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Journalist Nurcan Yalçın released after three days in detention
Journalist Nurcan Yalçın released after three days in detention
Yalçın was detained during a police raid in her home in Diyarbakır.
7 February 2022
Coalition for Women in Journalism calls for journalist Nurcan Yalçın’s release
Coalition for Women in Journalism calls for journalist Nurcan Yalçın’s release
The CFWIJ has released a statement about journalist Nurcan Yalçın, who was detained in Diyarbakır on February 4, and called for her immediate release.
7 February 2022
HDP's dismissed, jailed Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı sent to Edirne Prison
HDP's dismissed, jailed Diyarbakır Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı sent to Edirne Prison
Arrested after being removed from office, HDP’s Diyarbakır Metropolitan Co-Mayor Selçuk Mızraklı has been transferred to Edirne Prison at his own request.
4 February 2022
Police raid Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch
Police raid Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch
Police officers have raided the Human Rights Association (İHD) branch in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır and searched the office.
3 February 2022
Demonstrations, events banned in Turkey’s Hakkari for 15 days
Demonstrations, events banned in Turkey’s Hakkari for 15 days
The Governor’s Office of Hakkari has announced that events and demonstrations such as protest marches, press statements and sit-in protests have been banned in the province for a period of 15 days.
3 February 2022
Ill prisoner Turgay Deniz dies shortly after release
Ill prisoner Turgay Deniz dies shortly after release
The 39-year-old prisoner had tuberculosis and had been using a respiratory assist device for 12 years.
2 February 2022
Journalists commemorate Abdi İpekçi: We still need his journalism so much
Journalists commemorate Abdi İpekçi: We still need his journalism so much
Journalists and journalism organizations have commemorated journalist Abdi İpekçi on the 43rd anniversary of his death in an armed attack.
1 February 2022
International groups call for release of journalist Sedef Kabaş
International groups call for release of journalist Sedef Kabaş
Human rights and journalism groups say the judicial harassment of journalists should end.
1 February 2022
Rights group demands the release of Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, all ill prisoners
Rights group demands the release of Kurdish politician Aysel Tuğluk, all ill prisoners
The Women’s Commission of Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch calls for the release of former HDP MP Tuğluk, who suffers from dementia: “Otherwise, this practice contrary to human dignity will lead to irreversible consequences.”
1 February 2022
Gap between starvation line and minimum wage has almost completely closed in Turkey
Gap between starvation line and minimum wage has almost completely closed in Turkey
According to the Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (Türk-İş), the starvation line of a family of four is 4,249 lira and its poverty line is 13,843 lira in Turkey in January. The current minimum wage is 4,253 lira.
31 January 2022
Erdoğan issues circular to 'eliminate TV programs against national values'
Erdoğan issues circular to 'eliminate TV programs against national values'
The pro-government media has accused "The Masked Singer" program of "paganism propaganda."
31 January 2022
Prisoner Bilgin found dead in ward 5 months before his release
Prisoner Bilgin found dead in ward 5 months before his release
Mehmet Hanefi Bilgin, who had been behind bars for 30 years, lost his life in Bolu Type F Prison in western Turkey. The prison administration called his family and informed them that Bilgin had a heart attack.
31 January 2022
Security director tells family to ‘not exaggerate’ death in armored vehicle crash
Security director tells family to ‘not exaggerate’ death in armored vehicle crash
The paternal uncle of Abdulgaffar Dayan, who lost his life after being hit by an armored vehicle in Şırnak’s Cizre, says that the District Security Director told them, “As it is the vehicle of the security, you are creating a diversion.”
31 January 2022
Access block to Xwebûn, Yeni Yaşam newspapers’ websites
Access block to Xwebûn, Yeni Yaşam newspapers’ websites
An access block has been imposed on the websites of Xwebûn newspaper, which is published in Kurdish, and of Yeni Yaşam newspaper.
31 January 2022
Deaths by armored vehicle crashes ‘not a coincidence, but result of a planned practice’
Deaths by armored vehicle crashes ‘not a coincidence, but result of a planned practice’
The İzmir branches of three law and rights organizations have staged a protest for Abdulgaffar Dayan, who lost his life after being hit by an armored vehicle in Şırnak’s Cizre. They have recalled that 18 people have died in such crashes in 4 years.
28 January 2022
‘2,964 people's right to life violated in Turkey in 2021’
‘2,964 people's right to life violated in Turkey in 2021’
According to the annual report on rights violations prepared by CHP MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu, the right to life of 2,964 people was violated and 3,145 people were subjected to torture and ill treatment in Turkey in 2021.
28 January 2022
Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk to be referred to Forensic Medicine Institution
Kurdish politician, ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk to be referred to Forensic Medicine Institution
With the related process completed at a public hospital where she was referred to for a third report, Kurdish politician and ill prisoner Tuğluk will be taken to the Forensic Medicine Institution again and kept there for a 3-week observation.
