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Thirty-eight people acquitted after four years of trial for commenting on economic crisis

Thirty-eight people acquitted after four years of trial for commenting on economic crisis

Journalists and economists were among the people who stood trial after a report on Bloomberg about Turkey's 2018 currency crisis.

'My mother is annoyed when someone asks why a 72-year-old is in prison'

'My mother is annoyed when someone asks why a 72-year-old is in prison'

Mücella Yapıcı, an architect and a rights defender, is among the eight convicts of the Gezi Park case. "We have been living through the same things for eight years," says her daughter.

28 April 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Berlin Film Festival expresses solidarity with convicts of Gezi case

Berlin Film Festival expresses solidarity with convicts of Gezi case

"We are deeply shocked by and strongly condemn the verdict," Berlinale said in a statement

Is it possible to live together in the presence of impunity?

Is it possible to live together in the presence of impunity?

Lawyers Kerem Dikmen, Berrin Demir, Emel Ataktürk, Fatoş Hacıvelioğlu, Tugay Bek, and Veysel Vesek explained the damages of impunity on justice in the cases they pursue.

Taksim Solidarity: We will continue to be stubborn, naughty kids of Gezi

Taksim Solidarity: We will continue to be stubborn, naughty kids of Gezi

The Taksim Solidarity platform made a press statement in criticism of the conviction of eight people in Gezi retrial. Police intervened against the groups going to Cihangir, battering and detaining several people, including journalists.

27 April 2022 Evrim Kepenek

Who are the eight convicts of the Gezi case?

Who are the eight convicts of the Gezi case?

We are sharing the short biographies of the eight convicts of the Gezi trial, who spent their lives struggling for rights and equality.

Bars associations, rights organizations protest construction in Newala Qesaba

Bars associations, rights organizations protest construction in Newala Qesaba

Representatives from the bar associations of Diyarbakır, Van, Bingöl and Siirt and from the İHD and TİHV protested the construction near Newala Qesaba, a site of mass graves in eastern Turkey. Police officers tried to block their passage.

Armenians in Turkey mark Genocide Remembrance Day

Armenians in Turkey mark Genocide Remembrance Day

"Children of this country study at Talat Pasha schools, walk on Enver Pasha streets, and meet on Cemal Pasha squares. This is a calamity as big as the genocide," said MP Paylan.

Armenian MP of Turkey threatened by government after bill for genocide recognition

Armenian MP of Turkey threatened by government after bill for genocide recognition

While President Erdoğan extended condolences to the Armenian patriarch of Turkey, MP Paylan was threatened with legal action.

Administrative court rejects appeal against transfer of Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia

Administrative court rejects appeal against transfer of Khashoggi case to Saudi Arabia

An administrative court has found Hatice Cengiz's appeal inadmissible. There is another appeal that has not yet been decided on.

Mother of prisoner who died after torture in İstanbul prison: They hid my child from me

Mother of prisoner who died after torture in İstanbul prison: They hid my child from me

A few days before his death, Ferhan Yılmaz had invited her for a free visit, says his mother.

Mass torture in prison, villas on mass grave

Mass torture in prison, villas on mass grave

Suspicious killing of a prisoner reveals mass torture in İstanbul prison • Housing estate project on a site of mass graves • Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee appeals verdict passing case to Saudi Arabia • Prominent feminist group faces closure

16 April 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Prisoners 'forced to kill themselves' in İstanbul transferred to other prisons

Prisoners 'forced to kill themselves' in İstanbul transferred to other prisons

A delegation from the Human Rights Association has visited Silivri Prison, where one prisoner was recently killed.

'Building a shopping mall on a mass grave means sweeping the massacre under the carpet'

'Building a shopping mall on a mass grave means sweeping the massacre under the carpet'

HDP deputy Garo Paylan has talked about the construction project in Newala Qesaba: "We expect respect for our deceased. Everybody should show sensitivity because this is a matter of human rights."

15 April 2022 Ruken Tuncel

Khashoggi's fiancee appeals against court verdict passing murder case to Saudi Arabia

Khashoggi's fiancee appeals against court verdict passing murder case to Saudi Arabia

"It is clear that a fair trial will not be held by the Saudi authorities, and this is mentioned even in the indictment in Turkey," the lawyer of Hatice Cengiz has stated.

Military contractor close to government sues Evrensel newspaper

Military contractor close to government sues Evrensel newspaper

The lawsuit was filed because of an article titled "SADAT, the shady organization of the government."

