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Intellectuals Around the World Urge the Release of Ill-Inmates

Intellectuals Around the World Urge the Release of Ill-Inmates

Hundreds of people, intellectuals, politicians, artists across the world has signed a letter to Prime Minister R.T. Erdoğan and Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdağ to underline the plight of 544 ill prisoners in Turkish jails with 163 in critical condition.

Police Tank Crashes 12 y.o. in Van Province

Police Tank Crashes 12 y.o. in Van Province

A police tank known as scorpion dived into the crowd of demonstrators and crashed a 12 year-old boy. While the child was heavily wounded and had a brain operation, Peace and Democracy Party Deputy Özdal Üçer stated that the boy was shoe shiner and he was passing there in order to go home.

8 April 2014 Beyza Kural

Emergence of an Orchestra From Roma Neighborhood

Emergence of an Orchestra From Roma Neighborhood

While urban transformation projects took its toll in Istanbul’s historic Sulukule district, an orchestra has been founded by its young survivors. With a repertoire of Balkan melodies, the orchestra is now “professional” and emerging to release their first album.

8 April 2014 Nilay Vardar

Students “Zero-Up” Nymphomaniac Censorship in Turkey

Students “Zero-Up” Nymphomaniac Censorship in Turkey

Nymphomaniac, the latest movie of Lars Von Trier and banned in movie theaters, is now available at 4 universities in Turkey.

Police Şahbaz Ordered to Stand Trial

Police Şahbaz Ordered to Stand Trial

Ankara 6th High Criminal Court ordered top suspect police officer Şahbaz to attend the next hearing on the case of Ethem Sarısülük, a Gezi Resistance protestor who was shot dead by police fire.

7 April 2014 Serhat Korkmaz

Twitter Ban Lifted, YouTube Awaiting With Issues

Twitter Ban Lifted, YouTube Awaiting With Issues

While Turkish authorities lifted the twitter ban in Turkey, the situation of YouTube ban remained unclear as telecommunication authorities and courts made incompatible statements regarding the reason behind it.

Turkey Convicted of “Unexpected Death of Soldier”

Turkey Convicted of “Unexpected Death of Soldier”

The European Court of Human Rights issued a verdict yesterday on the case of Yılmaz Köse, a private who allegedly committed suicide during his compulsory military service. Finding Turkey guilty of conduction an adequate investigation, the court ordered Turkey to pay 10,000 euros.

3 April 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Court Restricts bianet Article

Court Restricts bianet Article

Acting upon businessperson Çeçen’s defamation complaint, Ankara 5th High Criminal Court ordered a URL-based restriction on bianet’s article regarding the purchase of Sabah-TV allegedly by the order of PM Erdoğan.

Court Rejects the Release of 8 Socialists, Again

Court Rejects the Release of 8 Socialists, Again

Istanbul 2nd High Criminal Court rejected the release request of journalist Füsun Erdoğan, writer Arif Çelebi and 6 other socialists whose trial process have not been completed in Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals in its 8 year.

Police: Berkin Elvan’s Shooter is Among 275 Policemen

Police: Berkin Elvan’s Shooter is Among 275 Policemen

In response to prosecutor’s inquiry, police authorities reportedly came up with the names of 275 policemen in relation to the death of Berkin Elvan. While none of them had a specific helmet numbers, no details have been provided on which officer fired tear gas bombs.

28 March 2014 Ayça Söylemez

2 Journalists On Hunger Strike For 8 Socialists

2 Journalists On Hunger Strike For 8 Socialists

Two journalists have started a two-day hunger strike before the 3rd motion towards the decline of release request for 8 socialist prisoners - under arrest for MLKP case for 7 years.

26 March 2014 Beyza Kural

Report Reveals Tear Gas Usage in February, March

Report Reveals Tear Gas Usage in February, March

According to a report released by Biber Gazı Yasaklansın Initiative, people were exposed to tear gas in different cities for 21 days in February, for 13 days in the first 22 days of March.

No More Jailed Defendants in Uğur Kantar case

No More Jailed Defendants in Uğur Kantar case

A military court in Northern Cyprus released all jailed defendants within the case of Uğur Kantar, a private under compulsory drafting who allegedly lost his life due to a solitary confinement penalty known as “disko”.

25 March 2014 Ekin Karaca

TGC Sues Against Twitter Ban

TGC Sues Against Twitter Ban

TGC sued for the suspension of Turkey’s information and communication authorities for the ruling on the twitter ban.

Newroz Joy Overflows Into the Sea

Newroz Joy Overflows Into the Sea

The city of Istanbul experienced one of its most crowded Newroz celebrations in the recent years with demonstrators extending up to the waterfront in the massive Kazlıçeşme square. Those who participated in the celebration expressed their hopes about Turkey’s resolution process.

