INTERNATIONAL
TEV-ÇAND Europe calls for participation in rally for Öcalan to take place in Cologne on 16 November
The cultural movement TEV-ÇAND issued a call for participation in the upcoming rally scheduled for 16 November in Cologne. The march will call for the physical freedom of Kurdish people’s leader Abdullah Öcalan. In a [...]
Village in South Kurdistan devastated by the KDP and the Turkish army
Thousands are fleeing due to the Turkish attacks on South Kurdistan. One of the affected villages is Dergelê. The village was destroyed by the KDP forces and the Turkish army, and the inhabitants were expelled. [...]
People of Amed: Leader Öcalan is the interlocutor for peace and a solution
Amed people pointed to Abdullah Öcalan as the interlocutor for a lasting peace and demanded the AKP-MHP government to take concrete steps. MHP (Nationalist Movement Party) Leader Devlet Bahçeli shook hands with the DEM Party [...]
Guerrilla actions against Turkish occupation forces continue
HPG reported that the guerrillas destroyed two excavators and damaged an armoured car during an action against a Turkish army construction crew in southern Kurdistan. One soldier was killed and five others wounded. The Press [...]
Women prepare to take to the streets on 25 November
As women’s organizations prepare for 25 November, Feride Eralp, a member of the December Feminist Collective, said that, as every year, they will be taking to the streets again. With the International Day for the [...]
Lawyers apply to visit Öcalan in İmralı
Abdullah Öcalan's lawyers submitted another application to the Turkish judiciary to visit their client in İmralı Island Prison. Since 2019, the Kurdish leader has been denied contact with his lawyers. Lawyers İbrahim Bilmez, Cengiz Yürekli, [...]
Retaliation in Manbij: 7 Turkish soldiers killed
The Manbij Military Council Forces and the Jabhat al-Aqrad Forces announced that 7 Turkish soldiers were killed in retaliation for the attacks carried out by the Turkish state. The Manbij Military Council announced that they [...]
Eight Turkish soldiers wounded, three military vehicles damaged in SDF actions
Several Turkish occupation soldiers were wounded and military vehicles damaged in SDF actions in the occupied countryside of Ain Issa and Til Temir. In response to the ongoing aggressions by the Turkish occupation forces and [...]
HRE: 5 gang members killed, 11 Turkish soldiers injured
In the retaliation actions carried out by HRE fighters, 5 gang members were killed, 11 Turkish soldiers and 3 gang members were injured. The following details were included in a statement published by the Afrin [...]
Gerîla TV and HPG Telegram channels restricted
Gerîla TV officials announced that the Telegram channels opened by Gerîla TV and HPG in different languages were restricted and their followers were blocked. Gerîla TV channel made a written statement to all its followers, [...]
24 invaders killed in retaliatory actions by Afrin Liberation Forces
In the actions carried out by the HRE between 9 September and 9 October, a total of 24 invaders, including 2 Turkish soldiers, were killed and 13 others were wounded. The Afrin Liberation Forces (HRE) [...]
Footage of guerrilla action in Zap region
Gerîla TV continues exposing the blows suffered by the invading Turkish army in the guerrilla-held Medya Defense Zones in southern Kurdistan. Gerîla TV published footage of an action carried out in the Zap region of [...]
DEM Party İnegol district building attacked
The İnegol District Organisation of Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) was the target of an attack at night. According to the information received, an unidentified person broke the camera and windows of [...]
Bafil Talabani to Barzanis: You sold out the Yazidis and Kurdistan lands
Bafil Talabani addressed Barzanis at the PUK (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) rally in Duhok and said that Barzanis sold out the Yazidis and Kurdistan lands and this is a dishonourable situation for Kurds. PUK (Patriotic [...]
Kurds demonstrate in Amsterdam: ‘Öcalan needs to be free among his people’
Several hundred Kurds demonstrate in Amsterdam, calling for the release of Abdullah Öcalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and a peaceful resolution of the Kurdish issue. Protesters express deep scepticism of [...]
HPG: 5 Turkish soldiers killed, one excavator destroyed
According to the HPG, five Turkish soldiers in South Kurdistan were shot dead by guerrilla snipers in the past two days. The Turkish Air Force, meanwhile, has bombed dozens of areas. The Press Center of [...]
Turkish state destroys forests in Şırnak countryside
The Turkish state destroys forests in the countryside of Şırnak province. The Turkish state is committing ecocide in Elemûn village, in the Uludere district of Şırnak, on the grounds of ‘security’. Villagers recorded the cutting [...]
Eight people including DEM Party provincial co-chair detained in Iğdır
Turkish police raided the DEM Party's provincial organisation in Iğdır in the morning and detained eight people, including Mehmet Selçuk, the provincial co-chair. The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) Provincial Organisation building [...]
Diyarbakır rally to challenge Erdoğan’s war policy, Öcalan’s isolation
Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party has called for a major protest in Diyarbakır (Amed) on 13 October, urging an end to Turkish President Erdoğan’s war policies and the isolation of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan. DEM Party [...]
Former Prime Minister of Italy: US said ‘You must give Öcalan to Turkey’
Massimo D'Alema, who was the Prime Minister of Italy during the conspiracy against Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan, confessed that the then US President Bill Clinton called him and asked him to extradite Öcalan to Turkey. [...]
Freedom for Öcalan’ events continue in Catalonia
‘Youth and trade unions in Catalonia called for freedom for Kurdish People's Leader Abdullah Öcalan at various events. In Barcelona, Catalonia, a seminar entitled ‘Peoples’ self-determination and language' was organised at the CIEMEN centre, [...]
TEV-DEM: Let’s increase the struggle for the freedom of leader Öcalan
TEV-DEM said, “The solution is in İmralı. We call for breaking the isolation of the leader and guaranteeing his physical freedom.” The Democratic Society Movement (TEV-DEM) made a written statement on the occasion of the [...]
Military operation in Van countryside
The Turkish state declared many areas in Başkale district of Van province in Northern Kurdistan as ‘Temporary Special Security Zone’ and launched a military operation. Almost a dozen regions in the province of Van have [...]
HPG: Three drones shot down
According to the HPG, guerrillas shot down three drones and destroyed a military vehicle of the Turkish army in South Kurdistan, and three soldiers of the occupation forces were killed. The Press Center of the [...]
SOHR reports Turkish military reinforcement to checkpoints in Idlib
The invading Turkish state has dispatched a large military reinforcement to military bases in and around Idlib. The Syrian Obervatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that Turkish forces brought a military convoy comprising dozens of [...]