28 January 2022 Ruken Tuncel
TİHV: At least 18 people killed in armored vehicle crashes in four years
TİHV: At least 18 people killed in armored vehicle crashes in four years
Most recently, 23-year-old man lost his life after being hit by an armored vehicle in the southeastern Şırnak province.
28 January 2022
Turkey’s Batman province faced 14 violations of rights per day in 2021, shows report
Turkey’s Batman province faced 14 violations of rights per day in 2021, shows report
The Batman Branch of the İHD has released its 2021 annual report on violations of rights: 5,019 violations of rights were documented in the province in a year, which means, on average, 14 violations occurred in the city every day.
28 January 2022
Turkey's Foreign Ministry marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
Turkey's Foreign Ministry marks Holocaust Remembrance Day
The ministry pointed out that Turkey welcomed many Jew fleeing the Nazis during World War II.
27 January 2022
Severely ill prisoner not treated after refusing to be handcuffed to bed
Severely ill prisoner not treated after refusing to be handcuffed to bed
Having severe heart disease, Fatma Tokmak is kept in prison despite a report saying that she can't stay in prison, says her attorney.
27 January 2022 Evrim Kepenek
'A political decision': Press Council calls for journalist Sedef Kabaş’s immediate release
'A political decision': Press Council calls for journalist Sedef Kabaş’s immediate release
In a written statement, the Press Council has commented on the court's rejection of the appeal against journalist Sedef Kabaş’s arrest: “It is concrete evidence of how much the judiciary has been politicized.”
27 January 2022
3,118 violations of rights in Turkey's 20 prisons in the last 3 months of 2021
3,118 violations of rights in Turkey's 20 prisons in the last 3 months of 2021
According to the last quarterly report of the Human Rights Association’s İstanbul Branch, 3,118 violations of rights in total, including eight losses of life, occurred in 20 prisons in Turkey in the last three months of 2021.
27 January 2022
Free in other prisons, book banned in Bolu Prison for 'jeopardizing security'
Free in other prisons, book banned in Bolu Prison for 'jeopardizing security'
A legal book with an ISBN allocated by the Ministry of Culture is not given to Erol Zavar, who also gave an interview to be included in the book.
27 January 2022
Man dies after being hit by armored vehicle in Şırnak
Man dies after being hit by armored vehicle in Şırnak
Since 2018, at least 16 people have lost their lives after being hit by armored vehicles in the country's predominantly Kurdish-populated regions.
26 January 2022
Turkey third country with most content removal requests from Twitter
Turkey third country with most content removal requests from Twitter
Twitter has released its transparency report for the January-June 2021 period.
26 January 2022
International Press Institute calls for journalist Sedef Kabaş's immediate release
International Press Institute calls for journalist Sedef Kabaş's immediate release
The International Press Institute (IPI) has called for the release of journalist Sedef Kabaş, who has been recently arrested for “insulting the President” over her remarks during a TV program: “There can be no democracy when the press is silenced.”
25 January 2022
'Turkey’s administration is getting farther away from democratic principles'
'Turkey’s administration is getting farther away from democratic principles'
Over a thousand citizens including artists, writers, lawyers and scientists have signed a joint statement touching upon the continued arrest of ill prisoner Aysel Tuğluk and businessperson Osman Kavala, threats to Sezen Aksu and arrest of Sedef Kabaş.
25 January 2022
Hürmüz and Şimuni Diril Case: Still no indictment after two years
Hürmüz and Şimuni Diril Case: Still no indictment after two years
The Chaldean couple went missing in Turkey's southeast two years ago. Şimuni Diril's body was found, but Hürmüz Diril is still missing. HDP deputy Danış-Beştaş has submitted a motion regarding the issue.
24 January 2022
Arrest of Kabaş, targeting of Aksu reveal 'politics of chaos knows no limits’
Arrest of Kabaş, targeting of Aksu reveal 'politics of chaos knows no limits’
The İstanbul Branch of the İHD has released a statement about the threats against musician Sezen Aksu over a song and the arrest of journalist Sedef Kabaş: “It shows that we do not have much time left to say stop to this dangerous course of events.”
24 January 2022
Twenty bar associations call for release of Aysel Tuğluk
Twenty bar associations call for release of Aysel Tuğluk
The Kurdish politician whose health is deteriorating should be released according to laws and the Constitution, the law associations said.
24 January 2022
'No one can be detained in a midnight raid unless being caught red-handed'
'No one can be detained in a midnight raid unless being caught red-handed'
Journalist Sedef Kabaş was detained during a midnight raid after her words about President Erdoğan.
24 January 2022 Ruken Tuncel
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