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Journalist Ans Boersma Deported from Turkey

Journalist Ans Boersma Deported from Turkey

Journalist Ans Boersma, Turkey correspondent to the Netherlands-based FD newspaper, has been deported from Turkey “for reasons of security.” Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Bonjer has said, “This decision is an open violation of the freedom of press.”

17 January 2019

Campaign by Amnesty International Turkey for Freedom of Expression

Campaign by Amnesty International Turkey for Freedom of Expression

Launching a campaign of “Freedom to Journalists”, Amnesty International Turkey has made a call to Minister of Justice Abdülhamit Gül to “exercise his authority for the protection of freedom of press and expression and respect for the right to a fair trial.”

17 January 2019

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 4 Academics

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 4 Academics

Four academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The court board of the İstanbul 36th Heavy Penal court has ruled that the announcement of all verdicts shall be suspended.

17 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

'Voice' of Inmates Banned

'Voice' of Inmates Banned

'Sesimiz' (Our Voice) magazine, which is published by inmates, has been banned because some comic strips were deemed objectionable. The glass plates on the cell doors have been covered with iron to prevent inmates from speaking to each other.

16 January 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Academic Sentenced to 2 Years, 1 Month in Prison; Sentence Not Deferred

Academic Sentenced to 2 Years, 1 Month in Prison; Sentence Not Deferred

Academic M.A. has been sentenced to 2 years, 1 month in prison for “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as a non-member.” Neither the announcement of the verdict nor the sentence has been deferred due to “absence of legal possibility.”

16 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Operation Ends, Curfew Lifted in Diyarbakır

Operation Ends, Curfew Lifted in Diyarbakır

The curfew, which was declared in 23 villages and their hamlets in Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy in Diyarbakır, has been lifted after the operation launched in the region ended.

16 January 2019

Arrested Student Berkay Ustabaş Released

Arrested Student Berkay Ustabaş Released

Student Berkay Ustabaş, who was arrested on January 5, 2018 for having attended the funeral of Berkin Elvan, has been released.

15 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Mehmet Altan: State of Emergency Commission's Decision is a Constitutional Scandal

Mehmet Altan: State of Emergency Commission's Decision is a Constitutional Scandal

Academic Mehmet Altan has filed a criminal complaint against the State of Emergency Commission's chair and members, who rejected his application for being reinstated in his post at the university, ignoring the rulings of Constitutional Court and ECtHR.

14 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Curfew in 23 Villages in Diyarbakır

Curfew in 23 Villages in Diyarbakır

In Lice, Hazro and Kocaköy districts of Diyarbakır, curfew has been declared in 23 villages on the ground of upcoming military operations.

14 January 2019

Ferhat Tunç Taken into Custody

Ferhat Tunç Taken into Custody

Musician Ferhat Tunç has been taken into custody at the İstanbul Atatürk Airport on his way back from Germany as part of an investigation conducted in Diyarbakır.

14 January 2019

Statement of Academic Ayşe Berkman

Statement of Academic Ayşe Berkman

In mathematics, nobody can make anybody accept a false statement or proof. There is nothing like “command acceptance of a theorem.” We have to prove our claims. For this reason, you cannot fight in mathematics...

14 January 2019

Investigation Against Association of Conscientious Objection

Investigation Against Association of Conscientious Objection

Furkan Çelik, owner of the domain of the Association of Conscientious Objection's website, has deposed at the Prosecutor's Office for the charge of “provocative posts intended not to fulfill the military service duty.”

11 January 2019 Ekin Karaca

6 Academics Demanded to be Penalized for ‘Propagandizing for a Terrorist Organization’

6 Academics Demanded to be Penalized for ‘Propagandizing for a Terrorist Organization’

Prosecutor’s Offices at two different courts have announced the same opinion as to the accusations for six academics. They have demanded that the academics be penalized for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization” as per the Anti-Terror Law.

11 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Amnesty International: UN Should Launch Investigation into Khashoggi Murder

Amnesty International: UN Should Launch Investigation into Khashoggi Murder

Amnesty International has made a statement in front of the Consulate General of Saudi Arabia in İstanbul on the occasion that it has been 100 days since Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. The organization has made a call to the UN to launch an investigation.

10 January 2019 Hikmet Adal

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 10 Academics

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 10 Academics

10 academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” While the announcement of nine verdicts has been suspended, the sentence of Esra Arsan has been deferred on a two-year probation.

10 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Journalist Pelin Ünker Sentenced to Prison for Paradise Papers Stories

Journalist Pelin Ünker Sentenced to Prison for Paradise Papers Stories

Former reporter of the daily Cumhuriyet Pelin Ünker has been sentenced to 1 year, 1 month and 15 days in prison and fined because of the stories that she wrote about the then Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım’s and his sons' companies in Malta.

