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What It Takes to Be Penniless in Prison

What It Takes to Be Penniless in Prison

“In here, they don’t provide anything to us, neither water nor soap, toothpaste or sugar… just tea is free...I used the same sheet for 27 months…Now, I don’t even have an underwear, just two rapped t-shirts and pants… Believe me, we feel the absence of everything..”

10 June 2014 Ayça Söylemez

“641 Sick Prisoners Are Still Jailed”

“641 Sick Prisoners Are Still Jailed”

Struggle Platform Against Isolation released a statement, saying that as of June, there are 641 sick prisoners across Turkey’s prisons with 233 in serious condition.

9 June 2014 Beyza Kural

Attack on High Security Checkpoint Protest in Lice, Two Dead

Attack on High Security Checkpoint Protest in Lice, Two Dead

Soldiers attacked the protests in Lice against the construction of police stations and high security police checkpoints. Two Lice residents, Ramazan Baran (24) and Baki Akdemir (50) were killed. Two people were injured, one of them female. The funerals of the deceased were held yesterday.

New Ruling in Dink Murder: Related State Officials Must Face Trial

New Ruling in Dink Murder: Related State Officials Must Face Trial

The responsibility of state officials in the Dink murder was not carried to court despite the ECHR verdict and the reform on Code on Criminal Procedure. Bakırköy 8th High Criminal Court made a ruling opening the way to this investigation.

6 June 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

“Children Aren’t Being Taken To The Mountains; They Go There”

“Children Aren’t Being Taken To The Mountains; They Go There”

bianet talked with Human Rights Foundation (İHD) Chairman Öztürk Türkdoğan about the recent “child guerrillas” debate sparked by the protest of around 80 families in Diyarbakır whose children have joined the PKK.

4 June 2014 Ekin Karaca

YouTube At Last!

YouTube At Last!

Turkey lifted its YouTube ban dated March 27 following the Constitutional Court’s decision on May 29 stating, “The access ban on Youtube is a rights violation.”

Our New Paramilitaries: Trust Teams

Our New Paramilitaries: Trust Teams

I saw the people called “Trust Teams”, whom one doesn’t even recognize to be police officers, for the first time at a social event. They put on their show in the first year commemorations of the Gezi Resistance through swearing, violence and shouting.

2 June 2014 Ekin Karaca

Gezi Anniversary Protests: 126 Detained, 13 Wounded

Gezi Anniversary Protests: 126 Detained, 13 Wounded

Istanbul’s Gezi Anniversary Protests on Saturday left 126 demonstrators detained and 13 wounded. “İstanbul looks better thanks to peace and security,” Istanbul Provincial Police Chief Altınok said during his visit to the police in Taksim.

Gendarmerie Intervention on Diyarbakır-Lice Road

Gendarmerie Intervention on Diyarbakır-Lice Road

Armed forces together with special units staged an operation against PKK’s youth organization YDG-H, due to their blocking the Diyarbakır-Lice road for the past week in protest of the construction of police stations and high-security police bases at the borders of the country.

Constitutional Court: YouTube Ban is a "Right Violation"

Constitutional Court: YouTube Ban is a "Right Violation"

Turkey's Constitutional Court ruled that the ban on YouTube imposed by TIB authorities was a "right violation".

Popular Twitter User Receives 15 Months of Prison

Popular Twitter User Receives 15 Months of Prison

E. P., the owner of popular twitter user "Allah CC”, has been convicted to 15 months of prison for “overtly humiliating religious values accepted by a faction of the society”.

“I Want My Son and I Want Peace”

“I Want My Son and I Want Peace”

“When the funerals don’t come in, people think there’s peace. But mothers are still crying here. We want our children back, and we want peace,” Selami Erden, father of Fırat Aydın Eren who joined the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) at age 15 told bianet.

28 May 2014 Nilay Vardar

PKK Kidnaps Chief Sergeant in Mardin

PKK Kidnaps Chief Sergeant in Mardin

PKK guerrillas kidnapped a chief army sergeant traveling from Mardin to Erzurum after blocking a highway between eastern provinces of Diyarbakır and Bingöl last night.

“Academicians Must Freely Express Their Thoughts”

“Academicians Must Freely Express Their Thoughts”

Turkey will both renounce constitutional law professor Mustafa Erdoğan’s restitution for criticizing the Constitutional Court of Turkey about closing a political party, and also pay him 7,500 Euros for non-pecuniary damages.

27 May 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

The Museum of Thought Crimes Opens

The Museum of Thought Crimes Opens

“Initiative Against Thought Crimes (!?)” conducted the opening of the online Museum of Thought Crimes with the participation of Noam Chomsky via teleconference.

27 May 2014 Elif Akgül

Uğur Kurt, a Protest Bystander, Killed By Police Fire

Uğur Kurt, a Protest Bystander, Killed By Police Fire

Uğur Kurt (30), a municipal worker who was coincidentally visiting a cemevi for funeral in Istanbul’s Okmeydanı, died of police fire during a nearby protest dedicated to Berkin Elvan. While clashes resumed all night, 9 were injured including 7 policemen.

