Peace academic and lawyer Cenk Yigiter was attacked with a gun in front of his house in Çankaya district of Ankara. Yigiter was taken to intensive care unit at Ibni Sina Hospital due to excessive blood loss.
The meeting between DEM Party Co-chairs Tulay Hatimogullari and Tuncer Bakırhan, and CHP Chair Ozgur Ozel ended after 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Another 100 Yazidi families who were displaced due to the attacks by ISIS have returned to Shengal.
The protest launched in Makhmour (Mexmûr) against the embargo and arrest policies imposed by the Iraqi government continues with determination on its fifth day
The Saturday Mothers and human rights defenders commemorated Rıdvan Karakoç and Hasan Ocak, who were killed under custody, by their graves during the International Week of Struggle Against Enforced Disappearances. The vigil emphasized: “This state must be held accountable, and one day, it will be.”
Making a statement on the Iraqi general elections, Kubat Talabani announced that PUK and KDP will participate in the elections with separate lists.
DEM Party Co-Chairs will meet with CHP Chair Özgür Özel and Future Party Chair Ahmet Davutoğlu.
Participants in the commemoration held yesterday in Amed for PKK pioneer cadres Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun stressed their determination to raise their struggle for an honourable peace.
Participants in the commemoration of Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun stated that a new process has begun with the struggles of those who put their lives on the line and said, “We will not forhet the fighters for freedom and truth.”
Pointing out that a new period of struggle has begun for the solution of the Kurdish issue and democratisation, Sebahat Tuncel said, “Öcalan has fulfilled his responsibility more than enough. Now we have to shoulder his burden and build a democratic society.”
Some houses, even by eyes unaware of their owner’s resistance, can still convey a sense of resistance against the towering buildings surrounding them. The house of Rıza Altun’s family is one such place. On the morning of May 13, it came back to life with the whispers of "A people awoke here."
Abdullah Öcalan sent a message through DEM Party İmralı Delegation saying, “A new contract is needed based on the law of brotherhood. What we are doing represents a major paradigm alteration. The nature of the Turkish-Kurdish relationship is fundamentally different; what has been broken is the bond of brotherhood.
Devlet Bahçeli has called for the establishment of a 'National Unity and Solidarity Commission' in response to the recent congress decisions made by the PKK.
Thousands gathered at Şêx Seîd (Dağkapı) Square in Amed to commemorate Ali Haydar Kaytan and Rıza Altun, prominent cadres of the PKK.
DEM Party İmralı delegation was return after meeting with Abdullah Öcalan.