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Curfew in Lice
Curfew in Lice
The Governorship of Diyarbakır has announced that a curfew has been declared in two villages and five hamlets in the district of Lice in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır on the ground of an operation to be launched in the region.
24 December 2018
Presiding Judge: You Are an Academic and Know Everything, Don’t You Remember It?
Presiding Judge: You Are an Academic and Know Everything, Don’t You Remember It?
While presenting his statement of defense, academic Alper Akyüz, who could not remember the subject in question, has been interrupted by Presiding Judge: “You are an academic, know and have researched everything. Don’t you remember it?”
21 December 2018 Tansu Pişkin
Statement by Amnesty International on Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Gençay Gürsoy
Statement by Amnesty International on Şebnem Korur Fincancı, Gençay Gürsoy
Releasing a written statement about the prison sentences given to academics Şebnem Korur Fincancı and Gençay Gürsoy, Amnesty İnternational has stated that these sentences have openly revealed the malicious attitude towards rights defenders.
20 December 2018
‘State Did Not Let Me in Prison as an Observer, Now I Enter Officially’
‘State Did Not Let Me in Prison as an Observer, Now I Enter Officially’
Prof. Korur-Fincancı has commented on the prison sentence she has been given: “The state, which did not let us into prisons as civil organizations who are striving for human rights, lets me in as 'an official monitoring investigator'”.
19 December 2018 Ekin Karaca
Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı Sentenced to 2 Years, 6 Months in Prison
Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı Sentenced to 2 Years, 6 Months in Prison
Prof. Dr. Şebnem Korur Fincancı, who signed the declaration entitled “We will not be a party to this crime” prepared by Academics for Peace, has been sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison. Her sentence has not been reduced or suspended.
19 December 2018 Tansu Pişkin
Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 1 More Academic
Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 1 More Academic
At the 28th İstanbul Heavy Penal Court, academic Gülçin Karabağ has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”; the announcement of the verdict has been suspended.
19 December 2018 Tansu Pişkin
Erdoğan to TV Anchor Portakal: This Nation Will Hit You in the Back of Your Neck
Erdoğan to TV Anchor Portakal: This Nation Will Hit You in the Back of Your Neck
Erdoğan has threatened Fatih Portakal, whom he accuses of calling people to streets, saying “If you do not know your place, this nation will hit you in the back of your neck”. He has also repeated the claims that Gezi protesters entered a mosque with beer bottles.
17 December 2018
Statement of Academic Abbas Vali
Statement of Academic Abbas Vali
Violence scars more than just the social fabric of our communities, more than tissues of our flesh, it scars our human souls, it dehumanizes us.
17 December 2018
Hearing of Prof. Dr. Abbas Vali Adjourned
Hearing of Prof. Dr. Abbas Vali Adjourned
Prof. Dr. Abbas Vali has presented his statement of defense in company with an interpreter. The court board has adjourned his hearing to March 27, 2019 for the provision of his identity register and criminal record.
17 December 2018
Inmates Tell ‘Why They Cannot Send Letters’
Inmates Tell ‘Why They Cannot Send Letters’
Judgeship of Execution in Van has overruled its own verdict that allows inmates to send and receive letters. The verdict has been issued to inmates one year later. A letter sent to bianet has not reached us though the court ruled that it is “not objectionable.”
14 December 2018 Ayça Söylemez
1 Academic Sentenced to 1 Year, 6 Months in Prison; Announcement of Verdict Not Deferred
1 Academic Sentenced to 1 Year, 6 Months in Prison; Announcement of Verdict Not Deferred
Five academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the announcement of the verdicts has been suspended. One other academic has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prisons; her sentence has not been reduced or deferred.
14 December 2018 Tansu Pişkin
Curfew in 3 Districts in Diyarbakır
Curfew in 3 Districts in Diyarbakır
Curfew has been declared in 21 villages and hamlets in the districts of Lice, Kulp and Silvan in Diyarbakır province on the ground of impending military operations.
13 December 2018
Deadly Train 'Accident' in Ankara: 3 Contradictory Statements in 2 Hours
Deadly Train 'Accident' in Ankara: 3 Contradictory Statements in 2 Hours
A high speed train crash has left nine dead in Ankara. State-run AA reported that the train crashed into a footbridge. Governorship said that it crashed into a commuter train. Transportation Ministry said it crashed into a guiding train, then into footbridge.
13 December 2018
9 Academics Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison; 3 Sentences Not Deferred
9 Academics Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison; 3 Sentences Not Deferred
Nine academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison. While the announcement of six verdicts has been deferred, the pronouncement of the verdicts of Erzan, Çakmak and Aktan has not been deferred upon their rejection of suspension.
13 December 2018 Tansu Pişkin
DNA Report to Be Requested from Nigeria
DNA Report to Be Requested from Nigeria
In Festus Okey case, which has been reopened after 11 years, the court ruled that necessary documents for visa procedures for Okey's family shall be provided. DNA reports have also been requested to prove blood relations between the family members.
12 December 2018
Police Open Fire on Vehicle, 17-Year-Old Seyhan Loses His Life
Police Open Fire on Vehicle, 17-Year-Old Seyhan Loses His Life
Police officers opened fire on a vehicle in İstanbul on the allegation that “it disobeyed the stop warning of the police” 17-year-old Cihan Seyhan, who was in the vehicle at the time of incident, has lost his life.
