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Social media campaign demanding the release of ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan

Social media campaign demanding the release of ill prisoner Mehmet Emin Özkan

A social media campaign has been launched for 83-year-old seriously ill prisoner Özkan. Social media users demand his release under the hashtag #MehmetEminÖzkanıSerbestBırakın. He will appear before the judge on September 15.

1 September 2021

‘What is the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in Turkey’s prisons?’

‘What is the rate of COVID-19 vaccination in Turkey’s prisons?’

The Ankara Medical Chamber and the Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union (SES) Ankara Branch have urged the authorities to announce the COVID-19 vaccination rates of prisoners and prison personnel in Turkey.

1 September 2021

Investigation into body search on lawyer in prison

Investigation into body search on lawyer in prison

An investigation has been launched into the incident where lawyer Ekin Yeter was subjected to body search in Van High-Security Prison. Pressing charges against the wardens, Yeter says, “This arbitrary, humiliating maltreatment and practices must end.”

1 September 2021

Peace Day bans in İstanbul and Eskişehir

Peace Day bans in İstanbul and Eskişehir

Ahead of the events to be held on the occasion of September 1 World Peace Day, the Sub-Governor’s Office of Bakırköy and the Governor’s Office of Eskişehir have banned meetings and protest marches for 5 and 15 days respectively.

1 September 2021

Peace means innocence, it means children live...

Peace means innocence, it means children live...

Worker Can Ataş was one of the survivors of the October 10 Ankara Massacre in 2015. His both feet were broken into pieces, he was treated for 23 months.

1 September 2021 Evrim Kepenek

BirGün columnist Güvenç Dağüstün attacked after his concert

BirGün columnist Güvenç Dağüstün attacked after his concert

After his August 30 Victory Day concert in İstanbul’s Kadıköy yesterday, opera singer and BirGün columnist Güvenç Dağüstün was battered.

Leyla Güven and 8 prisoners face penalty for singing in Kurdish

Leyla Güven and 8 prisoners face penalty for singing in Kurdish

Held in Elazığ Women’s Prison, nine women prisoners, including Democratic Society Congress (DTK) Co-Chair Leyla Güven, will be deprived of their right to communication and visitation as part of the investigation for singing Kurdish songs.

'Investigate enforced disappearances impartially and courageously'

'Investigate enforced disappearances impartially and courageously'

Saturday Mothers and the Human Rights Association mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. There are 1,352 persons found to have been forcibly disappeared in Turkey.

Enforced disappearance faces the expiry of statutory limitations in Turkey

Enforced disappearance faces the expiry of statutory limitations in Turkey

CHP MP Sezgin Tanrıkulu has prepared a report on the occasion of August 30 International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The MP has underlined the need to establish a “Commission to Face the Past and Inquire the Truth.”

Abandoned for 57 years, Büyükada Rum Orphanage to be restored

Abandoned for 57 years, Büyükada Rum Orphanage to be restored

Preliminary restoration works for the orphanage that faces the risk of collapse have been completed.

28 August 2021 Dilek Şen

Five given life sentences for 'breaking windows of AKP building'

Five given life sentences for 'breaking windows of AKP building'

As an appeals court upheld the verdict, the attorneys of the defendants have brought the case to the Court of Cassation.

Lawsuit against writer Yavuz Ekinci for social media posts on Newroz, Kobanî battle

Lawsuit against writer Yavuz Ekinci for social media posts on Newroz, Kobanî battle

The writer faces a lawsuit because of tweets he posted in 2013 and 2014.

PEN International calls for solidarity with Kurdish writer Meral Şimşek

PEN International calls for solidarity with Kurdish writer Meral Şimşek

With her literary works brought against her as criminal evidence, Şimşek will appear before the court on September 21.

Stage actor Genco Erkal faces prison sentence for insulting Erdoğan

Stage actor Genco Erkal faces prison sentence for insulting Erdoğan

The 83-year-old actor faces a prison sentence because of his tweets about the presidential system and the decades-long allegations that Erdoğan did not graduate from university.

HDP's Leyla Güven, eight other prisoners investigated for singing Kurdish songs

HDP's Leyla Güven, eight other prisoners investigated for singing Kurdish songs

The women prisoners have been requested to make a defense for "singing songs and anthems in an incomprehensible language."

Minority foundations in Turkey have not been able to hold elections for eight years

Minority foundations in Turkey have not been able to hold elections for eight years

HDP deputy Garo Paylan has submitted a parliamentary question regarding the issue to the vice president.

