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Ex-Interior Minister Sadettin Tantan does not appear at court, reports sick
OPERATION BACK TO LIFE
Ex-Interior Minister Sadettin Tantan does not appear at court, reports sick
This was the third time Tantan did not appear despite an invitation from the court to witness in the case related to the deadly prison operation in 2000 killing at least 31 prisoners.
26 January 2023
National Security Council sends court 29 year-old press releases
OPERATION BACK TO LIFE
National Security Council sends court 29 year-old press releases
National Security Council sent old press statements in reply to court in the case related to "Operation Back to Life" which left at least 31 prisoners and two soldiers dead in December 2000.
25 January 2023
Constitutional Court says punching protester not lawful
Constitutional Court says punching protester not lawful
One of the tens of thousands of civil servants who were dismissed between 2016-2018, Nazan Bozkurt was injured by police officers during a protest against dismissals.
24 January 2023
Money transfers of relatives to prisoners examined in investigation
Money transfers of relatives to prisoners examined in investigation
Recent police operation against relatives of prisoners resulted in twenty-six detentions. Sending money or clothes to prisoners is included among the issues investigated.
16 December 2022
Constitutional journey of Türkiye: 1921, 1924, 1961, 1982
Constitutional journey of Türkiye: 1921, 1924, 1961, 1982
A new constitution or constitutional amendments are on the agenda of both government and opposition. Heading to the "critical" 2023 elections, we have taken a look at the 101 years of the country's constitutional journey.
12 December 2022
Top appeals court overturns 'terror' conviction over yellow-red-green necklace
Top appeals court overturns 'terror' conviction over yellow-red-green necklace
A necklace he was wearing while participating in Saturday Mothers demonstration five years ago was grounds for allegations of terrorist propaganda against Yavuz Baki. The local court had associated the colors of the necklace with the PKK.
9 December 2022
Accusing police of torture, Gülten Matur files complaint
Accusing police of torture, Gülten Matur files complaint
Matur, 51, alleges that she had been informally detained and tortured for eight days in İstanbul last month.
8 December 2022
'SoE Commission does not have any legal, administrative, financial, or criminal liability'
'SoE Commission does not have any legal, administrative, financial, or criminal liability'
Discharged from public service, primary school teacher Karataş had both held one-person demonstrations, and requested his reinstatement from the State of Emergency Commission. Commission rejected his request, making a "back to the future" decision based on his protests after dismissal.
2 December 2022
Released after months of hunger strike, Gökhan Yıldırım in prison again
Released after months of hunger strike, Gökhan Yıldırım in prison again
Yıldırım was imprisoned on November 22, just over a month after ending his hunger strike. Accepting the prosecutor's appeal against his release, the court concluded that Yıldırım's statements after being released were "terror propaganda."
2 December 2022
Detention of Gülten Matur: 'Top terrorist' allegation doesn't exist in investigation file
Detention of Gülten Matur: 'Top terrorist' allegation doesn't exist in investigation file
The state media had described Matur as a "top terrorist" after her detention. Alleging that she had been tortured for eight days before she was formally detained, Matur filed a complaint.
1 December 2022
Allegations of severe torture in İstanbul
Allegations of severe torture in İstanbul
Gülten Matur has said she was subjected to severe torture from security officers, including foot whipping and hanging, in an "unknown place" in İstanbul.
29 November 2022
Top court rejects appeal in Progressive Lawyers Association case in single-sentence verdict
Top court rejects appeal in Progressive Lawyers Association case in single-sentence verdict
The Constitutional Court has rejected the appeal where 18 lawyers were sentenced to a total imprisonment of over 159 years, stating "there is no violation" but without giving any justification.
24 November 2022
Şebnem Korur-Fincancı: The truth makes us human
Şebnem Korur-Fincancı: The truth makes us human
"Both the prosecutor and the judge thought that there was a contradiction between me first 'establishing the facts' and then saying it should be investigated," says the head of the Turkish Medical Association, who was arrested after her comments about the chemical warfare allegations against Türkiye.
23 November 2022
Court of Cassation overturns sentences in Büyükada case
Court of Cassation overturns sentences in Büyükada case
Several rights advocates were arrested and put on trial after a meeting in İstanbul in 2017. The top appeals court has overturned the sentences in respect of substance.
22 November 2022
ECtHR: Arrest of 13 HDP deputies was 'politically motivated'
ECtHR: Arrest of 13 HDP deputies was 'politically motivated'
Twelve of the politicians were arrested in 2016. A lawyer for the MPs has said that they should be released immediately.
8 November 2022
Ex-police intelligence chief 'fabricated evidence by replacing DVD with CD'
PROGRESSIVE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION CASE
Ex-police intelligence chief 'fabricated evidence by replacing DVD with CD'
Objection to digital evidence in the ÇHD case: "The digital materials former police intelligence chief Ramazan Akyürek sent to prosecution is not the DVD that came from abroad as claimed. One DVD was replaced with a CD."
