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Young woman reportedly raped and killed in Muğla province

09:58 18/06/2015 2

The body of 18-year-old Cansu Kaya has been found in a canal in the Ortaca district of Turkey's Muğla province. Cansu, who has been missing since Sunday, was reportedly sexually assaulted and ...

Mutlu Kaya's health condition improving

09:53 18/06/2015 1

Mutlu Kaya, the 19-year-old singer who nearly lost her life in a femicide attempt in Turkey's Diyarbakır province one month ago, is reportedly improving.

Group visits grave of German PKK guerrilla Andrea Wolf

09:34 18/06/2015 2

A group traveled from Germany to Turkey's Van province to visit the grave of PKK member of German origins Andrea Wolf (nom de guerre Ronahî).

Case of women killed by denial of abortion goes to Constitutional Court

09:29 18/06/2015 2

The case of Zeyla Süer, a woman who died when doctors did not perform a medically necessary abortion, has moved to Turkey's highest court.

Êzidî woman rescued from Daesh describes 9 months in captivity

10:50 17/06/2015 3

SHENGAL–35-year-old A.S., who escaped from Daesh captivity a month ago, said that there are thousands of women still in Daesh captivity. She called for the immediate rescue of captive women.

After Girê Spî victory,Kobanê refugees look forward to return

09:35 17/06/2015 3

Refugees who fled Daesh attacks on Kobanê say that with the liberation of the city of Girê Spî, they are hoping to return to their native city.

Turkish governor arrests journalists for asking about Girê Spî

08:56 17/06/2015 3

Police arrested four journalists, on the orders of the state-appointed governor of Turkey's Urfa province, for asking about Daesh presence in the province.

Tuğçe Albayrak's killer sentenced to 3 years jail time

08:49 17/06/2015 1

Tuğçe Albayrak, 22, was killed when she came to the aid of two women being harassed in Offenbach, Germany. Her killer received a sentence of just three years of jail time yesterday.

HDP's Figen Yüksekdağ: we're open to all democratic requests

08:47 17/06/2015 3

HDP general co-chair Figen Yüksekdağ, speaking at a meeting in Ankara, said the party was open to all democratic propositions for forming a coalition government in the wake of Turkey's election, in ...

Human Rights Association heads for border gate

11:19 16/06/2015 1

A delegation formed by the Human Rights Association has headed to the Akçakale Border Gate between Turkey and Syria to observe the human rights situation at the border.

Women organize communal life in Cizîrê

11:12 16/06/2015 5

385 women's communes have been formed in the Rojava canton of Cizîrê since the beginning of the revolution. Canton Yekîtîya Star president Welida Botî says women's self-organizing is continuing.

YPG flag waves over Girê Spî

10:57 16/06/2015 1

YPJ/YPG and Burkan al-Firat forces have planted the YPG flag over the city of Girê Spî (Tel Abyad) after two years of Daesh occupation of the city.

International Freedom Battalion: women of the world, defend the Rojava revolution

16:25 15/06/2015 3

The International Freedom Battalion, a new brigade of international revolutionaries fighting to defend the Rojava revolution, has called on women of the world to join their ranks.

Özgecan Aslan femicide case off to a tense start

17:47 12/06/2015 14

The first hearing began in the case of the rape and killing of 20-year-old university student Özgecan Aslan today in Tarsus, Turkey. In testimony that contradicts earlier statements, defendants have ...

Colleagues condemn attack on journalist in Diyarbakır

17:59 11/06/2015 7

Journalist Canan Altıntaş was in the midst of covering an armed attack on civilians when she herself became the target of the attacks. Colleagues who visited Canan in the hospital condemned the ...

Police sentenced to tree planting for Gezi Park violence

17:15 11/06/2015 1

The policeman who pepper sprayed academic Ceyda Sungur, the "woman in red" made famous in a photograph from the Gezi Park protests, was sentenced to planting 600 trees.

Confidentiality order in Diyarbakır bombing case

16:21 11/06/2015 1

With courts opening a case related to the bombing in Diyarbakır on Friday, the state has issued an order of confidentiality. State prosecutors have launched an investigation against a reporter and ...

Özgecan Aslan case starts tomorrow

15:52 11/06/2015 2

The first hearing in the case of Özgecan Aslan, the university student killed while resisting rape in Turkey's Mersin province, starts tomorrow in the district of Tarsus. Women's groups have ...

Thousands bid farewell to 17-year-old bombing victim

11:52 10/06/2015 6

Civan Arslan (17), injured in the bomb attack on a HDP rally in Diyarbakır, lost his life in the hospital while in intensive care. Civan has been buried in his hometown of Bismil, in Diyarbakır ...

Syriza's Sia Anagnostopoulou: HDP means hope for the region

11:25 10/06/2015 3

Syriza MP Sia Anagnostopoulou, congratulating the HDP on their electoral victory in Turkey, called the party's success a source of hope for the entire region.