Tahir Elçi
MPs should not attend terrorists’ funerals: CHP leader
The lawmakers should attend the funerals of the terrorists, the head of the Republican People's Party (CHP) has said, referring to some members of the parliament from the ranks of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who in the past had attended the ceremonies held for the PKK terrorists.
Prosecutors seeks aggravated life sentence for killed of bar head
Turkish prosecutors sought an aggravated life sentence on March 26 for a suspect accused in the 2015 killing of Tahir Elçi, the former head of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, and two police officers.
Killed bar head Tahir Elçi remembered on second anniversary of death
Tahir Elçi, the former head of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, was commemorated on the second anniversary of his death on Nov. 28, with several events organized in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
Opposition HDP spokesperson Baydemir briefly detained in Turkey's Diyarbakır
Police on June 2 briefly detained Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) spokesperson Osman Baydemir in the southeastern Turkish province of Diyarbakır as part of an ongoing case in which he is accused of "insulting public servants," Doğan News Ageny has reported.
Slain Diyarbakır bar head Elçi remembered on anniversary of murder
Tahir Elçi, the Diyarbakır Bar Association head who was killed in an armed clash in November 2015 in Diyarbakır, was remembered on the anniversary of his murder in Istanbul and the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
Aggravated life term sought for HDP deputy in Europe
Prosecutors in Van have sought an aggravated life term and 48 years in prison for opposition Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) MP Tuğba Hezer Öztürk on terrorism charges.
'Shared Values' initiative releases fresh interview series
A Doğan Holding initiative, the "Shared Values Movement," which aims to create a dialogue environment where various segments of Turkish society can express their belief in common values, has released a new series of interviews with notable public figures in the country such as Türkan Elçi, İpek Çalışlar and Ali Çarkoğlu.
Brief protest held for slain lawyer during Istanbul Bar Association assembly
A group of protestors carrying posters of Diyarbakır Bar Association's former head who was killed in an armed clash in November 2015 took the stage and held a brief demonstration while the Istanbul Bar Association head Ümit Kocasakal was delivering a speech during a general assembly.
Diyarbakır Bar Association receives International Hrant Dink Award in Istanbul
The bar association in Turkey's southeastern province of Diyarbakır has received the eighth International Hrant Dink Award, presented on Sept. 22 in a ceremony held at the Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Impossible to know how Tahir Elçi was shot: Expert report
An expert report released on May 4 and prepared by a team consisting of five experts found it was impossible to determine medically and physically how Diyarbak?r Bar Association head Tahir Elçi was shot and killed with the existing data.