content tagged with international travel ban

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu files complaint against judge for imposing a travel ban

HDP MP Gergerlioğlu files complaint against judge for imposing a travel ban

HDP Kocaeli MP Ömer Faruk Gergerlioğlu has applied to the Board of Judges and Prosecutors and filed a complaint against the Public Prosecutor who requested an international travel ban on him and the judge who accepted the request.

9 people stand trial over Boğaziçi University protests in İstanbul’s Kadıköy

9 people stand trial over Boğaziçi University protests in İstanbul’s Kadıköy

Put on trial for joining the protests against the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University, nine people face 6 months to 11 years in prison. The court lifted the judicial control measures of seven defendants at the first hearing on October 20.

21 October 2021

‘We are accepted to universities abroad, unable to go because we protested Bulu’

‘We are accepted to universities abroad, unable to go because we protested Bulu’

Having graduated from Boğaziçi University this semester, E.E. and B.Z. have been accepted to universities abroad. However, they may not be able to go on the grounds of international travel bans and other judicial control measures.

12 July 2021 Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

International travel ban on defendants ahead of Gezi retrial

International travel ban on defendants ahead of Gezi retrial

Preparing a preliminary proceedings report (a report issued ahead of a trial) for the retrial of Gezi defendants, the İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court has imposed an international travel ban on eight people. The first hearing will be held on May 21.

1 February 2021

Politician Ahmet Türk released on probation

KOBANI INVESTIGATION

Politician Ahmet Türk released on probation

Summoned to give a statement as part of an investigation launched into the “Kobani incidents” from six years ago, dismissed Metropolitan Co-Mayor of Mardin Ahmet Türk has been released by the judgeship with an international travel ban.

20 October 2020

Arrested journalist Rawin Sterk released in his first hearing

Arrested journalist Rawin Sterk released in his first hearing

Detained while reporting on refugees in Edirne and arrested shortly afterwards, Rûdaw reporter Rawin Sterk has been released in his first hearing.

2 September 2020 Hikmet Adal

Lawyers Put on Trial for Flying Sky Lanterns: It Could Have Caused Big Fires

Lawyers Put on Trial for Flying Sky Lanterns: It Could Have Caused Big Fires

Detained while attempting to fly sky lanterns in İstanbul, lawyers from the Progressive Lawyers’ Association (ÇHD) will have their next hearing tomorrow: “There is no law that defines flying sky lanterns as a crime. They could not fly them anyway.”

28 January 2020 Ayça Söylemez

International Travel Ban on Journalist Hasan Cemal Lifted

International Travel Ban on Journalist Hasan Cemal Lifted

Cemal learned about the ban on Sunday morning at the İstanbul Airport, where he went for his flight to Berlin.

3 December 2019

The Detained in Giresun Released on Probation

The Detained in Giresun Released on Probation

Taken into custody in Giresun, journalists Canan Coşkun and Tuğba Demir, documentary filmmaker Kazım Kızıl and Şaban Vatan, the father of Rabia Naz, have been released on probation by the judgeship after bearing testimony.

15 November 2019

International Travel Ban on Wife of Late White Helmets’ Founder

International Travel Ban on Wife of Late White Helmets’ Founder

An international travel ban has been imposed on the wife of White Helmets’ founder and former MI6 officer James Le Mesurier, who was found dead in front of his office in Beyoğlu, İstanbul on November 11.

14 November 2019

Verdict of Release for Journalist Kibriye Evren

Verdict of Release for Journalist Kibriye Evren

Facing up to 20 years in prison due to her journalistic activities and social media posts, JinNews reporter Kibriye Evren has been released in her eighth hearing. The court has imposed judicial control measures and international travel ban on Evren.

12 November 2019

Passports of Green Left Party Co-Spokespersons Confiscated

Passports of Green Left Party Co-Spokespersons Confiscated

The passports of Eylem Tuncaelli and Naci Sönmez, Co-Spokespersons of the Green Left Party, have been confiscated. Tuncaelli and Sönmez, on whom no international travel ban has been imposed, have been prevented from going to Germany.

23 November 2018

Passport of CHP MP Erdem Confiscated Upon Approval of His Indictment

Passport of CHP MP Erdem Confiscated Upon Approval of His Indictment

CHP MP Eren Erdem has been turned down at airport and cannot go to Germany upon the approval of the indictment charging him with aiding the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization.

Requirement of Permission Document for Public Servants to Travel Abroad, Lifted

Requirement of Permission Document for Public Servants to Travel Abroad, Lifted

The provision introduced in the State of Emergency that required the public servants to provide a permission notice from the institutions they work for, in case they wanted to travel abroad, has been lifted.

15 November 2017

Public Officials Imposed Ban on Leaving Country

Public Officials Imposed Ban on Leaving Country

With the new regulation introduced, public officials have been imposed a ban on leaving the country. Citizens of Turkey are now obliged to make a declaration to Social Security Institution.