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Journalist Emrullah Acar released after six days in detention
Journalist Emrullah Acar released after six days in detention
Acar was detained because of his phone conversation with a news source. He has been released on probation.
25 November 2021
'We cannot make a living': Protests against economic crisis continue in Turkey
'We cannot make a living': Protests against economic crisis continue in Turkey
In the face of continued depreciation of Turkish Lira and price increases, several people took to the streets in several provinces of Turkey, especially in İstanbul, and called on the government to resign. 57 people were detained in İstanbul.
25 November 2021
PKK leader Öcalan's lawyers: No news from İmralı Prison for 8 months
PKK leader Öcalan's lawyers: No news from İmralı Prison for 8 months
The Asrın Law Office has applied to the Justice Ministry, Directorate of Prisons and Detention Houses and Human Rights Department, requesting that the state of receiving no information from Abdullah Öcalan and other prisoners be brought to an end.
25 November 2021
Journalist Emrullah Acar’s detention prolonged for 4 days
Journalist Emrullah Acar’s detention prolonged for 4 days
Taken into custody in a house raid in Urfa on November 19, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Emrullah Acar has still been in detention in Malatya.
23 November 2021
Journalist Nurcan Yalçın sentenced to 3 years, 7 months in prison
Journalist Nurcan Yalçın sentenced to 3 years, 7 months in prison
Yalçın was indicted because of her membership in a women's association and statements by an anonymous witness.
22 November 2021
Killed with 13 bullets at the age of 12, Uğur Kaymaz commemorated
Killed with 13 bullets at the age of 12, Uğur Kaymaz commemorated
Speaking at the commemoration, HDP Mardin Co-Chair Kuday has underlined that child murders can be prevented only by identifying and penalizing perpetrators.
22 November 2021
‘At least 787 child workers have lost their lives in Turkey in the AKP era’
‘At least 787 child workers have lost their lives in Turkey in the AKP era’
While the Health and Safety Labor Watch released a report on the occupational homicides of children on November 20 World Children’s Day, CHP MP Aydoğan raised concerns that 345 children and 780 babies are in prison with their mothers.
22 November 2021
'Thirty-nine percent of Academics for Peace don't have a full-time job'
'Thirty-nine percent of Academics for Peace don't have a full-time job'
The State of Emergency Commission is committing a crime by continuing the "de facto punishment" of the academics despite the Constitutional Court ruling, the TİHV has stated.
19 November 2021
Local journalist acquitted in case filed for 'disturbing' deputy mayor
Local journalist acquitted in case filed for 'disturbing' deputy mayor
The deputy mayor of an opposition-led district municipality in Tekirdağ had filed a case against a journalist for "disseminating personal investigation."
19 November 2021 Hikmet Adal
Investigation into Seyit Rıza commemoration in Dersim
Investigation into Seyit Rıza commemoration in Dersim
An investigation has been launched against the ones who distributed leaflets inviting people to a commemoration in Dersim marking the 84th year since Seyit Rıza and his friends were executed in Elazığ province.
19 November 2021
Ill prisoners' families start keeping a justice watch
Ill prisoners' families start keeping a justice watch
The relatives of ill prisoners have announced that they have started keeping a justice watch in protest. In a press statement held at the Diyarbakır Bar Association, the bar has also indicated that it will offer legal support.
17 November 2021
Swedish Academy announces support for Orhan Pamuk after investigation over novel
Swedish Academy announces support for Orhan Pamuk after investigation over novel
The Nobel laurate in literature is charged with "the public into hatred and hostility" by insulting Atatürk in his latest novel, the Nights of Plague.
16 November 2021
International appeal for Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp ahead of his hearing
International appeal for Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp ahead of his hearing
Dr. Gökalp is facing up to 15 years in prison for "terrorism" charges. His next hearing will take place on November 19.
16 November 2021
14 people arrested in Diyarbakır province
14 people arrested in Diyarbakır province
19 people, including politicians, union executives and a Peace Mother, were detained in house raids in five provinces on November 8-9 as part of a Diyarbakır-based investigation. 14 have been arrested for “organization membership”
16 November 2021
Local journalist covering Suruç massacre commemoration sentenced to prison
Local journalist covering Suruç massacre commemoration sentenced to prison
Local journalists in Hatay’s Samandağ protest the 10-month prison sentence given to journalist Ali Arslan Dadük, who was detained while he was covering a commemoration ceremony for a person who was killed in the Suruç massacre in Urfa.
16 November 2021
‘No hot water offered in some wards, cold water cut’
‘No hot water offered in some wards, cold water cut’
The Human Rights Association Mersin Branch has released its report on Tarsus Type T Closed Prison: “Inhuman and degrading treatment, including strip search, is still in place.”
15 November 2021
Eighteenth anniversary of İstanbul synagogue bombings: 'I should always be on guard'
Eighteenth anniversary of İstanbul synagogue bombings: 'I should always be on guard'
The 2003 attacks by an al-Qaeda-linked group claimed 24 lives and wounded more than 300 people.
