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Where is 60 Billion TL Collected for Earthquake?

Where is 60 Billion TL Collected for Earthquake?

Stating that Special Communication Tax that started to be collected to dress the wounds of the August 17 earthquake has become permanent during the AKP, said that 60 billion TL has been collected so far.

Journalists Call for Release of Murat Çelikkan

Journalists Call for Release of Murat Çelikkan

Journalists have called for the release of Murat Çelikkan, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison on charge of “propaganda” for serving as Editor-in-Chief at Özgür Gündem for one day.

Özgür Gündem Editor-in-Chief on Watch Çelikkan Sent Off to Prison

Özgür Gündem Editor-in-Chief on Watch Çelikkan Sent Off to Prison

Murat Çelikkan enters prison today after being sentenced to 18 months in the trial he faced for joining the Editors-in-Chief on Watch campaign that was organized by the now-closed newspaper Özgür Gündem.

14 August 2017 Haluk Kalafat,Haluk Kalafat

Detained ISIS Suspect Kills 1 Officer at Police Station

Detained ISIS Suspect Kills 1 Officer at Police Station

A suspect detained on charges of being an ISIS member has stabbed a police officer to death in the Security Directorate on Vatan Street.

2 Soldiers, 1 Child Killed in Clashes in Dersim, Trabzon

2 Soldiers, 1 Child Killed in Clashes in Dersim, Trabzon

One soldier was killed and two others were injured in the clashes between soldiers and members of PKK in Dersim. One soldier and a child were killed in another clash between gendarmerie and members of PKK in Trabzon on Saturday.

Women Prisoners Not Allowed to Have Mirrors, Wear Hairclips

Women Prisoners Not Allowed to Have Mirrors, Wear Hairclips

Women prisoners writing to bianet from Kandıra F-type Prison told about their living conditions which increasingly deteriorated noting that their hairclips and mirrors were being seized and they were not allowed to have any laundry line or a knitting needle, not even plastic ones.

11 August 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Joint Statement from Rights Organizations on Şemdinli Torture Allegations

Joint Statement from Rights Organizations on Şemdinli Torture Allegations

Noting that citizens of Şapatan village in Şemdinli being subjected to torture had been confirmed, rights organizations and professional associations from Diyarbakır criticized the statement released by Hakkari Governorship.

Journalist Being Seized in Syria for Over 5 Years Turns 36 Today

Journalist Being Seized in Syria for Over 5 Years Turns 36 Today

Journalist Austin Tice was kidnapped in Syria five years ago and no news could be received about him during this time. His family and the RSF have launched a campaign for Tice’s birthday.

3 Accidents in 1 Day: Vehicles Carrying Agricultural Laborers Roll Over

3 Accidents in 1 Day: Vehicles Carrying Agricultural Laborers Roll Over

Vehicles carrying agricultural laborers have crashed Malatya, Adıyaman and Ankara, in one day. Three agricultural laborers lost their lives in the accidents, 47 others were injured in total.

20-Year-Old Man Killed for Disobeying ‘Stop’ Warning in Urfa

20-Year-Old Man Killed for Disobeying ‘Stop’ Warning in Urfa

Ahmet Toru has been killed by the gendarmerie for disobeying stop warning in Urfa. Toru allegedly attempted to run away as he was a “draft dodger”.

Torture Claims Brought to Parliamentary Agenda

Torture Claims Brought to Parliamentary Agenda

HDP’s Özgökçe has applied to the Parliamentary Human Rights Commission on the claims of torture and ill-treatment in Altınsu village in Şemdinli district.

43 Rights Advocates Released on Probation

43 Rights Advocates Released on Probation

43 rights advocates who were detained during their statement in support of Gülmen and Özakça were released on probation today.

Journalists Call for Release of Nedim Türfent

Journalists Call for Release of Nedim Türfent

Journalists and professional associations have called for the second hearing of DİHA reporter Nedim Türfen who has been detained on remand for 16 months.

Rights Advocates Detained During Solidarity Demonstration With Gülmen, Özakça Referred to Court

Rights Advocates Detained During Solidarity Demonstration With Gülmen, Özakça Referred to Court

43 rights advocates who have been taken into custody during a demonstration in solidarity with arrested academic Gülmen and teacher Özakça, who are on hunger strike in prison, have been referred to Court to testify before Prosecutor’s Office.

Academic Altıparmak Reprimanded Over Lecture on State of Emergency

Academic Altıparmak Reprimanded Over Lecture on State of Emergency

Ankara University Faculty of Law lecturer Asst. Prof. Dr. Kerem Altıparmak has been reprimanded by the university administration over a lecture on the State of Emergency.