8 November 2022
Progressive Lawyers Association case: 'Police threatened me with my sister,' says witness
Progressive Lawyers Association case: 'Police threatened me with my sister,' says witness
The next hearing of the ÇHD case will take place between November 7-11. The defending lawyers have demanded a witness of another case who said he had been threatened by the police to testify against the ÇHD lawyers be heard in the next hearing.
14 October 2022
Calling one a 'shady person' not defamation, appeals court rules
Calling one a 'shady person' not defamation, appeals court rules
The acquittal was finalized in the case where lawyer Polat Balkan stood trial for calling a businessperson "one of the shadiest and dirtiest persons history has ever seen."
10 October 2022
Prisoners at Çorum open prison forced to work but not allowed to study
Prisoners at Çorum open prison forced to work but not allowed to study
Three prisoners have been enrolled at a university but are not allowed to attend classes.
30 September 2022
Musa Anter murder case adjourned to after expiry of statute of limitations
Musa Anter murder case adjourned to after expiry of statute of limitations
The case concerning the 1992 assassination of the Kurdish author and journalist will drop due to the statute of limitations on September 20. The court scheduled the next hearing for September 21.
15 September 2022
How is the public 'provoked into hatred and hostility' in Türkiye?
'TCK 216'
How is the public 'provoked into hatred and hostility' in Türkiye?
Article 216 of the Turkish Penal Code has increasingly been used for the prosecution of the government critics. Lawyer Çiğdem Akbulut explains the double standards in the implementation of the article.
1 September 2022
Constitutional Court: Judgment can't be based on testimony taken without presence of lawyer
Constitutional Court: Judgment can't be based on testimony taken without presence of lawyer
The top court has ruled that the right to fair was violated in the cases of two applicants who were sentenced to life imprisonment based on the statements they had given without the presence of a lawyer.
25 August 2022
Imprisoned Kurdish politician denied release for 'saying hello to other prisoners' families'
Imprisoned Kurdish politician denied release for 'saying hello to other prisoners' families'
Mukaddes Kubilay, the former co-mayr of Ağrı, has been found not to be in good conduct and her release has been delayed.
15 August 2022
Constitutional Court: One-person sit-in protest cannot disrupt public order
Constitutional Court: One-person sit-in protest cannot disrupt public order
A teacher dismissed by a statutory decree was fined for staging a sit-in protest, demanding her job back.
29 July 2022
'My brother used to weigh 62 kilos, now he weighs 44'
PRISONERS ON HUNGER STRIKE
'My brother used to weigh 62 kilos, now he weighs 44'
The 46,5-year prison sentence given to Gökhan Yıldırım, who has been on a hunger strike for 182 days demanding a "fair trial", has been upheld by the Court of Cassation.
24 June 2022
From chemotherapy to courtroom
From chemotherapy to courtroom
The first hearing of the case against sick prisoner Hasan Karapınar will be held tomorrow. Karapınar has been diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma.
22 June 2022
Application to ECtHR for mass grave, "Right to mourn" violated
Application to ECtHR for mass grave, "Right to mourn" violated
Turan Ece, the lawyer of Cevdet Tatar, whose brother was left in the mass grave in Çatak has petitioned the ECtHR that the family's right to mourn was violated and that a "crime against humanity" was committed.
20 June 2022
Inflation is also high in prison canteens
Inflation is also high in prison canteens
The price of a five-liter bottle of water rose from 2.90 to 5.20 lira in a month. Prices of some products have doubled.
5 May 2022
Investigation into lawyers over statement about Turkey's Afrin operation dismissed 4 years later
Investigation into lawyers over statement about Turkey's Afrin operation dismissed 4 years later
"The real crime was opening an investigation into a statement for the press. Positive that a case was not filed but not giving the decision for four years kept those who were investigated under pressure," lawyer Kemal Aytaç has said.
11 April 2022
Court in Germany lifts deportation order against two political asylum seekers from Turkey
Court in Germany lifts deportation order against two political asylum seekers from Turkey
A court in Germany previously rejected the application of the two people who received sentences on "terrorism" charges in Turkey because "they were too politically engaged."
5 April 2022
He demanded freedom for his arrested friend, he is now arrested himself
He demanded freedom for his arrested friend, he is now arrested himself
Emir Karakum, whose letter about his arrested friend we previously covered, has been arrested; he was severely battered while “Mehter Anthem”, the anthem of the Ottoman military band, was being played during his entry to the prison.
25 March 2022
Court: Disproportionate violence by police cannot be considered 'official misconduct'
BOĞAZİÇİ UNİVERSITY PROTESTS
Court: Disproportionate violence by police cannot be considered 'official misconduct'
A sub-governor's office had not permitted an investigation into police officers for inflicting violence on Boğaziçi University students. In a precedent ruling, an appeals court has reversed this decision.
24 March 2022
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