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In Sirnak, Sexual Rape and Assault by Turkish Officers Is Increasing

Kurds · ŞıRnak

In Sirnak, Sexual Rape and Assault by Turkish Officers Is Increasing

The increasing number of attacks on women and children and the impunity often enjoyed by the perpetrators reveal the human rights situation in Turkish Kurdistan, and the Kurdish and Turkish left-wing press are outraged.Read Article

He Was Mowing Grass for His Animals, but He Didn't See it... He Bit and Killed Him!

Animals · ŞıRnak

He Was Mowing Grass for His Animals, but He Didn't See it... He Bit and Killed Him!

The heartbreaking incident took place in the Beytüşşebap district of Şırnak. Abdülselam Ecer, 55, was bitten by a snake while mowing grass for his animals. Ecer was taken to the hospital by 112 Emergency Health teams, but despite interventions, he could not be saved.See the Story

After Gabar, Search Efforts Began in Beytüşşebap as well...

Şırnak is filled with new hopes after the oil discovered in Gabar Mountain and reaching a daily production level of 81 thousand barrels. Following the successful oil production in the Gabar region, oil exploration efforts in other parts of Şırnak have also accelerated. In this context, Kato Mountain in the Beytüşşebap district has also become the center of new exploration efforts.ŞıRnak · ŞıRnak Read Article

Chain accident involving 6 vehicles in Şırnak

Property damage was caused in a chain accident involving 3 cars, 1 van and 2 trucks in Cizre district of Şırnak.Cizre · Cizre Read Article

Tur Abdin: Syriac villagers from Jannat celebrate Saint’s Feast Day in their ancestral village - Syriac Press

TUR ABDIN, Turkey — After more than four decades of migration, Syriac villagers originally from Jannat returned to their homeland this year to honor the feast of Mar Gewargis (Saint George) in a heartfelt celebration of cultural and spiritual heritage. The villagers, who emigrated to Belgium, Germany, and other European countries, gathered at their ancestral village in Tur Abdin to mark this special occasion. Their return follows Easter festi…ŞıRnak · ŞıRnak Read Article

Was It the Russians, the Ottomans, or Even the Europeans? – Ksirov H Kushan

Was It the Russians, the Ottomans, or Even the Europeans? Tell me— Was it the Russians, watching from across the Caspian, with maps in their pockets and salt in their boots, who feared too many languages living in one man? Was it the Ottomans, who saw tribes like lines on a ledger and called anything unaccounted for “dangerous”? Who whispered, “He marries outside the fold. He speaks too many fires.” And signed something in a smoky tent near Şırn…ŞıRnak · ŞıRnak Read Article

Chaldeans return home to southeastern Türkiye after peace restored

by Anadolu Agency Şırnak Apr 21, 2025 - Petrus Karatay (L) tends to an olive grove at his village on the skirts of Mount Cudi in eastern Şırnak province, Türkiye, April 21, 2025. (AA Photo) As peace is restored across southeastern Türkiye, Chaldeans, Catholic Assyrians who were forced to leave their village in the 1990s due…ŞıRnak · ŞıRnak Read Article

Concrete mixer disaster in Şırnak! Overturned in a ditch, 2 people injured

A concrete mixer truck in Şırnak overturned into a ditch after the driver lost control. Two people were injured in the accident, and teams dispatched to the scene intervened quickly. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.ŞıRnak · ŞıRnak Read Article

Former Silopi Municipality co-mayor Aydemir was sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in prison

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The final hearing of the case filed against former Silopi (Silopiya) Municipality co-mayor Seyfettin Aydemir on charges of "disrupting the unity and integrity of the state" was held. The court panel agreed with the prosecutor’s opinion and sentenced Aydemir to 6 years and 3 months in prison for "being a member of an illegal organization". Reacting to the prison sentence, Aydemir explained that he was the Silopi Municipality co-mayor at the time,…Silopi · Silopi See the Story

Young shepherd stabbed to death in Şırnak

19-year-old shepherd Kamil Aslan was found stabbed to death in a mountainous area in the İdil district of Şırnak.ŞıRnak · ŞıRnak See the Story

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