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Campaign By Amnesty International to Release Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 100 Days

Campaign By Amnesty International to Release Rights Advocates Behind Bars For 100 Days

Amnesty International has launched a campaign to release the rights advocates detained during a training workshop on July 5 in Büyükada, who were later arrested and have been been behind bars for 100 days.

12 October 2017

Students Detained at İstanbul University Released

Students Detained at İstanbul University Released

Detained at İstanbul University on October 10, 67 students were released on probation.

12 October 2017

Off-University Starts Where University ‘Ended’

Off-University Starts Where University ‘Ended’

Some academics discharged in Turkey have founded Off-University in Berlin with their colleagues in Germany.

12 October 2017

67 Detentions in October 10 Commemoration at İstanbul University

67 Detentions in October 10 Commemoration at İstanbul University

The students who wanted to mark the Ankara massacre at İstanbul University have been battered and detained.

10 October 2017

Trial of Dorm Fire Killing 11 Children, 1 Dorm Staff Adjourned, Suspects Remain in Detention

Trial of Dorm Fire Killing 11 Children, 1 Dorm Staff Adjourned, Suspects Remain in Detention

In the third hearing of the trial of the fire in the girls' dorm in Adana killing 12 people, the court ruled that the six suspects remain in detention on remand. The hearing was adjourned to December 11.

10 October 2017

2 Years Passed Over Ankara Massacre, 30 Injured are Still Under Treatment

2 Years Passed Over Ankara Massacre, 30 Injured are Still Under Treatment

Treatment of 30 people who survived the Ankara massacre continues on the second year of Ankara massacre: Loss of limb, hemiplegia..

10 October 2017 Tansu Pişkin

Sony Pictures Stirs Criticism Over Self-Censoring “Blade Runner 2049”

Sony Pictures Stirs Criticism Over Self-Censoring “Blade Runner 2049”

Turkey’s Film Critics Association has issued an open letter to Sony Pictures for supplying a self-censored version of Blade Runner 2049 to Turkey, criticized the practice as an “attempt to legitimize justified censorship on the ground that it was done ‘to be respectful of local culture’”.

Attackers at Funeral of Arrested HDP MP’s Mother Hatun Tuğluk Released in First Hearing

Attackers at Funeral of Arrested HDP MP’s Mother Hatun Tuğluk Released in First Hearing

The three arrested suspects who carried out an attack on the funeral ceremony of arrested HDP Deputy Co-Chair Aysel Tuğluk’s mother Hatun Tuğluk, have been released in the first hearing.

Indictment Drafted for Rights Advocates Detained in Büyükada

Indictment Drafted for Rights Advocates Detained in Büyükada

The Prosecutor’s Office has drafted the indictment for rights advocates from various rights organizations who were detained during a training workshop on July 5 in Büyükada and were later arrested.

5 Deaths in Operation Sparking Reactions Over Strip Search, Naked Pictures Delivered to Press

5 Deaths in Operation Sparking Reactions Over Strip Search, Naked Pictures Delivered to Press

In an operation launched on the ground of claims that four PKK members were seen in Muğla, seven people were strip-searched, had their naked pictures delivered to the press were detained yesterday and five others were killed today.

‘No Investigation Launched into Explosion That Killed My Son’

‘No Investigation Launched into Explosion That Killed My Son’

Speaking on the explosion that killed his 5-year-old son Umut Kozay, Cemil Kozay has demanded that the city surveillances cameras be examined.

Parliamentary Inquiry for Kozay Killed by Explosive Device Aged 5

Parliamentary Inquiry for Kozay Killed by Explosive Device Aged 5

CHP’s Tanrıkulu has submitted a parliamentary inquiry about Umut Kozay who died in explosion resulting by an explosive device he found on the street.

4 Soldiers Lose Their Lives in Attack in Hakkari

4 Soldiers Lose Their Lives in Attack in Hakkari

Four soldiers have lost their lives and four others have been injured as an improvised explosive device planted on a road in Yüksekova district of Hakkari was detonated.

Ankara Governorship Bans All Demonstrations During October

Ankara Governorship Bans All Demonstrations During October

Ankara Governorship has banned all mass events in city-wide throughout October 2017. The justification for the ban is: “The demonstrations to be held in support of Gülmen and Özakça may jeopardize public safety”.

Attack in Silvan: Sergeant Major Loses His Life

Attack in Silvan: Sergeant Major Loses His Life

Getting out of his private car, Sergeant Major Kızıl has lost his life in the armed assault launched in Silvan district in Diyarbakır.

Prison Sentence for Teacher Çelik Who Said “Don’t Let Children Die” Affirmed

Prison Sentence for Teacher Çelik Who Said “Don’t Let Children Die” Affirmed

The prison sentence of teacher Ayşe Çelik, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison for saying “don’t let children die” on the live TV programme Beyaz Şov, has been affirmed by the higher court.

3 October 2017 Ekin Karaca

Union of Publishers: Access Block to Book ‘Mahrem’ on Internet is Intervention in Freedom of Speech

Union of Publishers: Access Block to Book ‘Mahrem’ on Internet is Intervention in Freedom of Speech

Concerning access block on the book titled “Mahrem/Gizli Belgelerde”, the Publishers Union of Turkey in its statement has stressed that protecting freedom of expression and publishing is a constitutional necessity.

