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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.
25 March 2014
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 sued for the suspension of Turkey’s information and communication authorities for the ruling on the twitter ban.
24 March 2014
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
Various artists protested the twitter ban in Turkey with their drawings.
21 March 2014
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.
21 March 2014
“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
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.
19 March 2014
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/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
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 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.
12 March 2014
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.
7 March 2014
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
The screening of Lars von Trier’s latest movie “Nymphomaniac” has been banned across Turkey’s movie theaters by Evaluation Classification Higher Council.
3 March 2014
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
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
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?
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
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
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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
Meet Turkey’s Cancer Patient Inmates
At least 33 cancer patients are entering World Cancer Day in difficult prison conditions. While authorities tend to reject official release requests due to Law No 5275, cancer thriver inmates experience more traumatic stress with less treatment options.
4 February 2014
Barış Mumyakmaz
Ways to Seek Justice in Kayseri’s “State of Emergency”
bianet interviewed lawyers Ergin Cinmen and Efkan Bolaç on the various bans related to Ali Ismail Korkmaz case. “The ban was de facto rejected,” Bolaç said. Cinmen, in return, said protestors could file a complaint in case of right violation.
3 February 2014
Beyza Kural
Ali Ismail Korkmaz Case Suspects Stand Trial
8 suspects stood trial in Kayseri 3rd High Criminal Court for the case of Ali Ismail Korkmaz, a Gezi Resistance protestor who died on July 10 due to a battery. The hearing was interrupted as one of the attorneys claimed that there was an armed man in the courtroom.
3 February 2014
ECHR Convicts Turkey of Police Fire
The European Court of Human Rights issued a verdict on the case of Şamil Camekan, finding Turkey guilty of the lack of efficient and rapid investigation regarding right to life after a police shooting. Turkey was ordered to pay 6,000 euros as non-pecuniary damages.
28 January 2014
Ayça Söylemez
Bill Proposal For Sick Inmates
CHP deputy Veli Ağbaba submitted a bill proposal enabling sick inmates to be released without an official admission by Forensics Institute. The aforementioned bill also removes the expression “those who are considered not to pose a public security threat”.
28 January 2014
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Buldan: We Will Forward KCK’s Response to Öcalan
BDP delegation returned from Qandil Mountain with a 7 page letter written by KCK administration to Öcalan.
27 January 2014
Killed in Mardin, Buried in Istanbul 19 Years Later
Nurettin and Nejat Yalçınkaya, two relatives who have disappeared under detention in 1995, have been buried to Sütlüce Cemetery this afternoon.
23 January 2014
Irmak Kurtulmuş
Turkey Convicted in Mesopotamia Publishing Case
The European Court of Human Rights ruled that Turkey violated the freedom of expression in the case of Mesopotamia Publishing, a publishing company closed down due to “causing public disorder”.
22 January 2014
KCK Case Defendants Apply to Constitutional Court
Peace and Democracy Party applied to the Constitutional Court for the release of defendants in KCK case their release. “The local court will have to respect the constitutional court ruling,” Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Elçi told bianet.
20 January 2014
Elif Akgül
Hrant Dink Commemorated Worldwide
Thousands assembled one more time in front of Agos newspaper in Istanbul to commemorate Hrant Dink, an Armenian journalist who was murdered in 2007. Ceremonies were also held across Turkey and worldwide including Diyarbakır, Izmir, Dersim and New York.
20 January 2014
Beyza Kural
“Will Corruption Recordings Count As Private Space?”
While Communications Minister announced that new omnibus bill will allow URL restrictions without court order if it concerned private space, advocate Ahi asked authorities: “What if it concerned public interest?”
15 January 2014
Elif Akgül
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