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Osman Kavala submits new appeal seeking retrial
The Justice Ministry rejected a previous appeal from Kavala’s lawyers.
9 July 2024
Public human rights agency documents overcrowding in prisons
Some prisoners sleep on the floor, the Human Rights and Equality Institution of Turkey found during visits to two prisons.
8 July 2024
Justice Ministry rejects Kavala’s retrial request
Kavala’s lawyers had argued that shift to an executive presidential system in Turkey had rendered previous charges against him obsolete, as the office of the prime minister, the supposed victim of the crime, was abolished in the 2017 referendum.
5 July 2024
More than 1,000 individuals detained across Turkey over anti-refugee violence
Violent attacks on refugees in Kayseri following an alleged child abuse incident spread to other regions.
5 July 2024
15-year-old Syrian child fatally stabbed in Antalya amid anti-refugee violence
Three suspects, all minors themselves, have been arrested following the incident.
4 July 2024
Detentions in Kayseri rise to 484 following anti-refugee violence
The interior minister has once again urged for prudence against xenophobia.
2 July 2024
Verdict reached in 2015 Ankara Massacre case: No convictions for crimes against humanity
Plaintiff lawyers have criticized the decision: "At the end of the trial process, during which not a single public official was prosecuted, the court, for the first time in Turkish legal history, acquitted defendant Erman Ekici of crimes against humanity, despite an indictment having been prepared against him for this charge."
1 July 2024
Violent protests target refugee community in Turkey’s Kayseri after alleged sexual assault on minor
Dozens of individuals have been taken into custody following the incidents. The events triggered counter-protests in the Turkish-controlled parts of northern Syria.
1 July 2024
Volga Kuşçuoğlu
Syrian refugee missing for 100 days after release from prison
Following Veli’s disappearance, unidentified callers using a Turkish phone number contacted his family, claiming that Veli would be released in exchange for his father. Shortly after, the same number sent Veli’s family images of him being tortured.
20 June 2024
CİSST publishes prisons map of Turkey to enhance public data access
The map allows users to access detailed information about applications made to the association from prisons since 2014.
20 June 2024
Critically ill prisoner dies shortly after release
Yıldırım Han was released from prison and transferred to a hospital after his condition deteriorated two weeks ago.
20 June 2024
PACE delegation urges Turkey to comply with ECtHR rulings on Demirtaş, Kavala
PACE's co-rapporteur for Turkey met with various officials during his visit to the country, including Constitutional Court members and diplomats.
19 June 2024
HDP worker Deniz Poyraz remembered 3 years after killing by ultranationalist assailant
Kurdish politicians criticized the lack of accountability in political murders like that of Poyraz.
17 June 2024
Human rights report shows increasing torture against Kurds, LGBTI+s
In the last year, 739 individuals from Ankara, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, İzmir, Van, and Cizre personally reported experiencing torture or ill-treatment, while 42 others reported on behalf of relatives, according to the HRFT.
17 June 2024
Statement from 75 bar associations: We will never give up the struggle for justice
75 bar associations issued a joint statement after the acquittal of three police officers in the case regarding the murder of Diyarbakır Bar Association's former president Tahir Elçi: “We will never give up the struggle for justice for Tahir Elçi.”
14 June 2024
Ali Dinç
reports
The struggle of private sector teachers in four questions
Members of the Teachers' Union talked about the base salary, the Teaching Profession Law (ÖMK), and their problems and struggles.
13 June 2024
Ali Dinç
İnanç Yıldız
reports
Tahir Elçi verdict protested in Diyarbakır
The acquittal verdict for all the accused police officers in the last hearing of the murdered Diyarbakır Bar Association President Tahir Elçi case was protested. The demonstrators included lawyers and spectators, including Diyarbakır Bar Association President Nahit Eren and President of the Union of Turkish Bar Associations Erinç Sağkan.
13 June 2024
İnanç Yıldız
Discriminatory slogan at school tournament
The slogan “refugees out” was chanted at a special inter-school sports tournament where participants included students from the Getronagan Armenian High School.
12 June 2024
Hikmet Adal
reports
Constitutional Court finds no violation in penalty given to teacher who shared declaration of Academics for Peace
In the application of teacher G.Ş., who was disciplined for sharing the declaration of the Academics for Peace 'We will not be a party to this crime', the Constitutional Court ruled that the action was against the reputation and trust provided by the status of public service.
11 June 2024
Hikmet Adal
Tuğçe Yılmaz
reports
“There are no dogs left on the streets of Urfa”
Following reports of rabies cases in Urfa and subsequent allegations, a mass branding and collection of stray dogs was initiated. Yasemin Al, the Urfa Representative of the Association for the Protection of Animals from Helplessness and Indifference, and local animal protection officer, shared details of the process with bianet.
10 June 2024
Tuğçe Yılmaz
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Ayça Söylemez
reports
Censorship on a letter from prison describing hunger
This time, instead of the usual redaction of some sentences, entire sections of the letter were completely covered up and only sent as a photocopy.
5 June 2024
Ayça Söylemez
Niko Schmitz
writes
Undercover as a Turkish guest worker
The shocking discoveries of a German who went undercover and pretended to be Turkish. This is the story of a brave journalist and a book that made German society reconsider the treatment of foreigners.
3 June 2024
Niko Schmitz
Refugee mine worker’s killing: Defendants admit burning body to avoid mine closure
The trial has begun for six individuals allegedly involved in the burning of the body of an Afghan worker who was killed in an accident in an unlicensed coal mine in Zonguldak.
30 May 2024
Police raid ‘Kurdish language cafe” in Diyarbakır
The police raid comes after social media talk that “speaking Turkey was forbidden in the cafe.”
29 May 2024
Ayça Söylemez
reports
Prisoner on hunger strike: 'I am alone without sunlight'
Halil Yakut, who is on a hunger strike demanding to be transferred to another prison, stated, "While the real culprits of the earthquake are not being prosecuted and the detained contractors are being released, I, an earthquake survivor, have been imprisoned."
28 May 2024
Ayça Söylemez
MP calls for investigation into post-conflict displacement in Diyarbakır's Sur
The historically rich district of the Kurdish-populated city saw wide-scale displacement following the 2015-16 conflict.
28 May 2024
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Striking workers protest outside French consulate in İstanbul
Workers of the Mersen electrical components manufacturer accuse the company of violating the collective bargaining law.
28 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
reports
Saturday Mothers/People hold 1000th gathering in İstanbul
“This tradition will continue to be passed down through generations. Every eye that looks at Galatasaray Square, every stone in that square, is a witness to this great shame of the state and the resilience of the Saturday Mothers!” the group said in a statement.
27 May 2024
Evrim Kepenek
Suspicious death in Iğdır prison
The prisoner reportedly took his own life. The autopsy report shows signs of physical violence.
27 May 2024
Former minister implicated in Erzincan gold mine landslide
Nine workers were killed in the landslide in February.
27 May 2024
Leen Deniz & Alya Qadan
report
‘What if this is the last call? You'd never know’: Gazan students in İstanbul recount the war
While the students have moved to Turkey seeking a better life, their families are still in Gaza, and reaching them is not always possible.
24 May 2024
Leen Deniz,Alya Qadan
Çorum mine workers take resistance underground
The employer refused to recognize the workers’ collective bargaining rights despite the union having achieved majority representation in the workplace.
24 May 2024
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