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‘1,941 arrested, convicted children in Turkey with their rights, needs disregarded’
‘1,941 arrested, convicted children in Turkey with their rights, needs disregarded’
The Ankara Medical Chamber has made a statement about the situation of children in Turkey’s prisons and underlined that the conditions that “push” children to crime must be improved first.
7 January 2022
Investigation against HDP's Gergerlioğlu over his social media post about Aysel Tuğluk
Investigation against HDP's Gergerlioğlu over his social media post about Aysel Tuğluk
With his request for visiting Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk rejected by the Justice Ministry, HDP MP Gergerlioğlu made a press statement in front of the Kandıra Prison. He has faced an investigation shortly afterwards.
7 January 2022
Rights groups call for unconditional release of arrested Boğaziçi University students
Rights groups call for unconditional release of arrested Boğaziçi University students
Ahead of their first hearing on January 7, four rights organizations have made a joint statement calling for the unconditional release of Berke Gök and Perit Özen, who have been arrested after protesting the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University.
6 January 2022
Ministry doesn’t permit HDP MP Gergerlioğlu to visit Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Tuğluk
Ministry doesn’t permit HDP MP Gergerlioğlu to visit Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Tuğluk
HDP Kocaeli MP Gergerlioğlu, also a physician, speaks to bianet about the contradictory medical reports on jailed politician Aysel Tuğluk. According to the MP, the report of the İstanbul Forensic Medicine Institution does not contain medical statements.
6 January 2022 Ruken Tuncel
Pandemic in Turkey’s prisons | ‘36 people stay in a quarantine ward’
Pandemic in Turkey’s prisons | ‘36 people stay in a quarantine ward’
From the report of the Civil Society in the Penal System Association: “In some prisons, quarantine areas are arranged as wards and prisoners stay there in large groups of 26-36 people. There are blood and urine stains on some beds and bed sheets.”
5 January 2022
18 areas in Turkey's Şırnak, Dersim declared ‘Special Security Zones’
18 areas in Turkey's Şırnak, Dersim declared ‘Special Security Zones’
By the decisions of governor’s offices, 14 areas in Şırnak and 4 areas in Dersim in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern and eastern regions have been declared “Temporary Special Security Zones” for a year.
5 January 2022
'Civil authorities can't interfere with trial of a police officer,' appeals court rules
'Civil authorities can't interfere with trial of a police officer,' appeals court rules
The trial of a police officer who caused permanent disabilities to a woman was stopped after the sub-governor's office did not grant permission.
4 January 2022
Attack on HDP Bahçelievler office: Assailant released from detention
Attack on HDP Bahçelievler office: Assailant released from detention
Muhammed Eren Sütçü, who attacked the Bahçelievler District Organization of the Peoples’ Democratic Party with a gun and knife, has been released by the İstanbul 3rd Criminal Judgeship of Peace.
3 January 2022
RedHack case: Five journalists sentenced to prison for reporting on Albayrak's leaked emails
RedHack case: Five journalists sentenced to prison for reporting on Albayrak's leaked emails
The journalists have been given deferred prison sentences for "illegally obtaining personal data" and have been acquitted of "terror propaganda."
3 January 2022
‘We will take Berke and Perit’: Boğaziçi students protest in front of Silivri Prison
‘We will take Berke and Perit’: Boğaziçi students protest in front of Silivri Prison
Making a statement in front of the Silivri Prison in İstanbul, the students of Boğaziçi University said, “We, students, are coming. We will free the positions occupied by trustees. We will build our own future away from this rotten mentality.”
3 January 2022
One more ill prisoner 'can stay in prison' according to Forensic Medicine Institution
One more ill prisoner 'can stay in prison' according to Forensic Medicine Institution
Mehmet Tacettin from the Prison Commission of the Human Rights Association says prisoner Civan Boltan, who has a shrapnel piece in his brain, is prevented from release as the Forensic Medicine Institution’s report says “he can stay in prison”.
3 January 2022
'Hate attacks on HDP caused by government's discourse'
'Hate attacks on HDP caused by government's discourse'
A person attempted an armed attack on the HDP's district office in Bahçelievler, İstanbul, was detained. HDP Co-Chair Buldan and the Human Rights Association have called on the authorities two investigate the incident effectively.
30 December 2021
'Sixty-six people offered, threatened to become informants this year'
'Sixty-six people offered, threatened to become informants this year'
Some 144 people were kidnapped, threatened or offered to become informants in the first 11 months of the year, the İHD has announced.
30 December 2021
RTÜK fines three broadcasters over reports, comments critical of government
RTÜK fines three broadcasters over reports, comments critical of government
Halk TV, FOX TV and TELE1 will pay a fine of 2 percent of their advertising revenues.
30 December 2021
10th anniversary of Roboski Massacre: 'Institutionalized impunity'
10th anniversary of Roboski Massacre: 'Institutionalized impunity'
Ferhat Encü, who lost his family members and relatives in the massacre, spoke to bianet about the judicial process and impunity.
28 December 2021
Attack on HDP office in İstanbul leaves two injured
Attack on HDP office in İstanbul leaves two injured
Party members said that the assailant ran away after they took away his weapons in what was the third armed attack targeting the party in six months.