8 January 2019 Hikmet Adal

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 1 Academic

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 1 Academic

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Y.A. 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 deferred.

Constitutional Court Rejects Prisoner’s Appeal on 'Freedom of Communication'

Constitutional Court Rejects Prisoner’s Appeal on 'Freedom of Communication'

A prisoner's appeal regarding his banned letters and faxes has been deemed inadmissible by the the Constitutional Court.

4 January 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Objection of Metin Akpınar, Müjdat Gezen to Judicial Control Measures Rejected

Objection of Metin Akpınar, Müjdat Gezen to Judicial Control Measures Rejected

The objection of Metin Akpınar and Müjdat Gezen to the judicial control measures and international travel bans imposed on them has been rejected on the ground that “there is concrete evidence pointing to strong criminal suspicion.”

Nesrin Aslan: İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Should Say, ‘We Killed İdil’

Nesrin Aslan: İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality Should Say, ‘We Killed İdil’

The court has not pronounced its verdict in the case of Şule İdil Dere, who lost her life after being hit by an earth-moving truck in Yoğurtçu Park. The court board has demanded a new expert report on the ground that the previous ones were “contradictory”.

4 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

One Soldier Loses His Life in Iğdır

One Soldier Loses His Life in Iğdır

One soldier has lost his life in an attack which was conducted by the PKK against a military post on Turkey-Iran border. Governorship of Iğdır has announced that two soldiers have also been wounded in the attack.

1 Academic Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison; Announcement of Verdict Deferred

1 Academic Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison; Announcement of Verdict Deferred

One academic has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison. The court board has ruled that the pronouncement of the verdict shall be suspended.

3 January 2019 Tansu Pişkin

‘At Least 351 Curfews Declared in Last 3.5 Years’

‘At Least 351 Curfews Declared in Last 3.5 Years’

Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) has announced that at least 351 curfews have been declared in 11 provinces and 51 districts in Turkey since August 16, 2015. The highest number of officially confirmed curfews have been declared in Diyarbakır.

Investigation Against Diyarbakır Bar Association

Investigation Against Diyarbakır Bar Association

An investigation has been launched against the former Chair and Administrative Board members of the Diyarbakır Bar Association for “openly degrading the Turkish nation, state and institutions” as per the Article 301 of the Turkish Penal Code.

2 January 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Arrested Politician Zeydan on Hunger Strike

Arrested Politician Zeydan on Hunger Strike

Former HDP MP Abdullah Zeydan has announced that he has begun a 10-day hunger strike in support of HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 56 days.

First Protest of 2019 by Saturday Mothers/People

First Protest of 2019 by Saturday Mothers/People

Saturday Mothers/People, whose sit-in protests at Galatasaray Square have been prevented by the police since the 700th week, have come together at the square on the first day of 2019 and laid carnations on the ‘banned’ square.

Human Rights Association: Ill Prisoner Baybars Awaits Surgery

Human Rights Association: Ill Prisoner Baybars Awaits Surgery

Making a statement for the press for ill prisoner Baybars, who has been arrested for three years, the Human Rights Association has made a call to authorities to produce solutions so that he could have the necessary surgery as soon as possible.

31 December 2018

Mufti Threatens News Website odaTV, Reminds Charlie Hebdo

Mufti Threatens News Website odaTV, Reminds Charlie Hebdo

A religious authority has threatened odaTV news website, reminding Charlie Hebdo massacre. Editor-in-Chief Pehlivan has said that they are targeted “because they are a website drawing attention to sects whose members are being staffed in state institutions.”

31 December 2018 Ekin Karaca

Decision by Election Council Preventing Prisoners, Convicts of Negligence from Voting

Decision by Election Council Preventing Prisoners, Convicts of Negligence from Voting

The Supreme Election Council’s (YSK) decision preventing prisoners and those convicted of negligent offenses from casting votes has been published on the Official Gazette.

31 December 2018

34 People Who Lost Their Lives in Roboski Massacre Commemorated

34 People Who Lost Their Lives in Roboski Massacre Commemorated

It has been seven years since 34 civilians, 19 of whom were children, lost their lives in Roboski in the bombardment of war planes of Turkish Armed Forces. A commemorative ceremony has been held in Roboski for the deceased.

28 December 2018

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 3 Academics

Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for 3 Academics

13 academics had their hearings at seven courts. Three academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison; the announcement of the verdicts has been deferred.

28 December 2018 Tansu Pişkin,Gülsüm Düz

Curfew in 2 Villages, 5 Hamlets in Lice

Curfew in 2 Villages, 5 Hamlets 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 the southeastern province of Diyarbakır on the ground that an operation will be launched in the region.

26 December 2018