Solidarity Academies To Start New Academic Year

Solidarity Academies To Start New Academic Year

Solidarity Academies founded in 2016 by academics who were discharged through statutory decrees but aimed at continuing to pass on their academic knowledge through alternative local academic organizations, will start the new academic year with inauguration lectures.

2 Soldiers, 2 Village Guards Killed in Ağrı

2 Soldiers, 2 Village Guards Killed in Ağrı

Ağrı Governorship has announced that two soldiers and two village guards were killed during an operation against PKK in Ağrı province on Saturday.

2nd Hearing on 204th Day of Hunger Strike of Gülmen, Özakça

2nd Hearing on 204th Day of Hunger Strike of Gülmen, Özakça

Second hearing of the trial of Gülmen and Özakça, who have been on hunger strike demanding their jobs back for 204 days, and discharged teacher Karadağ, will be held today.

28 September 2017

16 Detained Lawyers of Gülmen, Özakça at Prosecutor’s Office After 9 Days

16 Detained Lawyers of Gülmen, Özakça at Prosecutor’s Office After 9 Days

Detained two days prior to hearing of Gülmen and Özakça, 16 lawyers went to the prosecutor’s office to give their statements today.

20 September 2017

Happy Jewish New Year ‘Rosh Hashanah’

Happy Jewish New Year ‘Rosh Hashanah’

Jews enter the year of 5,778 tonight. Happy Rosh Hashanah.

20 September 2017

Academic Freedom to be Discussed at International Human Rights Academy of the Aegean

Academic Freedom to be Discussed at International Human Rights Academy of the Aegean

The workshop organized by the International Human Rights Academy of the Aegean will be held in Nesin Mathematics Village in Şirince on September 22-24, 2017.

19 September 2017

Academic Discharges on Map as New Academic Year Begins

Academic Discharges on Map as New Academic Year Begins

As the new academic year has begun, 5,717 academics from 117 universities in 81 cities have been discharged, only 140 of them have been reinstated to their jobs.

19 September 2017 Beyza Kural

Women Injured in Diyarbakır Over Explosion of Object in Her Garden

Women Injured in Diyarbakır Over Explosion of Object in Her Garden

A woman has been severely injured in Diyarbakır, when an object, which she found in her garden and tried to throw away, exploded.

13 September 2017

Trial of Gülmen, Özakça on Hunger For 189 Days Begins Tomorrow

Trial of Gülmen, Özakça on Hunger For 189 Days Begins Tomorrow

The first hearing in the trial of academic Gülmen and teacher Özakça who have been on a hunger strike for 189 days after being dismissed from their positions through a statutory decree, will be held tomorrow. Solidarity and call for support to the trial continue on social media.

13 September 2017

Village Guard Killed in Hakkari

Village Guard Killed in Hakkari

A village guard has lost his life in an attack carried out by members of PKK in Şemdinli district of of Hakkari. One soldier and two other village guards were injured in the attack.

13 September 2017

Trial of Prof. Gözaydın Adjourned to January 2018, Travel Ban Not Lifted

Trial of Prof. Gözaydın Adjourned to January 2018, Travel Ban Not Lifted

Prof. İştar Gözaydın detained on the charge of “being a member of a terrorist organization” in connection with the “Fethullahist Terrorist Organization/Parallel State Organization” had her first hearing yesterday after being released with an international travel ban. Her next hearing will be on January 12.

13 September 2017 Tansu Pişkin

69,301 Students Behind Bars: Increase by a Factor of 25 in 4 Years

69,301 Students Behind Bars: Increase by a Factor of 25 in 4 Years

Minister of Justice has announced that 69,301 students were currently behind bars in Turkey. CHP İstanbul MP and member of Commission on Human Rights Watch İlgezdi pointed out to arising problems such as expulsion due to absence, lack of learning space and the inability to cover the costs of education.

11 September 2017

Arrested Doctors in Diyarbakır Have Been Released

Arrested Doctors in Diyarbakır Have Been Released

Former presidents of Diyabakır Chamber of Medicine Op. Dr. Selçuk Mızraklı and Op. Dr. Şemsettin Koç who were taken into custody in Diyarbakır and later arrested, were released on Friday evening.

11 September 2017

PKK Attack in Hakkari: 2 Workers Killed, 3 Injured

PKK Attack in Hakkari: 2 Workers Killed, 3 Injured

An attack has been carried out on workers at a power transmission line in the rural area of Çobanpınar village in Yüksekova district of Hakkari. Two workers have lost their lives, three others have been injured.

7 September 2017

Journalists Outside Initiative Calls for Support for Next Hearing of Cumhuriyet Trial

Journalists Outside Initiative Calls for Support for Next Hearing of Cumhuriyet Trial

Calling for support for the next hearing of Cumhuriyet Trial to be held in Silivri Court, Journalists Outside Initiative has shared a video on social media with the hashtag “#11EylüldeHepsiniİstiyoruz” (we want them all out on September 11).

5 September 2017