Stage actor Genco Erkal acquitted of 'insulting the president'

Stage actor Genco Erkal acquitted of 'insulting the president'

The 84-year-old actor was put on trial because of his tweets about political issues.

Writer Ergün Poyraz claims he was attacked for investigating irregular tender

Writer Ergün Poyraz claims he was attacked for investigating irregular tender

Ergün was put in intensive care after having a crack in his skull because of the attack.

Minority foundations | Armenians of Turkey express concern over new regulation rumors

Minority foundations | Armenians of Turkey express concern over new regulation rumors

Hospitals belonging to minority foundations may be excluded from a new regulation that will allow the minorities to elect the directors of their foundations nine years later, according to rumors.

Video footage shows torture despite reports of ‘heart attack’ and ‘infectious disease’

Video footage shows torture despite reports of ‘heart attack’ and ‘infectious disease’

Having lost his life in Silivri Closed Prison, Ferhan Yılmaz’s video from the intensive case has surfaced. While the Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses said “his heart stopped and he died”, the death report referred to an “infectious disease”.

Journalist Hasan Cemal acquitted of 'insulting the president'

Journalist Hasan Cemal acquitted of 'insulting the president'

"You do journalism for 54 years, and nothing changes. Very sad, pathetic..." the journalist said in his statement of defense.

Newala Qesaba: Construction near mass graves in Kurdish province 'should be stopped'

Newala Qesaba: Construction near mass graves in Kurdish province 'should be stopped'

The construction works should be halted and the process should be carried out with respect to the disease, says Ümit Biçer, a professor of forensic medicine.

13 April 2022 Ferid Demirel

Prisoner: Warden gave a rope and said, ‘Hang yourself’

Prisoner: Warden gave a rope and said, ‘Hang yourself’

The İstanbul Branch of the Human Rights Association has made a statement about the torture and ill treatment of prisoners at Silivri No. 5 Prison and the death of two prisoners, urging the authorities to launch a penal and administrative investigation.

Why Turkey's minorities not able to elect their community leaders for nine years?

Why Turkey's minorities not able to elect their community leaders for nine years?

The government annulled the previous regulation for elections and has not issued a new one. April 30 is the deadline that was set in a human rights action plan. It is not clear whether communities' demands were taken into consideration.

12 April 2022 Hikmet Adal

Attacked in Aydın, writer Ergün Poyraz has life-threatening injuries

Attacked in Aydın, writer Ergün Poyraz has life-threatening injuries

Targeted in an attack in front of his house, writer Ergün Poyraz allegedly wrote a tip-off letter about a company that the Kuşadası Municipality gave tenders to.

Khashoggi murder: Justice minister says he had no option but to pass the case to Saudi Arabia

Khashoggi murder: Justice minister says he had no option but to pass the case to Saudi Arabia

Minister Bozdağ has said that he acted in accordance with the law as the defendants could not be brought before the court in Turkey.

Lawyer seriously injured after being run over by police in Şırnak

Lawyer seriously injured after being run over by police in Şırnak

The Şırnak Bar Association has denounced the incident, which it said showed "none of us are safe."

Study: Kurds want education, municipal services in mother tongue

Study: Kurds want education, municipal services in mother tongue

The Kurds' demands regarding their mother tongue are the ones that receive the least negative reactions from the public in Turkey, according to a new study.

From Sámi language to Kurdish with writer Labba

From Sámi language to Kurdish with writer Labba

The number of those who learn their mother language to get over the historical trauma and for emancipation has been on the increase among Sámis, an indigenous people in Scandinavia. What does this experience mean for the future of Kurdish?

7 April 2022 E. Barış Altıntaş

More lawsuits by Erdoğan and his son-in-law Bayraktar against journalists

More lawsuits by Erdoğan and his son-in-law Bayraktar against journalists

A journalist has been indicted for "insulting the president." Bayraktar has sued a journalist over an interview about his company's drones.

Sixty-seven journalists killed in 113 years in Turkey

Sixty-seven journalists killed in 113 years in Turkey

113 years ago today, a journalist was murdered in Turkey for the first time. Sixty-six more have been killed since then, with the last happening this year.

Armored vehicle hits civilian car in Diyarbakır, three people injured

Armored vehicle hits civilian car in Diyarbakır, three people injured

Two people in a van and one police officer in the armored vehicle have been taken to the hospital following the collision.

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