Rights Association: Rights Advocates in Custody for 2 Days

Rights Association: Rights Advocates in Custody for 2 Days

43 rights advocates including İHD İstanbul Branch executives, who attempted to stage a demonstration for educators Gülmen and Özakça, who have been on hunger strike, have been in custody for two days.

Not Uniform Attire but Its Color Debated in Media

Not Uniform Attire but Its Color Debated in Media

The media has been debating on what sort of color the dry almond is rather than the fact that the uniform attire planned to be implemented for July 15 trial defendants is an antidemocratic practice and a right violation.

Police Batter Cellist Woman at Kadıköy Metro Station

Police Batter Cellist Woman at Kadıköy Metro Station

Police have seized and battered cellist Gülşah Erol at the Kadıköy Metro Station on the pretext of her carrying a bomb.

HRW: Enforced Disappearances in Ankara Must be Investigated

HRW: Enforced Disappearances in Ankara Must be Investigated

The HRW has said that “there are credible grounds to believe that the men are also victims of enforced disappearance by state agents” and asked about their whereabouts.

Ankara Governorship Bans Demonstrations, Activities

Ankara Governorship Bans Demonstrations, Activities

Ankara Governorship has banned all activities for a month due to the demonstrations held in protest of arrest of educators Nuriye Gülmen and Semih Özakça.

‘Release Arrested Doctors in Diyarbakır’

‘Release Arrested Doctors in Diyarbakır’

Diyarbakır Chamber of Medicine and SES Diyarbakır Branch have called for the release of arrested doctors.

Bomb Attack in Diyarbakır: 2 Soldiers Killed

Bomb Attack in Diyarbakır: 2 Soldiers Killed

Two soldiers have lost their lives, one other has been injured due to detonation of an improvised explosive device planted on the Lice-Kulp land road in Diyarbakır.

3 Rights Advocates Transferred to Silivri Prison

3 Rights Advocates Transferred to Silivri Prison

CHP MP Selina Doğan has found out in the prison where she went to visit Eser, Dalkıran and Erkem that the three rights advocates would be transferred to Silivri Prison.

31 July 2017 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

Soldiers Using Violence Against Refugees Detained

Soldiers Using Violence Against Refugees Detained

Four refugees who were battered while attempting to cross to Antep from Syria have been deported. The soldiers who inflicted violence on the refugees have been detained and judicial and administrative actions have been launched into them.

Ahmet Şık: My Words Aren’t a Defence or a Statement but an Accusation

Ahmet Şık: My Words Aren’t a Defence or a Statement but an Accusation

Ahmet Şık: “I know, both the government and its judiciary have issues with me. Because I don’t lean on the political power and other power groups but on the power of the truth when I practice journalism”.

27 July 2017 Elif Akgül

Criminal Complaint Against Alperen Movement Chair Mican for Assault on Synagogue

Criminal Complaint Against Alperen Movement Chair Mican for Assault on Synagogue

İHD Commission Against Racism and Discrimination members have filed a criminal complaint concerning the assault on Neve Şalom Synagogue.

2 Lawyers Representing Gülmen, Özakça Remanded in Custody

2 Lawyers Representing Gülmen, Özakça Remanded in Custody

Two lawyers representing educators Gülmen and Özakça who have been on hunger strike have been detained and taken to Ankara Security Anti-Terror Bureau, and that Gülmen’s sister was detained as well on Yüksel Street and released following her statement.

1 Soldier Killed in Siirt

1 Soldier Killed in Siirt

One soldier has lost his life while driving a private vehicle in an armed attack by members of PKK in Siirt.

Detention Warrant Allegedly Issued for 4 Rights Advocates

Detention Warrant Allegedly Issued for 4 Rights Advocates

Detention warrants have been allegedly issued for four rights advocates who were detained in Büyükada and released on probation. Their attorneys said that they haven’t been informed.

Torture Allegations in Şakran Prison Brought to Parliamentary Agenda

Torture Allegations in Şakran Prison Brought to Parliamentary Agenda

CHP’s Bakan has submitted a parliamentary inquiry to Minister of Justice Gül concerning the criminal complaint regarding psychological and physical torture allegation in Şakran Prison.

‘Deniz Gezmiş As Well Ended Up With Getting Hanged’ Threat Against Prisoners

‘Deniz Gezmiş As Well Ended Up With Getting Hanged’ Threat Against Prisoners

Prisoners in Şakran Prison have filed a complaint on the ground that they were subjected to psychological and physical torture.

20 July 2017 Ayça Söylemez

Peace Bloc: Rights Defenders Must Immediately be Released

Peace Bloc: Rights Defenders Must Immediately be Released

The Peace Bloc has expressed that arrest of the six rights advocates is a “practice towards damaging social peace”.