Evrim Kepenek - Bianet

Evrim Kepenek

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Football Player Arrested on Charge of Sexually Assaulting a Child

Football Player Arrested on Charge of Sexually Assaulting a Child

Football player B.J. has been arrested on charge of “sexually abusing a child” in Diyarbakır. He has rejected the allegations.

Met with Impunity in Turkey, Roboski Massacre to be Taken to UN

ROBOSKİ MASSACRE

Met with Impunity in Turkey, Roboski Massacre to be Taken to UN

It has been seven years since Roboski Massacre, which claimed 34 lives. Attorney Girasun says, “It is impossible for justice to be served without a change in conjuncture.” Altıparmak states that the case is “the conscientious responsibility for lawyers.”

28 December 2018

‘Male Justice Continues its Proceedings in Yüksekova’

ATTORNEY HARİKA GÜNAY KARATAŞ

‘Male Justice Continues its Proceedings in Yüksekova’

Commenting on the release of a man arrested for having sexually abused his 12-year-old cousin, attorney Harika Günay Karataş has stated, “Male justice has continued its proceedings in Yüksekova. The Heavy Penal Court in the district is the instigator now.”

24 December 2018

'We Will Continue to Discomfort Them With Our Stories'

JOURNALISM STUDENT BİLA RELEASED

'We Will Continue to Discomfort Them With Our Stories'

Berivan Bila, the student who has been released after getting arrested for an article that she wrote entitled “Journalism is not a Crime”, has told that she will not give up journalism.

17 December 2018

Men Kill 22 Women in November

Men Kill 22 Women in November

Men killed at least 22 women and one baby in November 2018. 50 percent of the deceased women were killed by their husbands and 54 percent of them were killed because they demanded divorce/ separation.

11 December 2018

Journalists Gayıp and Şahin Not Released

Journalists Gayıp and Şahin Not Released

Arrested journalists Pınar Gayıp and Semiha Şahin from the Etkin News Agency have had their second hearings. The court board has ruled that their detention shall continue.

5 December 2018

November 25 March in Taksim Could Not Be Held, Police Use Tear Gas

November 25 March in Taksim Could Not Be Held, Police Use Tear Gas

The march to be held in Taksim in İstanbul on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women has been prevented by the police. While the police have used tear gas on women, the women have not dispersed.

25 November 2018

Men Kill 218 Women in First 327 Days of 2018

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Men Kill 218 Women in First 327 Days of 2018

Men killed at least 218 women and 12 children in Turkey in the first 327 days of 2018 from January 1, 2018 to November 23, 2018.

23 November 2018

Men Kill 20 Women in October

Men Kill 20 Women in October

Men killed at least 20 women, two children in October. 20 percent of the women were killed because they rejected proposals of reconciliation. 75 percent of murders were committed in houses. Two of the deceased women were from Uzbekistan and Syria.

19 November 2018

Women to Take to Squares on November 25 to Stand Against Violence

Women to Take to Squares on November 25 to Stand Against Violence

Inviting all women to the night march to be held along the İstiklal Avenue on November 25, Ergül from the November 25 Women’s Platform has said, “We have never given up our struggle and we do not have the slightest intention to do so."

14 November 2018

Statement Under Police Blockade in 711th Week

SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE

Statement Under Police Blockade in 711th Week

Saturday Mothers/People, whose silent sit-in protests at Galatasaray Square have been prevented since the 700th week, have made their statement for the press in front of Human Rights Association’s building in Beyoğlu in the 711th week.

12 November 2018

Instagram Closes Accounts of 3 HDP MPs, Leaves Applications Unanswered

Instagram Closes Accounts of 3 HDP MPs, Leaves Applications Unanswered

HDP MPs Kemalbay and Başaran, whose Instagram accounts have been closed, have said, “The univocality in the media is intended to be spread on the social media as well.”

7 November 2018

“If Law Exists in Turkey, Osman Kavala Should Be Released”

CALL FROM HIS ATTORNEYS IN 1ST YEAR OF HIS ARREST

“If Law Exists in Turkey, Osman Kavala Should Be Released”

A press conference has been held in İstanbul on the occasion that it has been more than a year since rights advocate and businessperson Osman Kavala was arrested. One of his attorneys, Bayraktar has said, “If law exists in Turkey, Kavala should be released”.

31 October 2018

Journalist Yiğit on the Verge of Deportation: “Its Shame Belongs to Germany”

Journalist Yiğit on the Verge of Deportation: “Its Shame Belongs to Germany”

Journalist Adil Yiğit, who has been required to leave Germany until January 20, 2019, has spoken to bianet: “I will not come to Turkey, I will not stay in Germany. I will go to another country so that the shame of Germany will remain in Germany."

29 October 2018

709th Week: We Will Not Give up on Galatasaray

SATURDAY MOTHERS/PEOPLE

709th Week: We Will Not Give up on Galatasaray

Being prevented from gathering at Galatasaray Square since the 700th week, Saturday Mothers/People have asked the fate of Hüseyin Toraman, who disappeared in custody in 1991, in front of Human Rights Association’s building in Beyoğlu in the 709th week.

29 October 2018

Amnesty International: 130 Thousand Dismissed Public Sector Workers Seek Justice

Amnesty International: 130 Thousand Dismissed Public Sector Workers Seek Justice

Amnesty International Turkey has published a report entitled “Purged Beyond Return?: No Remedy for Turkey’s Dismissed Public Sector Workers”. The report has emphasized that 130 thousand people have been seeking justice.

25 October 2018

'Vefa Kartal Taken from Hospital to Prison is Vulnerable to Infection'

PROF. DR. ŞEBNEM KORUR-FİNCANCI:

'Vefa Kartal Taken from Hospital to Prison is Vulnerable to Infection'

Ill prisoner Vefa Kartal, who was referred to hospital after ending his hunger strike, has been taken back to prison. Prof. Dr. Korur-Fincancı has emphasized that though his illnesses could be treated in a short time, he might still be vulnerable to infection.

15 October 2018

Vefa Kartal Ends Hunger Strike on 96th Day

Vefa Kartal Ends Hunger Strike on 96th Day

After his demand for being treated in a hospital has been accepted, ill prisoner Vefa Kartal has ended his hunger strike on its 96th day.

Sentences Given to Altans, Nazlı Ilıcak Upheld

TRIAL OF ALTAN BROTHERS

Sentences Given to Altans, Nazlı Ilıcak Upheld

The 2nd Penal Chamber of İstanbul Regional Court of Justice has upheld the verdict of aggravated life imprisonment issued for six people including journalists Ahmet Altan, Mehmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak. An appeal will be made to the Supreme Court of Appeals.

Paylan: Those Whom You Have Enemized are My Relatives

Paylan: Those Whom You Have Enemized are My Relatives

Deputy President Oktay has said, “We don’t respect decisions of the parliaments which give into Armenian diaspora and ban arguments of Turks”. Commenting on the remark for bianet, HDP’s Paylan has said, “Those whom you've enemized are my relatives".

“Heaven is Where There Are No Bombs; We Are Over With Syria”

EVRIM KEPENEK REPORTED FROM HATAY

“Heaven is Where There Are No Bombs; We Are Over With Syria”

bianet interviewed a group of people who fled from the civil war in Syria and moved to Turkey’s Hatay province. “I hope Turkey and Syria will not become enemies. I hope our children will grow up here,” a woman said.