Tunceli Governor's Office

Dust clouds have covered the skies of southeastern provinces, while the visibility range has decreased due to the dust transportation from Syria.

Layers of dust coated vehicles and apartment balconies in the provinces of Şırnak, Bingöl, Mardin and Tunceli late on May 23.

The World Rafting Championship of 2019 will be hosted in the Munzur Valley of the eastern province of Tunceli between June 8 and 13, 2019, the Tunceli Governor's Office said in a written statement on Dec. 18.

The Tunceli Governor's Office has said that it launched an investigation into the death of who soldiers who lost their lives early on Oct. 27 due to adverse weather conditions in the province.

Two gendarmes had been taking part in a counter-terror operation against the outlawed PKK, according to the authorities.

Turkish security forces killed 58 outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants during last week's operations, the military said in a statement on Aug. 18.        

Six outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants who had abducted and killed a teacher in the eastern province of Tunceli were killed in an operation by armed drones on July 19, the Tunceli Governor's Office has stated.

Security forces launched an extensive operation to save a teacher abducted last month by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on a highway between the eastern provinces of Tunceli and Erzincan, Doğan News Agency reported on July 11.

There is no information that an abducted Turkish teacher has been killed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), the governor's office in the eastern province of Tunceli has stated. 

Previous reports had said a 23-year-old teacher, Necmettin Yılmaz, was killed by a group of PKK militants after being abducted on a highway. 

A father in the eastern province of Tunceli who ended his hunger strike after 90 days, demanding the return of the remains of his dead son, has been taken to hospital in Istanbul. 

Kemal Gün ended his hunger strike after finally receiving his son's bones on May 26.

A 90-day hunger strike by a father demanding to be given his dead son's remains in the eastern province of Tunceli has ended after he finally received his son's bones. 

An outlawed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) militant who was allegedly about to attack a security point was killed by police in the eastern province of Tunceli on May 17, the Tunceli Governor's Office said in a statement.