Thousands of people from all four sides of Turkey came to follow the case of Kurdish politicians. They are still holding a “Peace Vigil” in Diyarbakır. People often chant slogans “Freedom for Kurdish people”, “People are here” at...
Many people gathered in front of the court house to protest against the trial.Almost 2,000 people gathered in front of the Diyarbakır Courthouse from the morning onwards on the day of the first hearing regarding the "KCK trial". Many of the151 defendants...
This list is updated regularly. Acts of violence committed by the PKK in Turkey and abroad are given as a main reason for keeping it on the list.In December 2009 the Party of the Democratic Society (DTP) was banned by the Turkish Constitutional Court. The DTP...
There is no legal reasoning in order to freeze the bank accounts pronounced the chief judge.The court also stated that Roj TV broadcastings are within the legal framework and it has no connections with terrorism. It is also underlined in the decision that Roj TV is a...
The government is struggling with the internal crisis in the political, economic, security and cultural spheres and, externally it is further isolated and from both sides its legitimacy has been undermined. Having considered the real history of Iran and the heritages...
“The real problem…is that the charge is essentially a political one, whereby normal political activities such as lobbying, meetings and rallies are deemed to be criminal because it is said to be in support of a banned organisation, the...
