Lawyers submit request to visit Öcalan
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- 14:57 01/9/2020
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
Attorneys of PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan applied to Bursa Chief Public Prosecutor's Office to meet with his clients.
Critisizing the police intervention against the 'Peace Chain' event to be held on September 1 World Peace Day, HDP MP Filiz Kerestecioğlu stated that the police trampled a 65 year old party assembly member, Aydın Erdoğan.
HDP Kocaeli Deputy Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu called for an "emergency meeting" to the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission for the death fasting lawyer Aytaç Ünsal, whose health condition is getting worse every day.
Başak Demirtaş announced that his husband Selahattin Demirtaş was prevented from seeing his children by the prison administration who used the coronavirus outbreak as an excuse.
Police prevented citizens from participating in the "Peace chain" event that HDP wanted to organize in front of Ankara Station. HDP members left carnations for 103 people who lost their lives in front of Ankara Train Station.
The Turkish Statistical Institute has announced the foreign trade figures for July.
While Turkey’s economy grew by 4.4 percent in the first quarter 2020, it has shrunk by 9.9 percent in the second quarter, according to the TurkStat. The value added has decreased by 25 percent in services and 16.5 percent in industry.
The Syrian Democratic Council delegation continues its talks in Russian capital Moscow.
Meeting with the people in Ceyhan, HDP Group Deputy Chairperson Meral Danış Beştaş said: "The future of Turkey is only possible with an honourable peace."
During an ongoing series of talks in Russian capital Moscow, the Syrian Democratic Council reached an understanding with the Popular Will Party for a political solution in Syria.
Drawing attention to the detoriorating health status of his son Aytaç Ünsal, his father Nihat Ünsal said: "A life is on the line. Hear my cries" and demanded a concrete step must be taken.
Karayazı Municipality Co-Mayor Burhanettin Şahin is detained and replaced by a trustee.
The Ministry of Health has announced that Turkey’s coronavirus death toll has risen to 6,326 and the total number of cases to 268,546. 42 people have died of the virus and 1,482 people have tested positive in the last 24 hours.
Vice President of TİP, Barış Atay, who was targeted by Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu who insulted him on Twitter, was attacked.
HDP, which will end the "Democratic Struggle Program" with the "chain of peace" actions to be held in 8 centers on September 1, will announce a "Declaration of Peace" on August 31, which includes calls for all political parties and segments of society.