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Happy Hıdırellez, wishes will be made tonight

Happy Hıdırellez, wishes will be made tonight

“We are expecting about 100 thousand people to celebrate the Kakava - Hıdırellez Festival,” said Edirne Mayor Recep Gürkan

Turkey's foreign minister criticizes Greece, EU over 'refugee push backs'

Turkey's foreign minister criticizes Greece, EU over 'refugee push backs'

Nineteen refugees were found frozen to death last week near Turkey's border with Greece. Ankara says the refugees were pushed back by Greece's border security units.

8 February 2022

HDP's dismissed, jailed Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı sent to Edirne Prison

HDP's dismissed, jailed Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı sent to Edirne Prison

Arrested after being removed from office, HDP’s Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı has been transferred to Edirne Prison at his own request.

4 February 2022

Seven more refugees found frozen to death in border town in Turkey's Edirne

Seven more refugees found frozen to death in border town in Turkey's Edirne

Eleven people were found dead yesterday near the country's border with Greece. The only person who was still alive when he was found lost his life at the hospital. Turkey says the refugees were pushed back by Greece.

3 February 2022

Twelve refugees freeze to death near Turkey's border with Greece

Twelve refugees freeze to death near Turkey's border with Greece

Minister Soylu has slammed Greece and the EU over "push backs" while Athens denies the killed refugees were pushed back by its security forces.

2 February 2022

Floods after heavy rainfall in Thrace

Floods after heavy rainfall in Thrace

Heavy rainfall in Edirne and Kırklareli caused floods in streams with dozens of people evacuated.

29 December 2021

Two journalists from the Netherlands detained in northwestern Turkey

Two journalists from the Netherlands detained in northwestern Turkey

Journalists Olaf Koens and Pepijn Nagtzaam were taken into custody in Edirne, where they went to report on the refugee mobility. Detained “because they entered a military forbidden zone”, the journalists have been released after giving their statements.

28 September 2021 Hikmet Adal

Lawyer Aytaç Ünsal arrested

Lawyer Aytaç Ünsal arrested

People’s Law Bureau (HHB) has announced that lawyer Aytaç Ünsal has been arrested without being referred to the courthouse. He was taken into custody in Turkey’s northwestern province of Edirne with three others yesterday.

11 December 2020

Lawyer Aytaç Ünsal detained in Edirne province

Lawyer Aytaç Ünsal detained in Edirne province

With the execution of his prison sentence deferred after his death fast for a fair trial, lawyer Aytaç Ünsal has been taken into custody in Turkey’s northwestern province of Edirne “because he was suspected to flee abroad.”

10 December 2020

HDP starts 'March for Democracy' from both ends of the country to the capital

HDP starts 'March for Democracy' from both ends of the country to the capital

Against the dismissal of its MPs and mayors, the HDP has started a march from the northwestern and southeastern edges of the country to the capital, Ankara.

Refugees Attacked by Greece Apply to ECtHR

Refugees Attacked by Greece Apply to ECtHR

Four refugees who were injured by the security forces of Greece on Turkey-Greece border have applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). 25 other refugees are also reportedly preparing to apply to the European supreme court.

I was Right in the Middle of the Border Where Humanity was No More

DAMLA ATAK PENS FROM TURKEY-GREECE BORDER

I was Right in the Middle of the Border Where Humanity was No More

Law enforcement officers were giving no chance or respite to anyone, including journalists. I decided to enter the camp in secret, posturing as a refugee. Putting on the necessary disguise, I passed through the wire fence and entered the camp with refugees.

16 March 2020 Damla Atak

Greece ‘Pushes Back’ Refugees with Gas Bombs and Pressurized Water

REPORT BY İSTANBUL BAR ASSOCIATION

Greece ‘Pushes Back’ Refugees with Gas Bombs and Pressurized Water

Human Rights Center of İstanbul Bar Association has documented that the number of refugees waiting at Turkey-Greece border has dropped, NGOs and state institutions keep handing out food and Greece is still “pushing back” refugees with tear gas.

‘They Take Our Money, Beat and Send us Back to Turkey’

AYÇA SÖYLEMEZ AND HİKMET ADAL REPORT FROM THE BORDER

‘They Take Our Money, Beat and Send us Back to Turkey’

Some of the refugees waiting at Turkey-Greece border in Edirne could cross to the other side, but they all say the same thing: “The police of Greece took our identity cards and money, beat us and threw us back to the Turkey side.”

6 March 2020 Ayça Söylemez,Hikmet Adal

Detained During News Follow-up at Border, Journalist İdris Sayılğan Arrested

Detained During News Follow-up at Border, Journalist İdris Sayılğan Arrested

Taken into custody in Edirne while reporting on the situation of refugees heading towards Turkey-Greece border, Mezopotamya Agency reporter İdris Sayılğan has been arrested. Naci Kaya is still in custody despite a verdict of release by the court.

Minibus Carrying Refugees Crashes into Shop, 10 People Lose Their Lives

Minibus Carrying Refugees Crashes into Shop, 10 People Lose Their Lives

After a minibus carrying refugees crashed into a shop in Turkey’s northwestern province of Edirne, 10 people have lost their lives and 30 others have been injured.

Gender Based Journalism Workshop by bianet With Support of & KaosGL in Edirne

Gender Based Journalism Workshop by bianet With Support of & KaosGL in Edirne

On the ninth leg of the Gender Based Journalism Workshop, journalists from Edirne and neighbouring provinces and participants have discussed representation of women and LGBTIs on the media.

25 September 2017

Banned by Governorship, the Play Staged On the Street

Banned by Governorship, the Play Staged On the Street

The Play “Can”, adapted by Genco Erkal based on Can Yücel poems and directed and played by Kemal Kocatürk, was banned by governorship of Edirne. Can has been staged on avenue.

Edirne Governor: I Am Saying With Rancor

Edirne Governor: I Am Saying With Rancor

Referring the recent rising of tensions in Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Turkey’s Edirne Province Governor Dursun Şahin made a statement saying that they would only open a synagogue currently in restoration as a museum.

24 November 2014

Journalists Attacked in Edirne and Malatya

Journalists Attacked in Edirne and Malatya

Two journalists were attacked after an event of the Republican People's Party Youth Division in Malatya on 6 May. On the same day, three journalists were assaulted by unidentified individuals in Edirne. Journalists associations condemned the attacks.