Also Those Supporting Teacher Çelik Saying “Don’t Let Children Die” On Trial

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30 persons who have denounced themselves before İstanbul Bakırköy Court with the slogan “We are all teacher Ayşe to support teacher Ayşe Çelik going live on phone on Beyaz Show saying  ‘Children are dying, don’t remain silent’ have been put on trial on charge of “propagandizing for the terrorist organization”.

“Evil-minded statements of Ayşe Çelik”

The content of the indictment signed by Bakırköy Public Chief Prosecutor Representative İdris Kurt and accepted by Bakırköy 2nd High Criminal Court is in short as follows:

The indictment has noted Ayşe Çelik has mentioned in her statement the operations launched by the state were against the civilian people and accused her of not mentioning or criticizing the terrorist organization and trying to show their actions innocent.

The other 30 defendants were demanded to be put on trial on charge of propagandizing for the terrorist organization by clearly supporting the statements of Ayşe Çelik which aimed at justifying and legitimizing the actions of the terrorist organization.

What had Ayşe Çelik said?

Are you aware of what is happening in Turkey's Southeast?

Unborn children, mothers, people get killed here.

...

The things happening here are reflected very differently in the media.

Don't remain silent... See, hear and lend us a hand now.

Shame; don't let people die, don't let children die, may mothers don't cry.

The 30 put on trial

The names of those who will be tried for saying “We are all teacher Ayşe” are:

İbrahim Akın, Mevlüt Ülgen, Oya Engin, Ferhat Tunç, Halim Bulutoğlu,Murat Çelikkan, Gürkan Develi, Kemal Özgül, Şanar Yurdatapan, Gençay Gürsoy, Ayşenur İyidoğan, Gülseren Onanç, Dilek Gökçin Coşkun, Nergis Ovacık, Pınar Önen, Orhan Yılmaz Silier, Osman Gürhan Ertür,Orhan Alkaya, Vecdi Sayar, Ayşe Gül Akış, Türkcan Baykal, Ayşe Erzan Silier, Neşegül Yaşın, Vedi Üner Eyüboğlu, İbrahim Sinemillioğlu, Bahri Bayram Belen, Ergin Cinmen, Nil Özsoy Dindar, Ahmet Dindar, Gülsen Denizhan.

The first hearing of the trial will be held on September 23 at 9.50 a.m.

What had happened?

A viewer saying her name was Ayşe Çelik and she was a teacher joining the program by phone broadcasted on January 8 had said, “Children are dying, don’t remain silent”.

The viewer continued as “Are you aware of what is happening in Turkey's Southeast? Unborn children, mothers, people get killed here. The things happening here are reflected very differently in the media. Don't remain silent... See, hear and lend us a hand now. Shame; don’t let people die, don’t let children die, may mothers don't cry.”

Host of the program, Beyazıt Öztürk had people applaud for her by saying “We are trying our best to make it heard. Your words have become a lesson for us. We will continue to do more. Hopefully your peace wishes will be actualized as soon as possible”.

Following the incident, Diyarbakır Chief Prosecution has launched investigation into Ayşe Çelik for “terror propaganda”, and that Bakırköy Chief Prosecution has launched investigation into Beyazıt Öztürk and Ayşe Çelik over “terror propaganda”. 

(EA/DG)