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TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 3 Academics

13 academics had their hearings at seven courts. Three academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the announcement of the verdicts has been deferred.

28 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 1 Academic

An academic from the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University has been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison. The announcement of the verdict has been deferred.

25 December 2018

RIGHTS AND LAW ORGANIZATIONS

'Sentence Given to Korur Fincancı is a Sentence Given to Rights Advocacy'

Releasing a joint statement regarding the prison sentence given to Şebnem Korur Fincancı, a signatory to the declaration “We will not be a party to this crime”, rights and law organizations have said, “Advocacy for human rights cannot be sentenced.”

24 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Presiding Judge: You Are an Academic and Know Everything, Don’t You Remember It?

While presenting his statement of defense, academic Alper Akyüz, who could not remember the subject in question, has been interrupted by Presiding Judge: “You are an academic, know and have researched everything. Don’t you remember it?”

21 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı Sentenced to 2 Years, 6 Months in Prison

Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, who signed the declaration entitled “We will not be a party to this crime” prepared by Academics for Peace, has been sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison. Her sentence has not been reduced or suspended.

19 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 1 More Academic

At the 28th İstanbul Heavy Penal Court, academic Gülçin Karabağ has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”; the announcement of the verdict has been suspended.

19 December 2018

Journalism Organizations Comment on Erdoğan’s Threat to TV Anchor Fatih Portakal

Representatives from journalism organizations have commented on the threatening statements of President Erdoğan, who addressed TV anchor Fatih Portakal by saying, “If you don’t know your place, this nation will hit you in the back of your head.”

18 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

1 Academic Sentenced to 1 Year, 6 Months in Prison; Announcement of Verdict Not Deferred

Five academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the announcement of the verdicts has been suspended. One other academic has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prisons; her sentence has not been reduced or deferred.

14 December 2018

Lawyer Can Tombul Not Released

Lawyer Can Tombul from the Law Bureau of the Oppressed, who has been behind bars for 136 days in Silivri Prison, has not been released in his first hearing.

13 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

9 Academics Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison; 3 Sentences Not Deferred

Nine academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison. While the announcement of six verdicts has been deferred, the pronouncement of the verdicts of Erzan, Çakmak and Aktan has not been deferred upon their rejection of suspension.

13 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 2 Academics

Rejecting the requests for additional time raised by academic Çavuşoğlu, the court has sentenced her and Can Soylu to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The pronouncement of both verdicts has been suspended.

12 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy Sentenced to 2 Years, 3 Months in Prison

Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy, for whom the Prosecutor’s Office announced its opinion as to the accusation in the previous hearing, has been sentenced to 2 years, 3 months in prison after new documents have been added to his file between the hearings.

11 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence for 1 Academic; 1 Case File Combined

Academic Balsoy has been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the pronouncement of the verdict has been suspended. The court board of the 24th Heavy Penal Court has continued combining the case files of academics heard by the same court.

7 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 6 Months, 22 Days: ‘Academic Did the Act Successively’

One academic has been given a deferred prison sentence of 1 year and 6 months without any reductions; another academic has been sentenced to 1 year, 6 months and 22 days in prison. The pronouncement of the verdict has been deferred.

5 December 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Deferred Prison Sentence at Hearing Not Attended by Academic, His Attorney

The court board has ruled that academic Onur Baysal shall be sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison at his third hearing which was attended neither by himself nor by his attorney. The pronouncement of the judgement has been suspended.

30 November 2018

Journalist İsminaz Temel Not Released Again

Arrested ETHA reporter İsminaz Temel has said, “I have been doing journalism since 2006 and define myself as a socialist journalist. I am tried due to my journalistic activities.”

30 November 2018

MUNZUR UNIVERSITY

Pressure on Academics by University President: ‘Work on Alevism in Islam’

Following the statement by President of Munzur University, "Nearly 15 of our research assistants work on Alevism", we have spoken to an academic dismissed from university: "Presidency wants studies to be done according to their own definition of Alevism".

27 November 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Prison Sentence Deferred with 2-Year Probation

Three academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison. The pronouncement of the verdict of Gülhan Türkay, who did not request deferment of the announcement of her verdict, has been suspended on the condition of a 2-year probation.

23 November 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

1 More Academic Given Suspended Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months

At the 28th İstanbul Heavy Penal Court, academic Ç.A. has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on charge of "propagandizing for an armed terrorist organization". The pronouncement of the verdict has been suspended.

21 November 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Presiding Judge: I Have Freedom of Expression As Well

Four academics have had their hearings at two courts. At the 36th Heavy Penal Court, the Prosecutor’s Office has announced its opinion as to the accusations and demanded that one academic be penalized on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.”

8 November 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

5 Academics Have Their Third Hearings

Five academics have had their third hearings at three separate courts. Announcing their opinions as to the accusations, two Prosecutor’s Offices at two courts have demanded that two academics be penalized for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

8 November 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Request for Recusation by Attorney Eyüboğlu

At the hearing at 28th Heavy Penal Court, attorney Eyüboğlu has requested recusation on the grounds that the court has already announced its verdict in the previous trials of academics and her client has been subjected to subjective practices, unlike other trials.

6 November 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Presiding Judge: Sitting Across Bosphorus and Drinking Scotch Would Not Do

At the hearing of academic Saysel, Presiding Judge has stated that he has no knowledge of the resolution process and was on duty in Kars at the time. He has added, “You should collect money and send to people there, writing a declaration is not enough.”

2 November 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

1 Academic Faces up to 7 Years, 6 Months in Prison

13 academics have had their hearings at two courts. The Prosecutor’s Office has demanded that academic Esra Arsan be penalized as per the Article no. 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law. Arsan has not requested that the announcement of the verdict be suspended.

1 November 2018

ETHA Reporter Ali Sönmez Kayar Released

Five people, including reporter Ali Sönmez Kayar from the Etkin News Agency, who have been arrested on charge of “being members of a terrorist organization”, have been released at their second hearing.

31 October 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

1 Academic Given Suspended Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months

The İstanbul 28th Heavy Penal Court has ruled that academic Fevziye Deniz Tarba Ceylan shall be sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison as per the Article no. 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law. The prison sentence of the academic has been suspended.

25 October 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

3 Academics Given Suspended Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months

Three academics have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison as per the Article 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law. Prison sentences of academics have been suspended.

23 October 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

One More Academic Given Suspended Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months

Academic Naciye Gülengül Altıntaş, who has been dismissed from her post at Bahçeşehir University, has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The announcement of the verdict has been suspended.

22 October 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Prosecutor’s Office Demands 2 Academics Be Penalized for ‘Aiding Organization’

The Prosecutor’s Office has announced its opinion as to the accusations at the 24th Heavy Penal Court and demanded that two academics be penalized on charge of “aiding a terrorist organization as non-members.”

19 October 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

32 Academics Face up to 7 Years, 6 Months in Prison

The Prosecutor’s Office has announced its opinion as to the accusations regarding 32 academics, who had their hearings at two separate courts, and demanded that the academics be penalized as per the Article no. 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law.

18 October 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

1 More Academic Given Suspended Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months

One academic has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison as per the Article no. 7/2 of the Anti-Terror Law. The prison sentence of the academic has been suspended.

17 October 2018

TRIAL OF ACADEMICS

Case Files of 2 More Academics Combined

10 academics have had their hearings at two different courts. The İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court has combined the case files of Tuğba Yıldırım and Zeynep Yeşim Gökçe with the case files of other academics tried by the same court.

12 October 2018