“Police Killed 155 People in 7 Years”

“Police Killed 155 People in 7 Years”

Baran Tursun Foundation released a message on the occasion of Mother’s Day, saying that they could detect at least 155 individuals who were killed by the police between 2007 and 2014.

Arrest Warrant for Cem Aygün's Shooter Policeman

Arrest Warrant for Cem Aygün's Shooter Policeman

An Ankara court issued an arrest warrant for the police officer who caused the death of Cem Aygün (24) for not obeying the "halt" warning.

9 May 2014 Ekin Karaca

YSK-RTÜK Cooperation: 176 Suspensions in 3 Months

YSK-RTÜK Cooperation: 176 Suspensions in 3 Months

Turkey's Supreme Election Board (YSK) handed out 176 suspensions to 22 media institutions for their broadcasts until March 17th during the January-February-March 2014 period.

8 May 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

“YouTube Must Be Available in 2 Days”

“YouTube Must Be Available in 2 Days”

Kerem Altıparmak, assistant professor of law at Ankara University, told bianet that Youtube must be lifted immediately in Turkey, a condition that otherwise required a Constitutional Court decision.

7 May 2014 Elif Akgül

Probation Letter For Sick Inmate

Probation Letter For Sick Inmate

Human rights advocate Gülizar Tuncer filed a request for the probation of sentence and immediate release of Ramazan Özalp, a sick inmate who has been suffering from a brain tumor and paralysed from the left side of his body.

7 May 2014 Ekin Karaca

Taksim Ban in ECHR

Taksim Ban in ECHR

Advocate Sedat Vural applied to the European Court of Human Rights after his complaint on Taksim May Day Ban was rejected by Turkey’s Constitutional Court.

6 May 2014 Ekin Karaca

Balance of 3 Months: “How Many Interventions to the Media With Recordings?”

Balance of 3 Months: “How Many Interventions to the Media With Recordings?”

In the period of January-February-March 2014, Turkey’s agenda was mainly set to the leaked voice recordings of PM Erdoğan and his contacts as well as the alleged interventions on Channel 24, Habertürk, NTV, Milliyet and TRT.

6 May 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

First Conscientious Objection Submitted To Constitutional Court

First Conscientious Objection Submitted To Constitutional Court

Lawyer Davut Erkan submitted an application to Turkey's Constitutional Court, saying that the conscientious objection has not been acknowledged albeit the constitution and EDHR.

All May Day Detainees Released

All May Day Detainees Released

Various courts released 171 defendants who have been detained for being insisting to celebrate the May Day in Istanbul's Taksim Square. On the other hand, 4 were released within an order to submit signatures to a police station on a weekly basis.

PM Erdoğan Starring in FoE Violations!

PM Erdoğan Starring in FoE Violations!

17 people were convicted to a total of 31 years of prison in the first three months of 2014 for insulting Prime Minister Erdoğan. 35 journalists ve 15 publishers are behind bars. YouTube is banned, Twitter is banned and then reopened. At least 40 assaults were made towards mediaworkers and journalists.

2 May 2014 Erol Önderoğlu

Crown Imperials Are Blooming in Hakkari Province

Crown Imperials Are Blooming in Hakkari Province

Crown Imperials, an endengered spieces of tulips with 43 types available in Turkey, have bloomed in Hakkari province. Previpusly, authorities pointed the flower as a sign of PKK affiliation.

Pınar Selek Verdict to be Delivered on June 11

Pınar Selek Verdict to be Delivered on June 11

Turkey’s Supreme Court of Appeals will deliver the verdict on the case of Pınar Selek on June 11th. “Today, we’re leaving this court with more hope,” said Akın Atalay, one of Pınar Selek’s lawyers.

30 April 2014 Çiçek Tahaoğlu

“Condemnation of Pınar Selek will be a Disgrace to Turkey”

“Condemnation of Pınar Selek will be a Disgrace to Turkey”

bianet interviewed Pınar Selek’s lawyer and the representative of International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Martin Pradel on the Pınar Selek case.

29 April 2014 Elif Nas Ünal

2 Senior Sergeants Abducted After Gendarmerie Intervention

2 Senior Sergeants Abducted After Gendarmerie Intervention

A PKK-linked group abducted two senior sergeants in the southeastern district of Lice after a gendarmerie intervention on those protesting against new military headquarters in the area.

April 24 Mourned in Istanbul

April 24 Mourned in Istanbul

Turkey’s intellectuals, activists and human rights advocates commemorated the 99th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Istanbul yesterday with a series of ceremonies.

“We Used to Listen About the Genocide Like a Tale”

“We Used to Listen About the Genocide Like a Tale”

bianet interviewed Agos newspaper writer Pakrat Estukyan on the stories of his genocide survivor grandparents and denial politics.

24 April 2014 Nilay Vardar