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Prominent Kurdish Human Rights Lawyer Killed in Diyarbakir

November 28, 2015 Gulisor Akkum 0

Diyarbakir Bar Association Chairman Tahir Elci Shot During Public Speech DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Prominent Kurdish lawyer and president of the Diyarbakir Bar Association Tahir Elci was shot dead on Nov. 28 in the Sur district of Diyarbakir […]

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The AKP’s Election Battle

October 13, 2015 Gulisor Akkum 2

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Following the June general elections during which the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) secured 10 percent less votes than in previous elections, the AKP—after a decade of peace negotiations—broke the ceasefire and […]

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Voters Hit Polls in Pivotal Parliamentary Election in Turkey

June 7, 2015 Gulisor Akkum 1

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Voters in Turkey headed to the polls on June 7 in what may prove to be one of the most critical elections in the country’s modern history. The pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) hopes […]

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Armenian Genocide Commemorated in Diyarbakir

May 1, 2015 Gulisor Akkum 2

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Hundreds gathered to commemorate the Armenian Genocide in Diyarbakir on April 24. The commemoration began with a march from Mardinkapı Street to the Surp Sarkis Armenian Church, where the co-chair of the leading […]

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Dink’s Assassination Anniversary Commemorated in Diyarbakir

January 23, 2015 Gulisor Akkum 1

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—The eighth anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination was commemorated in Diyarbakir’s Cegerxweyn Cultural Center this week. Gultan Kışanak, Diyarbakir metropolitan mayor, attended the commemoration, which was organized by the city’s Armenian community and […]

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Farewell to Baydzar: Diyarbakir Loses One of Its Last Armenians

June 24, 2014 Gulisor Akkum 1

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—One of Diyarbakir’s last Armenians, 87-year-old Baydzar Eken, passed away at a local hospital on June 23. Baydzar’s family was saved during the Armenian Genocide by taking refuge with Alevi families in the […]

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Hundreds Commemorate Genocide in Diyarbakir

April 26, 2014 Gulisor Akkum 7

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Hundreds attended the commemoration of the Armenian and Assyrian genocides here in Diyarbakir on April 24, including Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality co-mayor Fırat Anlı and former mayor of Sur Municipality Abdullah Demirbaş. The commemoration […]

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Hundreds Attend Easter Sunday Mass in Diyarbakir Church

April 20, 2014 Gulisor Akkum 14

Daughter of Sassoun Armenian Woman Baptized at Sourp Giragos DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Hundreds turned out for Easter Sunday Mass at the Sourp Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir today. Among the attendees were newly-elected Diyarbakir Metropolitan co-mayor […]

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Erdogan’s AKP Clear Winner, While Pro-Kurdish BDP Surges in Southeast

March 31, 2014 Gulisor Akkum 7

Special for the Armenian Weekly DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party (AKP) has emerged as a clear winner in the local elections held in Turkey, as the pro-Kurdish Peace and […]

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Diyarbakir Commemorates Hrant Dink

January 23, 2014 Gulisor Akkum 2

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (A.W.)—On Jan. 19, Hrant Dink’s legacy was commemorated at an event held in front of the Human Rights Monument in Diyarbakir. Attending the commemoration were Kurdish intellectuals, mothers of Kurdish activists whose murders […]

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