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Worldwide Right Organizations Meet in Istanbul [24 May 2013]
Bringing together 156 organizations from more than 120 countries, 38th International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Congress kicked off yesterday with the keynote addresses of Deputy ...»
Former Bar Association chairperson Aktar said that Hayri Kozakçıoğlu served as the black box of Turkey’s state of emergency year and died before he could share ...»
16,585 People With Kurdish Name Zîlan in Turkey [21 May 2013]
According to the statistics released by Interior Ministry upon our application, 16,585 people used the name Zîlan - a Kurdish name. Other commonly used Kurdish names ...»
Hunger Strike in Van Prison [20 May 2013]
12 inmates from Van High Security Prison have launched a hunger strike, demanding improvement in medical treatments and food service - a protest that reached its ...»
Kurdish Language Feast Observed in Turkey [17 May 2013]
Turkey's Kurds observed the Kurdish Language Feast on May 15 - the publication start date of Kurdish magazine Hawar in 1932. ...»
ECHR: Constitutional Court First [16 May 2013]
The European Court of Human Rights rejected an applicant from Turkey, saying that the applicant has not "exhausted remedies" of Turkish court system - a verdict ...»
"We don't Celebrate Mother's Day" [13 May 2013]
On their 434th gathering, the Saturday Mothers of Turkey commemorated Kazım and Halil Alpsoy who disappeared under police detention in 1994. ...»
“Withdrawal Resumes, People Optimistic” [10 May 2013]
Human Rights Association of Turkey representative Şevket Akdemir informed bianet from Şırnak's Kasrik gateway that PKK withdrawal resumed smoothly. ...»
Seda Aktepe, a Atılım newspaper journalist who was recently arrested in Italy, has been released on Wednesday after the Turkish authorities withdrew their Interpol arrest warrant ...»
Conscientious Objectors to Form Association in Turkey [09 May 2013]
Turkey's conscientious objectors are set to kick off their first association on May 18 - during the week of International Conscientious Objectors Day. ...»
Deputy Submits Official Inquiry to PM on May Day [02 May 2013]
CHP deputy Sezgin Tanrıkulu submitted an official inquiry to PM Erdoğan, asking him a series of questions including police violence, Istanbul transport shut down and pepper ...»
Police Sieges Istanbul on May Day [02 May 2013]
The following recordings from police intervention in Beşiktaş constitute only a slight part of what happened yesterday for several hours in Istanbul. ...»
May Day in Istanbul: 72 Detained, Scores Injured [02 May 2013]
Police forces used teargas bombs and cannoned water to intervene May Day demonstrators in Istanbul, detaining 72 and leaving scores hospitalized including 3 with serious condition. ...»
Tahir Canan, Turkey's Longest Serving Inmate, Freed [30 April 2013]
Tahir Canan, an inmate who spent the past 33 years in prison in Turkey, has been released this morning after the implementation of new judicial reforms ...»
Saturday Mothers Commemorate Armenian Intellectuals of 1915 [29 April 2013]
Saturday Mothers of Turkey, a group that has been gathering since 1995 to seek information on their sons who disappeared under police detention, commemorated 220 Armenian ...»
ECHR Convicts Turkey of Violating Torture Ban [25 April 2013]
ECHR found Turkey guilty of violating torture ban, ordering the Turkish state to pay the applicants 24,000 euros as non-pecuniary damages and court expenses. ...»
Blaze at Refuge Camp Kills Child [24 April 2013]
A blaze at a Syrian refugee camp in Turkey's Ceylanpınar district left 1 child dead and 5 children wounded. ...»
ECHR Convicts Turkey of Police Murder [23 April 2013]
ECHR announced its verdict on the case of Ali Külah who was battered and shot dead by a police officer for not showing his ID. Turkey ...»
Police Shots Young Man Dead, Police Killings Rise to 127 [17 April 2013]
A police officer shot and killed Muhammet Öyke (21) who was riding in a car that allegedly ignored police warnings to halt. After the amendement in ...»
Families of Disappeared Village Guards Awarded 1,460,000 Euros [17 April 2013]
The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty for violating right to life, torture ban, and right to freedom and security in the 1994 Ormancık ...»
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