Journalist Beritan Canözer released after three days in detention

Journalist Beritan Canözer released after three days in detention

Fifty-eight people, including two journalists, were detained on August 13 in an investigation for "terrorist propaganda."

'Fahrenheit 5651': Turkey blocked 467,011 web addresses in 14 years

'Fahrenheit 5651': Turkey blocked 467,011 web addresses in 14 years

More than 58,000 web addresses were blocked in the last year, according to the Freedom of Expression Association.

JinNews reporter Beritan Canözer detained in police raid

JinNews reporter Beritan Canözer detained in police raid

The details of the investigation against the reporter are not yet clear. She had been detained several times for "propagandizing for a terrorist organization."

‘Sarı’s death is reminiscent of systematic attacks on Syriac community in 1990s’

‘Sarı’s death is reminiscent of systematic attacks on Syriac community in 1990s’

The SÜDEF has released a statement about Gevriye Sarı, who was killed in Mardin’s Nusaybin on August 8. The Federation has raised concerns that his death is reminiscent of the previous systematic and premeditated attacks on Syriac people.

Police fine Şenyaşar Family over their banner

Police fine Şenyaşar Family over their banner

Police have intervened into the “Justice Watch” of the Şenyaşar Family, who have been demanding justice for their three family members killed in an attack by the relatives of a ruling AKP MP. Ferit Şenyaşar has been fined over the banner they hanged.

Violations of rights faced by Kurdish artists in Turkey stem from discrimination

Violations of rights faced by Kurdish artists in Turkey stem from discrimination

According to a study carried out by the İsmail Beşikci Foundation, the approaches that still see Kurdish as a security issue and prevent it with arbitrary bans lead to discrimination, self-censorship and difficulties in making ends meet.

76 suspects caught over the attacks on refugees’ houses, shops in Ankara

76 suspects caught over the attacks on refugees’ houses, shops in Ankara

The Ankara Directorate of Security has announced that “76 people who provoked citizens, posted untrue messages and were involved in the incidents have been caught.” AKP Spokesperson Çelik has also said that “the culprits will be penalized.”

Council of State rules Interior Ministry not culpable for 2015 Ankara Massacre

Council of State rules Interior Ministry not culpable for 2015 Ankara Massacre

Claims for damages filed by the families of those who lost their lives and suffered injuries in the bombings have been rejected.

Farmers protest power cuts with tractors in Urfa

Farmers protest power cuts with tractors in Urfa

Closing the Urfa-Mardin Highway to traffic in southeast Turkey in protest against the power cuts of the Dicle Electricity Distribution Inc. (DEDAŞ), farmers have been subjected to the intervention of the gendarmerie with pepper gas.

Prosecutors investigate Ekşi Sözlük over discussion about 'why people don't revolt'

Prosecutors investigate Ekşi Sözlük over discussion about 'why people don't revolt'

The investigation has been initiated on the charges of "inciting people to commit a crime" and "inciting people into hatred and animosity."

Access to Jin News blocked for 32nd time

Access to Jin News blocked for 32nd time

The Information Technologies and Communications Authority has blocked access to JinNews, the only women's news agency in Turkey.

Jailed lawyer Çiçek: I said, ‘Give me at least some water’, they didn’t

Jailed lawyer Çiçek: I said, ‘Give me at least some water’, they didn’t

Put in solitary confinement, jailed lawyer Aycan Çiçek writes, “I said, ‘There was water in the room where I was staying; at least give me that.’ They didn’t. I was given water and food with a plastic spoon in a tray five hours after I was put in the cell.”

10 August 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Assailant 'repentant' after killing seven members of Kurdish family

Assailant 'repentant' after killing seven members of Kurdish family

The spouse of the assailant, who is also under arrest, has said that there might have been people who guided him to carry out the massacre.

9 August 2021 Ruken Tuncel

Court releases ISIS members who kidnapped and tried to sell Ezidi child

Court releases ISIS members who kidnapped and tried to sell Ezidi child

Charged with "high-level membership" in ISIS, the three suspects were caught while trying to sell the child on the deep web.

Revealed messages show member of slain Kurdish family asked interior minister for help

Revealed messages show member of slain Kurdish family asked interior minister for help

Seven members of the Dedeoğulları family were killed by an armed assailant in Konya on July 30.

Konya massacre: The assailant might have been acting on behalf of other people, says attorney

Konya massacre: The assailant might have been acting on behalf of other people, says attorney

The attorney of the slain family has talked about the latest developments in the investigation into the killing of a Kurdish family in Konya, central Turkey.

6 August 2021 Ruken Tuncel

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