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Turkish Actor Fined 7.080 Turkish Liras for Insulting Erdoğan

Turkish Actor Fined 7.080 Turkish Liras for Insulting Erdoğan

Actor Barış Atay has been fined 7.080 Turkish Liras for allegedly insulting former PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over an article published in daily BirGün. No suspension.

Erdoğan Threatens to Sue Can Dündar

Erdoğan Threatens to Sue Can Dündar

The President Erdoğan threatened Chief Editor of Cumhuriyet Daily, Can Dündar “He will pay a heavy price for it. He can’t get away with it.”

Erdoğan Points another Female Journalist as a Target

Erdoğan Points another Female Journalist as a Target

The President Erdoğan pointed journalist Nevşin Mengü as a target owing to her Twitter dialogue with a follower.

20-year-old Struggle for Justice in Galatasaray Square

20-year-old Struggle for Justice in Galatasaray Square

Saturday Mothers/People repeated their demands for justice in Galatasaray Square and declared to the public: “Don’t forget, only justice heals.”

İHD: 348 Mass Graves 4.201 Bodies Found

İHD: 348 Mass Graves 4.201 Bodies Found

İHD and lost people’s family members came together once again to look for their lost relatives and request the offenders to be judged. According to İHD Map of Mass Graves, 4.201 bodies were found in 348 mass graves.

Banned by Governorship, the Play Staged On the Street

Banned by Governorship, the Play Staged On the Street

The Play “Can”, adapted by Genco Erkal based on Can Yücel poems and directed and played by Kemal Kocatürk, was banned by governorship of Edirne. Can has been staged on avenue.

Judge Mehmet Akarca Appointed as the Supreme Court of Appeals Prosecutor

Judge Mehmet Akarca Appointed as the Supreme Court of Appeals Prosecutor

Judge sentenced the police officer who killed Baran Tursun for disobeying stop warning to two years and one month has been appointed as the Supreme Court of Appeals Prosecutor.

20 May 2015 Ekin Karaca

Decision of Non-jurisdiction in Uğur Kantar’s Case with Judgement “Qualified Torture”

Decision of Non-jurisdiction in Uğur Kantar’s Case with Judgement “Qualified Torture”

Diyarbakır 11th Criminal Court of First Instance gave ruling that the offence was “qualified torture” and decided of non-jurisdiction in case of Uğur Kantar.

14 May 2015 Ayça Söylemez

''What Is the Mission of YSK Apart From Dealing with the Violations of Election Law?”

''What Is the Mission of YSK Apart From Dealing with the Violations of Election Law?”

YSK responded “We don’t offer consulting service” after Transparency International asked for information about the violations of election law.

PEN Responds to Ban of A Can Yücel Drama in Edirne

PEN Responds to Ban of A Can Yücel Drama in Edirne

PEN responds to banning of drama “CAN” by governorship of Edirne. Play was adapted by Genco Erkal based on Can Yücel poems and directed by Kemal Kocatürk.

Constitutional Court: Police Intervention Violates the Constitution

Constitutional Court: Police Intervention Violates the Constitution

Constitutional Court gave a ruling related to police intervention in teachers’ protesting education system ‘4+4+4’ and decided that police violated the right to assembly and demonstration with ill-treatment.

Gay Couple Files a Criminal Complaint against İHA for Targeting Them

Gay Couple Files a Criminal Complaint against İHA for Targeting Them

Turkey’s first gay couple made a wedding ceremony Ekin Keser and Emrullah Tüzün will file a criminal complaint against İHA for targeting them and Boston Gay Men’s Chorus and making news with their images.

12 May 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

İHD Calls For Deputy Candidates for Ill Inmates

İHD Calls For Deputy Candidates for Ill Inmates

There are 721 ill inmates in Turkey’s prisons. 282 of them are seriously ill. İHD calls for deputy candidates, government and bureaucrats for ill inmates to be kept on their agendas.

Four Prosecutors and One Gendarme Commander Arrested

Four Prosecutors and One Gendarme Commander Arrested

Former Adana Provincial Gendarme Commander, former Adana Chief Public Prosecutor and three prosecutors have been arrested with the charge of “espionage and attempting to abolish the government of Republic of Turkey” within the scope of MİT TRUCKS investigation.

Whoever Criticizes Erdoğan Finds Themselves in Court; Here are the Court Cases

Whoever Criticizes Erdoğan Finds Themselves in Court; Here are the Court Cases

Of the 56 punitive or compensation lawsuits during the January-March 2015 period, 8 were initiated during Erdoğan’s prime ministry and 21 during his presidency, either by his complaint or with the justification that his personal rights were violated.

8 May 2015 Erol Önderoğlu

German Journalist Hinsch Detained for Three Days

German Journalist Hinsch Detained for Three Days

German freelance photojournalist Robin Hinsch has been detained for three days in guesthouse of Urfa Provincial Directorate of Security on the grounds that he trespassed Syria border. Hinsch said he had been interrogated for one and half day without sleep.

7 May 2015 Erol Önderoğlu

“I was Proud of Myself When I Saw My Caricature on Gezi Banners"

“I was Proud of Myself When I Saw My Caricature on Gezi Banners"

Dutch caricaturist Joep Bertrams witnesses the difficult situation of caricature in Turkey. He says, ”I Can’t support Turkey’s conservatism because it doesn’t secure free thought, believing or not believing.”