24 March 2014 Nilay Vardar

#TwitterisbannedinTurkey

#TwitterisbannedinTurkey

Various artists protested the twitter ban in Turkey with their drawings.

Twitter is Blocked in Turkey

Twitter is Blocked in Turkey

Only few hours after PM Erdoğan’s words “We will root out twitter in Turkey” in an election rally in Bursa province, authorities shut down the access to twitter via default DNS in Turkey.

“Whoever Lives in Şişli is Listed in HDP”

“Whoever Lives in Şişli is Listed in HDP”

“Names like Talat Pasha still traumatize people. We will start the work from the streets,” Eli Haligua, a candidate council member, said.

20 March 2014 Nilay Vardar

Children Killed By the State

Children Killed By the State

Berkin Elvan is not the first child who died as a result of state violence. Hundreds of children lost their lives because of the state violence since 1988.

Turkey to Pay 25,000 Euros to Öcalan

Turkey to Pay 25,000 Euros to Öcalan

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan’s “aggravated” life sentence violated the convention article related to “prohibition of inhuman or degrading treatment”.

19 March 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Saturday Mothers Visit Elvan’s Family

Saturday Mothers Visit Elvan’s Family

Saturday Mothers/People visited Elvan’s family after 468th meeting on Saturday which started with a song dedicated to Berkin Elvan.

17 March 2014 Kadir Celep

It is Spring in Istanbul

It is Spring in Istanbul

Clouds of gas blanket the streets of Ankara and Istanbul, and the people’s eyes fill with tears. They cry for 15-year-old Berkin Elvan who is dead from a head injury caused by a gas canister fired by riot police last June.

12 March 2014 Susan Ross

Thousands Bid Farewell to Berkin Elvan

Thousands Bid Farewell to Berkin Elvan

Thousands are bidding farewell to Berkin Elvan, a 15 year-old child who has been in comatose for 269 days due to a police gas bomb canister and died as of early yesterday morning.

Ex-Military Chief İlker Başbuğ Ordered to Be Released

Ex-Military Chief İlker Başbuğ Ordered to Be Released

Istanbul 20th High Criminal Court ordered the released of İlker Başbuğ, Turkey’s jailed ex-military chief within Ergenekon case, after the Constitutional Court ruling about his rights have been violated.

ECHR Convicts Turkey’s “Disproportionate Punishment”

ECHR Convicts Turkey’s “Disproportionate Punishment”

The European Court of Human Rights found a Turkish court’s order for damages on writer Dilipak disproportionate when he wrote “I am not renouncing my right to deceased retired general Erkaya”.

4 March 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac Banned in Turkey

Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac Banned in Turkey

The screening of Lars von Trier’s latest movie “Nymphomaniac” has been banned across Turkey’s movie theaters by Evaluation Classification Higher Council.

Gezi Protestor’s Death Not Found “Suspicious”

Gezi Protestor’s Death Not Found “Suspicious”

Prosecutors decided not to follow charges in the death of Serdar Kadakal, a Kadıköy resident who allegedly died due to extreme use of tear gas after a Gezi Resistance protest in Istanbul.

26 February 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Police Receives State of Emergency-Like Mandate in Ankara

Police Receives State of Emergency-Like Mandate in Ankara

Ankara 10th Peace Court approved a list of mandates allowing the police to search any individual, vehicle and belongings for 15 days in 6 different neighborhoods without a further court order.

20 February 2014

In Dersim, A Rainbow Appears Under the Moonlight

In Dersim, A Rainbow Appears Under the Moonlight

Roştîya Asmê, the name of the first LGBTI association in Dersim province, means “moonlight” in Zazaki. “Homophobia is the same everywhere. Every region calls hate by a different name. We should not be deceived by Dersim’s political stance,” Loren Elva told bianet.

20 February 2014 Yasemin Aykaç

Are Missing Evidence Kept on Judial Escrows?

Are Missing Evidence Kept on Judial Escrows?

Advocates of Bayrampaşa case requested an investigation in judicial escrows, saying that authorities attempted to vanish evidence related to Turkey's "Operation Back to Life". The aforementioned evidence is missing for 14 years.

12 February 2014 Ayça Söylemez

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Torturing Advocate

ECHR Convicts Turkey of Torturing Advocate

The European Court of Human Rights convicted Turkey of “inadequate investigation” and “ill-treatment and torture” in the case of Gülizar Tuncer, a human rights advocate.

11 February 2014 Ayça Söylemez

Parliament Passes Internet Censorship Bill

Parliament Passes Internet Censorship Bill

Turkey’s Parliament passed the bill on the “protection of private life”, a regulation that gave authorities extraordinary competencies to make URL-based restrictions like in China, Iran and Saudi Arabia.

6 February 2014