PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan calls for Kurdish militant group to lay down arms

PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan calls for Kurdish militant group to lay down arms

Handout photograph released on February 27, 2025, shows jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan (First row C) poses with Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party delegation members MP of the Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Pervin Buldan (First row 3rd L), Ahmet Turk (First row 3rd R) former mayor of mardin, Sirri Sureyya Onder (First row 2nd R), MP of Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Tulay Hamitogullari (R), Co-leader of Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Tuncer Bakirhan, (first row 2nd L) , Co-leader of Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, Faik Ozgur Erol (2nd row L), Lawyer, Cengiz Cicek (2nd row R) at the Imrali island prison,Bursa Province, Turkey. Handout Photo by The Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party Press Office via DIA Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Death toll in forest fire in SE Türkiye rises to 11

STORY: Death toll in forest fire in SE Türkiye rises to 11 SHOOTING TIME: June 21, 2024 DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: DIYARBAKIR, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the site (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: The death toll from wildfires that ravaged southeastern Türkiye has climbed to 11, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced on his social media account on Friday. "The number of fatalities has risen to 11," Koca wrote, revising the earlier figure of five reported fatalities. The minister added that another 78 people were "affected" by the fires, with five patients still in intensive care. The fire has been distinguished by the firefighters, who are still working to cool down the affected area, according to Koca. The fire originated on Thursday night as a stubble fire in cultivated areas spanning the Cinar district of Diyarbakir province and the Mazidagi district of Mardin province, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya's statement on Friday. Fuele

Forest fire kills 5, injures 44 in southeast Türkiye

STORY: Forest fire kills 5, injures 44 in southeast Türkiye SHOOTING TIME: June 20, 2024 DATELINE: June 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the forest fire in southeast Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Five people were killed, and 44 others injured in a forest fire in southeastern Türkiye, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Friday. A stubble fire broke out on Thursday night in the cultivated areas between the Cinar district of the Diyarbakir province and the Mazidagi district of the Mardin province, Yerlikaya said on social media X. The fire was fueled by wind and quickly spread over a wide area, but it has been taken under control following firefighters' interventions, he said. Local authorities have issued warnings about the high risk of forest fires due to the forecasted extreme heat and dry weather conditions during the week. Türkiye is often subjected to forest fires in summer, especially in its western and southern regio

9 killed, 30 injured in Türkiye traffic accident

STORY: 9 killed, 30 injured in Türkiye traffic accident SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 16, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:32 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the traffic accident in Türkiye's southern Mersin province STORYLINE: At least nine people were killed and 30 injured in a road accident in Türkiye's southern Mersin province, the state-run TRT broadcaster reported Tuesday. A passenger bus, traveling from the southwestern Marmaris district of Mugla province to the province of Mardin, crashed into a barrier and overturned near the Yenikas neighborhood of Mersin on the D-400 highway. The injured were transported to hospitals by ambulance, while police and gendarmerie teams took security measures in the area, the TRT said. The passenger bus, carrying 40 passengers, overturned into a ditch at the tunnel exit when the driver lost control of the steering wheel, Mersin provincial governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan told reporters. The governor said that wet roads caused by r

4 killed, 1 injured in armed attack on vehicle in Türkiye

STORY: 4 killed, 1 injured in armed attack on vehicle in Türkiye DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an armed attack on a vehicle in Mardin STORYLINE: Four people were killed and one person was injured in an armed attack on a vehicle in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin, local daily Sabah reported on Thursday. The vehicle with a foreign license plate was fired upon by unknown people on the Artuklu-Nusaybin highway. The injured person was rushed to Nusaybin State Hospital. Efforts are underway to apprehend the attackers. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Ankara. (XHTV)