Police Asks Permission to Blacklist, Lawyers Are Restricted

Police Asks Permission to Blacklist, Lawyers Are Restricted

Police asked permission from the prosecutor to monitor the lawyers who came to help and support the detainee in the Court House. Prosecution restricted lawyers from accessing the case files.

5 May 2015 Ayça Söylemez

20 “Internal Security” Detentions on May Day Protests

20 “Internal Security” Detentions on May Day Protests

20 people were detained and arrested on May Day protests. Lawyers who wanted to accompany judicial procedure were battered in the Court House. Gökmen Yeşil from ÇHD identified the situations as “the first practice of internal security law”.

5 May 2015 Ayça Söylemez

“Heretic” Crossword in Pegasus In-Flight Magazine

“Heretic” Crossword in Pegasus In-Flight Magazine

In the crossword of Pegasus Magazine, an in-flight periodical which is presented to Pegasus' passengers freely, the answer for the question “name given for non-muslims” was written as “heretic”

4 May 2015 Nilay Vardar

13 May Day Demonstrators Have Been Arrested

13 May Day Demonstrators Have Been Arrested

Istanbul General Directorate of Security declared that 10 of 408 demonstrators, who were detained on 1st of May, have been taken into custody. The number of the arrested demonstrators increased up 13.

150 Demonstrators Were Detained Till Noon in Istanbul on May Day

150 Demonstrators Were Detained Till Noon in Istanbul on May Day

According to the declaration of Istanbul Bar Association, on May Day 150 demonstrator were detained in total till noon in Istanbul. Also, Istanbul Chief Police Selami Altınok declared,"As of now, 136 people were detained"

"Breathlessness is a Relic for Us”

"Breathlessness is a Relic for Us”

We applied to Prof. Dr. Arşaluys Kayır, who has given an ear to the people’s ‘secrets’ for years, not for consulting her on sexual issues, one of the most common of taboos in Turkey, rather for learning her history regarding the other taboo of Turkey, Armenian question.

30 April 2015 Nilay Vardar

The Book on the Perspective of Guerillas Regarding the Peace Process is Obstructed

The Book on the Perspective of Guerillas Regarding the Peace Process is Obstructed

The launch of "Nefela Birîndar", an oral history study which has been written by Faruk Balıkçı and Ruhi Karadağ, and conveys the perspective of guerrillas regarding the peace process, was obstructed in Nusaybin and Kızıltepe cities.

28 April 2015 Elif Akgül

The Commemorative Events for Genocide in Istanbul

The Commemorative Events for Genocide in Istanbul

On the anniversary of 1915 Genocide, several events were held in Istanbul. The official ceremony, the genocide march, and erecting memorial stone in front of the victims were some of the ceremonial events among others.

Lawyer Arrested for Calling the President Erdoğan “Fascist”

Lawyer Arrested for Calling the President Erdoğan “Fascist”

Lawyer Umut Kılıç has been arrested for saying “You are fascist Erdoğan’s men” to the judges during the juridical interview in which he participated to be judge. Ankara Bar Association has explained that Turkey is ruled by Fascists in their written statement.

“So Sad and So Happy for Finding Bones of My Relatives”

“So Sad and So Happy for Finding Bones of My Relatives”

Journalist Miyase İlknur whose relatives had been massacred in Dersim Province of Turkey shared her feelings. She felt both happy and sad when she saw the bones which were digged in mass grave. Lawyer Söylemez said that criminal research regarding massacre would be made for the first time.

21 April 2015 Ayça Söylemez

Turkey Bans Bitly, Turns Out to be By Accident

Turkey Bans Bitly, Turns Out to be By Accident

Turkey's Telecommunication Authority (TİB) banned access to URL shortening service Bitly. The site does not feature content and the reason for the ban is unknown.

Constitutional Court: Magazine Ban in Prison Violates Freedom of Expression

Constitutional Court: Magazine Ban in Prison Violates Freedom of Expression

The Constitutional Court ruled that barring an inmate’s access to magazine does not comply with democratic social order nor cohere with legitimate purposes.

16 April 2015 Beyza Kural

Erdoğan Finds Fine Too Little in “Faggot” Case, Gets 10 Thousand Liras Extra

Erdoğan Finds Fine Too Little in “Faggot” Case, Gets 10 Thousand Liras Extra

LGBTI activist and lawyer Levent Pişkin was sentenced to 10 thousand liras more in fines because of his “fag” tweet. Lacking the means to pay the fine, Pişkin plans to start a solidarity campaign.

16 April 2015 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

EP Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Urges Turkey to Confront It

EP Recognizes Armenian Genocide, Urges Turkey to Confront It

The European Parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide with the resolution adopted yesterday. Turkey’s Foreign Ministry called decision “laughable” saying, “Europe should confront its own history.”

ECHR: Turkey Cannot Take Back The Severance Paid to Veli Saçılık

ECHR: Turkey Cannot Take Back The Severance Paid to Veli Saçılık

ECHR gave its verdict on Veli Saçılık whose severance pay for getting his arm torn off in a prison operation was recalled after the case at the Council of State: Turkey cannot ask Saçılık to give back the indemnity paid him. The ECHR also warned Turkey to take its verdicts seriously.

14 April 2015 Ayça Söylemez