Writer Parlak Free Until Ruling

Suna Parlak, a writer for the Ulkede Ozgur Gundem newspaper, who was detained for being a member of the outlawed Kongra-Gel organization, and Helen Buket from the Rainbow Womens Organization, were released pending the outcome of their trial.

Erol Önderoğlu

Suna Parlak, a writer for the "Ulkede Ozgur Gundem" (Free Agenda in the Country) newspaper, who was detained on December 4 for "being a member of the outlawed Kongra-Gel organization," and Helen Buket from the Rainbow Women's Organization who was detained along with her, were released after spending four days under detention. They will be free pending the outcome of the trial.

The Istanbul branch of the Human Rights Association (IHD) had condemned the detentions calling them illegal. Prosecutor Suleyman Ersoz asked for Parlak and Buket to be arrested after questioning them. The judge released the two women pending the outcome of the trial.

Karakas: "Detention period is too long"

Police from the Istanbul police headquarters had detained Parlak at her home in the Davutpasa Neighborhood of the Gungoren district.

Buket was detained at the organization's building in Taksim. Police had extended the detention period for the two women with the excuse of "collecting evindece." Parlak's lawyer Fatma Karakas had said extending the detention period was illegal. (EO/YS/EA/YE)

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Erol Önderoğlu

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A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without...

A graduate of the French Language and Literature Department at İstanbul University. He has served as the Turkey representative for the international organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), where he began as a reporter in 1996. Since 1999, he has worked at bianet, a project of the IPS Communication Foundation, as the coordinator of the Legal Support Desk, editor for freedom of expression, and editor-in-chief. He has authored more than 4,800 signed news articles and opinion pieces. He has also written for Bizim Gazete and the journal Güncel Hukuk. He currently prepares the Media Monitoring Reports at bianet.