12 December 2018
Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison, Journalist Öztürk Released
Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison, Journalist Öztürk Released
Journalist Ece Sevim Öztürk has been sentenced to 3 years, 1 month and 15 days in prison on the ground of “aiding a terrorist organization knowingly and willfully”. The journalist has been released, considering the time she was held arrested."
12 December 2018
Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 2 Academics
Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 2 Academics
Rejecting the requests for additional time raised by academic Çavuşoğlu, the court has sentenced her and Can Soylu to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The pronouncement of both verdicts has been suspended.
12 December 2018 Tansu Pişkin
Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy Sentenced to 2 Years, 3 Months in Prison
Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy Sentenced to 2 Years, 3 Months in Prison
Prof. Dr. Gençay Gürsoy, for whom the Prosecutor’s Office announced its opinion as to the accusation in the previous hearing, has been sentenced to 2 years, 3 months in prison after new documents have been added to his file between the hearings.
11 December 2018 Tansu Pişkin
Human Rights Honorary Award of Union of Turkish Bar Associations to Tahir Elçi
Human Rights Honorary Award of Union of Turkish Bar Associations to Tahir Elçi
The Union of Turkish Bar Associations has announced that the Human Rights Honorary Award of the union has been given to Tahir Elçi, Chair of Diyarbakır Bar Association, who was murdered in Diyarbakır three years ago.
11 December 2018
'Climate Change Greatest Threat to Human Rights'
'Climate Change Greatest Threat to Human Rights'
While COP24 climate conference continues in Poland, Greenpeace Mediterranean has released a statement, emphasizing that human rights and climate change cannot be separately thought.
10 December 2018
‘State of Emergency Made Permanent’
‘State of Emergency Made Permanent’
Human Rights Association and Human Rights Foundation of Turkey have released a statement on the occasion of December 10 Human Rights Day and emphasized that the State of Emergency has been made permanent with the laws introduced afterwards.
10 December 2018
Statement for Arrested Student of Journalism
Statement for Arrested Student of Journalism
Democratic mass organizations in Trabzon have made a statement on Berivan Bila, a student of journalism arrested for ‘insulting the President’, and said, “She was arrested because she said ‘Journalism is not a crime, she should be immediately released’.”
10 December 2018
Deferred Prison Sentence for 1 Academic; 1 Case File Combined
Deferred Prison Sentence for 1 Academic; 1 Case File Combined
Academic Balsoy has been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the pronouncement of the verdict has been suspended. The court board of the 24th Heavy Penal Court has continued combining the case files of academics heard by the same court.
7 December 2018 Tansu Pişkin
Gezi Investigation Against 600 People in Ankara
Gezi Investigation Against 600 People in Ankara
Ankara Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation against 600 people as part of the investigation that was launched into Gezi Park protests in 2013. The office issued an indictment against 120 people and sent to the court.
6 December 2018
Sırrı Süreyya Önder in Prison
Sırrı Süreyya Önder in Prison
Former HDP MP Sırrı Süreyya Önder has submitted himself to prison in Kocaeli after the 42-month sentence, which was given to him because of a speech that he made on Newroz Day in 2013, has been upheld by the court of appeal.
6 December 2018
Can Dündar: Yes, I Joined the Revolt of Millions
Can Dündar: Yes, I Joined the Revolt of Millions
In the wake of an arrest warrant issued for him in relation with Gezi Park protests, Can Dündar has said, “Yes, I viewed Gezi as the biggest and most peaceful resistance in the history of Turkey, I joined the revolt of millions and supported them with my pen.”
6 December 2018
'Life in Turkey Becomes Impossible for Some People'
'Life in Turkey Becomes Impossible for Some People'
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic has stated that some laws adopted in Turkey for struggle against terrorism have made life impossible for some people in the country.
6 December 2018
Arrest Warrant for Journalist Can Dündar
Arrest Warrant for Journalist Can Dündar
An arrest warrant has been issued for journalist Can Dündar on the allegation that he took active part in the Gezi Park protests.
6 December 2018
HRW: Turkey Should Request Inquiry from UN on Khashoggi Murder
HRW: Turkey Should Request Inquiry from UN on Khashoggi Murder
“A UN investigation has the best chance of pushing Saudi Arabia to provide the needed facts and information about Mohamed bin Salman’s precise role in this murder”, said HRW Middle East Director.
6 December 2018
Officers Can Criticize Their Seniors on Social Media, Constitutional Court Rules
Officers Can Criticize Their Seniors on Social Media, Constitutional Court Rules
Constitutional Court has announced its verdict on police officer H.Ö., who was given a reprimand due to his social media post about his seniors, and ruled that his freedom of expression has been violated.
5 December 2018 Ayça Söylemez
Hearings of 2 Academics Held
Hearings of 2 Academics Held
Two academics have had their hearings at the İstanbul 30th Heavy Penal Court. The Presiding Judge, who has combined the cases heard by his court, has stated that he will combine the case files in groups in later stages “since it will be too crowded.”
5 December 2018
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