28 December 2021
'Even the prison administration says Aysel Tuğluk is not in good health'
'Even the prison administration says Aysel Tuğluk is not in good health'
Diagnosed with dementia, former HDP deputy Tuğluk is kept in prison despite a medical report that found she shouldn't stay behind bars.
27 December 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Prosecutors seek investigation against HDP executives for statement on Armenian Genocide
Prosecutors seek investigation against HDP executives for statement on Armenian Genocide
If the minister of justice gives permission, the HDP executives will be investigated for "insulting the Turkish nation and the state."
27 December 2021
'Ill prisoner Yusuf Akbaba threatened with death'
'Ill prisoner Yusuf Akbaba threatened with death'
The prisoner is isolated and not provided with proper treatment, the İHD has stated.
27 December 2021
'Seeking justice, not begging': Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk in prison despite severe illness
'Seeking justice, not begging': Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk in prison despite severe illness
Tuğluk's brother says, "We are trying to find justice, if there is any. We are not begging anyone. However, they can't prevent my sister's right to treatment while she has a health problem."
23 December 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Letter from prison: ‘Garibe Gezer was killed, they want to cover it up’
Letter from prison: ‘Garibe Gezer was killed, they want to cover it up’
Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair Eren Keskin has shared the letter sent by prisoner Deniz Tepeli to lawyer Jiyan Tosun about the suspicious death of Garibe Gezer in Kandıra Prison.
22 December 2021
Soylu appeals against Council of State ruling halting ban on audio, video recording
Soylu appeals against Council of State ruling halting ban on audio, video recording
Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu previously defined it as a “right sensitivity” that the Council of State halted the execution of the Directorate General of Security's circular banning journalists from audio and visual recordings during public incidents.
21 December 2021
Emine Şenyaşar summoned to depose for 11th time
Emine Şenyaşar summoned to depose for 11th time
Seeking justice for her spouse and two sons killed in an armed attack in Turkey’s southeastern province of Urfa, Emine Şenyaşar has been summoned to give her statement on the grounds that she allegedly “insulted a public official”.
21 December 2021
Kobanî trial | ‘1 US Dollar was 6 Turkish Lira when we were jailed’
Kobanî trial | ‘1 US Dollar was 6 Turkish Lira when we were jailed’
The court board told HDP politician Bülent Parmaksız, “Make defense as to the accusations; we don’t do politics here”. Parmaksız responded: “You put us on trial over politics; we naturally talk politics.”
21 December 2021
Metin Lokumcu case | ‘Those who gave the order must be put on trial’
Metin Lokumcu case | ‘Those who gave the order must be put on trial’
The trial over the death of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu as a result of the tear gas used by the police continued at the Trabzon 2nd High Criminal Court. Rights organizations and politicians addressed the public after the hearing.
21 December 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Police officer says ‘enough gas was used’ on the day Metin Lokumcu died
Police officer says ‘enough gas was used’ on the day Metin Lokumcu died
The trial over the killing of retired teacher Metin Lokumcu with pepper gas continued at the Trabzon 2nd High Criminal Court. The court has accepted the lawyers' request for hearing the defendants in courtroom and adjourned the trial until January 6-7.
20 December 2021 Evrim Kepenek
Forensic Medicine Institute decides another prisoner with cancer 'can stay in prison'
Forensic Medicine Institute decides another prisoner with cancer 'can stay in prison'
Yusuf Özmen was arrested in February 2018 despite having cancer. He cannot stay in prison according to medical reports from five different hospitals.
20 December 2021
Carbon monoxide poisoning in Kırıkkale: Two children hospitalized
Carbon monoxide poisoning in Kırıkkale: Two children hospitalized
Amid deep poverty and increasing costs of residential heating in Turkey, two children, Zahide Nur (8) and Aybüke Zümra Tosun (4), have been affected by the carbon monoxide leaking from the heating stove. They have been taken to a hospital.
20 December 2021
Police officers investigated for battering, accusing a child of bicycle theft
Police officers investigated for battering, accusing a child of bicycle theft
Father Ferhat A. has told the reporters that his child could not sleep at night after the incident and that he was traumatized. “I will go to the prosecutor’s office and file a complaint against the police because they battered my son,” he has said.
20 December 2021
Taybet İnan commemorated: 'Perpetrators are still on duty'
Taybet İnan commemorated: 'Perpetrators are still on duty'
Shot by snipers in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority Şırnak province during curfews in 2015 and with her deceased body left on the street for 7 days, Taybet İnan has been commemorated in the 6th year of her death in the place where she was killed.
20 December 2021
Survey: 'Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s'
Survey: 'Situation of human rights in Kurdish regions no different from the 1990s'
More than 40 percent of the people in Diyarbakır do not trust the country's justice system, according to a new survey by the Diyarbakır Bar Association and the Rawest Research company.
17 December 2021 Ruken Tuncel
Report finds 191 violations of rights against older people in Turkey in November
Report finds 191 violations of rights against older people in Turkey in November
The Association for Aging Studies has released its November report on violations of rights against older people: “Nearly all of the most affected population in all cases of violence, neglect, violation of rights and discrimination were poor older adults.”
17 December 2021
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