15 November 2021
Osman Kavala’s portrait on the streets of İstanbul
Osman Kavala’s portrait on the streets of İstanbul
To raise concerns and awareness about the unlawful imprisonment of businessperson Osman Kavala in Turkey for over 4 years, artist Ateş Alpar walked along the streets of İstanbul with a portrait of him in his hands.
15 November 2021
Attack on Kurdish musician Ahmet Kaya’s grave in Paris
Attack on Kurdish musician Ahmet Kaya’s grave in Paris
Having lost his life in exile in France's capital city of Paris, Kurdish musician Ahmet Kaya’s grave has been attacked; the grave stones have been broken down.
15 November 2021
A sub-governor’s office in İstanbul bans a Kurdish play ‘without citing a reason’
A sub-governor’s office in İstanbul bans a Kurdish play ‘without citing a reason’
The Fatih Governor’s Office in İstanbul has banned the “Dawiya Dawi” stand-up show without citing any reason for the ban.
15 November 2021
Motion for parliamentary inquiry into 1942 Wealth Tax on Jewish, Christian minorities
Motion for parliamentary inquiry into 1942 Wealth Tax on Jewish, Christian minorities
MP Paylan has said Turkey must confront its past by determining and compensating the losses caused by the tax on Christians and Jews.
12 November 2021
Solidarity with Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, who faces an investigation over his novel
Solidarity with Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, who faces an investigation over his novel
The Yapı Kredi Publishing House and Turkish Publishers Association have released statements about Nobel-winning writer Orhan Pamuk, who is investigated again for “insulting Atatürk and the flag of Turkey” with his novel “Nights of Plague”.
12 November 2021
Minister welcomes '16-fold increase in the number of children staying with foster families'
Minister welcomes '16-fold increase in the number of children staying with foster families'
“While the number of children staying with foster families was 515 in 2002, this number increased to 8,242 as of September 2021,” says Minister of Family and Social Services Yanık, defining this “result” as “the joy and achievement of us all."
11 November 2021
Academic released from arrest after 'long live Kurdistan' post
Academic released from arrest after 'long live Kurdistan' post
Hifzullah Kutum has been suspended from his post and is facing "propaganda" charges because of a social media post.
10 November 2021
'Authorities try to deport the ones exposed to violations of rights'
'Authorities try to deport the ones exposed to violations of rights'
Speaking about the detention of CHP members distributing the party's leaflets, Üsterci says, "It is very important in terms of showing how narrow the public/political space in the country is and the extent the ruling power's tutelage over politics has reached."
10 November 2021
Police intercept women visiting Şenyaşar family in support
Police intercept women visiting Şenyaşar family in support
Women from Mardin, Şırnak, Van, Hakkari, Diyarbakır, Batman and İstanbul wanted to visit the spot where the Şenyaşar family have been keeping a justice watch for their killed and arrested family members. Their visit was prevented by the police.
9 November 2021
Food in Turkey’s prisons: Rice, pasta, canned food
Food in Turkey’s prisons: Rice, pasta, canned food
The report of the Civil Society in the Penal System Association shows that wardens wear the same gloves while searching prisoners' beds, personal belongings and garbage.
8 November 2021
‘1,605 ill prisoners behind bars in Turkey, 604 seriously ill’
‘1,605 ill prisoners behind bars in Turkey, 604 seriously ill’
Held in Bolu Type F Prison, Yıldırım Demir is one of the 1,605 ill prisoners across Turkey. The Human Rights Association has underlined that he must be fully provided with medical examination and treatment and taken to doctors’ appointments.
8 November 2021
Author Erdal Yıldırım given prison sentence for 'terror propaganda'
Author Erdal Yıldırım given prison sentence for 'terror propaganda'
Yıldırım’s tweets about the Kobanî battle in Syria and a revolutionary have been deemed “terror propaganda.”
5 November 2021
Osman Kavala: The EU should continue dialogue with Turkey
Osman Kavala: The EU should continue dialogue with Turkey
“If the infringement procedures begin and the cost of not complying with the ECtHR decision weighs heavier than the benefits of keeping me in prison, I could be released before the elections,” says Kavala in an interview with Germany’s Der Spiegel.
3 November 2021
Osman Kavala’s fourth year in prison
Osman Kavala’s fourth year in prison
Osman Kavala has sent a message from Silivri Prison: “After losing four years of my life, the only aspect I can find solace in is the possibility that the process I experienced could contribute to confronting the crucial problems in the judiciary of Turkey.”
2 November 2021
Selahattin Demirtaş: Edirne Prison is rocked by protests, do you hear?
Selahattin Demirtaş: Edirne Prison is rocked by protests, do you hear?
Jailed politician Demirtaş says that the restrictions on family and attorney visitations due to the pandemic are still in place in prisons: “Edirne Prison has been rocked by protest slogans for the past 20 days. Do you hear?”
2 November 2021
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