Öcalan to come to Turkey

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10:57 30/6

A group of 39 people, who want to meet Abdullah Öcalan, will come to Turkey from Europe and hold process-orientated contacts.

Civil society organisations call on government to take steps

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10:42 30/6

Representatives of civil society organisations and political parties in Mersin have called on the government to take steps without delay.

Presidential pardon for ill prisoner Boran

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09:26 30/6

The sentence of Kerim Boran, an 81-year-old seriously ill prisoner in Edirne F-Type Closed Prison, has been cancelled by AKP Leader and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Struggle of the Kurdish people will end in victory says DBP Chair Bayındır

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15:24 29/6

Stating that the descendants of Şêx Seîd (Sheikh Said) did not give up their struggle and today the whole world is talking about Kurds and their struggle, DBP Co-chair Keskin Bayındır said. “We will build a ‘Peace and Democratic Society’ by protecting Mr Öcalan’s will for a solution.”