Melda Onur

A group of former lawmakers from the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) have staged a sit-in at parliament, protesting against the violence and curfews imposed on the southeastern towns of Cizre and Silopi.

A public prosecutor has opened an investigation against 56 villagers in the Black Sea town of Zile who protested against three hydroelectric power plant (HES) projects in their city.

On March 15, some 2,000 protesters marched against the HES projects planned on Çekerek River in the Zile district of Tokat province while security forces set up barricades and used tear gas against them.

The governor of ??rnak said a pack of mules allegedly used for smuggling and found dead in the southeastern province were not killed, but rather had jumped off a cliff after being startled by the sound of gunshots, according to a main opposition party deputy who went to the province to investigate the incident.

Security forces tried to disperse some 2,000 protesters marching against three hydroelectric power plant (HES) projects in the Black Sea province of Tokat on March 15.

Turkish police have detained several people who gathered to commemorate Gezi protest victim Berkin Elvan in Istanbul and Ankara on March 11, the first anniversary of his death.

An opposition deputy has taken the floor in Turkey's parliament to defend jackals and hyenas, after both animals were mentioned in an analogy about the government's alleged corruption.

Four parliamentarians were left injured late on Feb. 17 after a fracas on the first day of debates in Turkey's General Assembly on a controversial government-led homeland security bill.

Four parliamentarians were left injured late Feb. 17 following a fracas on the first day of debates in the legislature's General Assembly on a government-led controversial homeland security bill.

A suspect of raping a dog was acquitted of all charges Dec. 30 in a trial that drew much attention after its judge abased the animal who was the victim of the violence, calling her "a mongrel," prompting a social media campaign.

A trial against 35 individuals associated with Beşiktaş’s football fan group çArşı on charges of “attempting to overthrow the government” during last year’s Gezi Park protests has started at the Çağlayan Courthouse in central Istanbul.