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One person killed in third racist attack on Kurds in two weeks

One person killed in third racist attack on Kurds in two weeks

Dozens of people reportedly attacked a Kurdish family after an argument in Konya, central Turkey.

'Insulting Erdoğan': Nearly 10,000 people stood trial in a year, including 290 children

'Insulting Erdoğan': Nearly 10,000 people stood trial in a year, including 290 children

More than 7,000 people were either sentences or given a deferred sentence, CHP deputy Tanrıkulu has said.

Germany's police warn journalist Celal Başlangıç of risk of assassination

Germany's police warn journalist Celal Başlangıç of risk of assassination

The police in Germany are probing an "assassination list" consisting of dozens of Erdoğan dissidents living abroad, Başlangıç has said.

Days after assault, journalist Erk Acarer receives threatening message

Days after assault, journalist Erk Acarer receives threatening message

Acarer has criticized the government of Germany for being "passive" regarding the threats and attacks against him.

Seven injured in racist attack on Kurdish seasonal workers in Afyon

Seven injured in racist attack on Kurdish seasonal workers in Afyon

Two Kurdish families have been reportedly asked to leave the city after the incident.

Demonstration ban in Van extended for another 15 days

Demonstration ban in Van extended for another 15 days

In effect since November 21, 2016, the ban on protests and demonstrations in eastern Van province has been extended by the governor’s office one more time.

Police attack Suruç Massacre commemoration in Adana

Police attack Suruç Massacre commemoration in Adana

Meeting in Adana to commemorate the 33 people who were killed in a bomb attack of the ISIS in Urfa in 2015, 19 people, including HDP Adana Provincial Co-Chairs, were battered and detained by the police. They have been released.

Boğaziçi University | Acting rector dismisses academic Can Candan

Boğaziçi University | Acting rector dismisses academic Can Candan

Appointed as the acting rector of Boğaziçi University following the dismissal of Melih Bulu, Naci İnci has dismissed academic Can Candan. İnci has also sent an email from the “Rectorate” account, announcing that he is a candidate for rectorship.

Violence against older people: 133 cases reported in June

Violence against older people: 133 cases reported in June

The Association for Aging Studies has published its monthly report “Monitoring Violence and Violation of Rights Against Older People” for June 2021.

Court issues detailed ruling on Hrant Dink murder case

Court issues detailed ruling on Hrant Dink murder case

Acting in the interests of the "FETÖ," three police chiefs ensured the murder took place and destroyed evidence, according to the court.

Impunity in Kızıltepe JİTEM case as appeals court upholds acquittals

Impunity in Kızıltepe JİTEM case as appeals court upholds acquittals

The appeals court has upheld the ruling because the "lapse of time is imminent" in the case concerning 22 extrajudicial killings.

Racist attack on Kurdish family: Two more defendants released

Racist attack on Kurdish family: Two more defendants released

Two suspects remain behind bars in the case concerning a raid on the home of a Kurdish family by dozens of people in Konya in May.

‘Police violence has become a part of daily life in Turkey’

‘Police violence has become a part of daily life in Turkey’

Speaking at the online meeting of the İHD, TİHV-HRFT and Initiative for Freedom of Expression, Üsterci said, “Restrictions, bans and interventions against the right to freedom of expression and meeting and demonstration continued at full speed in June.”

Former CHP MP Berhan Şimşek indicted for ‘degrading the state’

Former CHP MP Berhan Şimşek indicted for ‘degrading the state’

Berhan Şimşek, an MP for the main opposition CHP and actor, has been indicted for saying, “The governor is a militant, the sub-governor is a militant.” Charged with "degrading the state and its bodies", Şimşek faces up to 2 years in prison.

‘Prisoners strip-searched, battered during transfers’

‘Prisoners strip-searched, battered during transfers’

According to a report prepared by the Antalya Branch of the Human Rights Association, prisoners were strip-searched and battered during their transfer from one prison to another in the same campus.

Child dies while drawing water with a bucket in a village hit by power cuts

Child dies while drawing water with a bucket in a village hit by power cuts

HDP MP Uca has submitted a Parliamentary question and asked who is responsible for the death of 16-year-old Üke, who lost his life while trying to draw water from a canal with a bucket in Yeniçağlar, one of the villages facing a power cut in the southeast.

‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 70’

‘People tortured in Turkey from age 5 to 70’

According to the annual report of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, the age of the ones who complained about being subjected to torture and ill treatment ranged from 5 to 70 in 2020.

‘We are accepted to universities abroad, unable to go because we protested Bulu’

‘We are accepted to universities abroad, unable to go because we protested Bulu’

Having graduated from Boğaziçi University this semester, E.E. and B.Z. have been accepted to universities abroad. However, they may not be able to go on the grounds of international travel bans and other judicial control measures.

12 July 2021 Melisa Elçin Özçelikel

‘Press Freedom Award’ to journalist subjected to police violence during İstanbul Pride

‘Press Freedom Award’ to journalist subjected to police violence during İstanbul Pride

The Journalists' Association of Turkey (TGC) has granted its ‘Press Freedom Awards’ to Tolga Şardan, Bülent Kılıç, the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and the Democratic Resistance Constituencies of Boğaziçi University.

85 conscientious objectors fined 575 thousand lira in Turkey

85 conscientious objectors fined 575 thousand lira in Turkey

The Conscientious Objection Association has released its report “Conscientious Objection to Military Service in Turkey”, which addresses the problems in the legislation, offers solutions and shares statements of conscientious objectors.

6 July 2021 Evrim Kepenek

Report: Prisoners have difficulties in accessing cleaning supplies

Report: Prisoners have difficulties in accessing cleaning supplies

The Media and Law Studies Association has interviewed 25 political prisoners in five different prisons.

Erdoğan once again on RSF’s list of ‘Press Freedom Predators’

Erdoğan once again on RSF’s list of ‘Press Freedom Predators’

The Reporters Without Borders has once again ranked President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on its list of “Press Freedom Predators”, defining “critical journalists” as his "favorite targets”.

Sivas Massacre remembered on 28th anniversary

Sivas Massacre remembered on 28th anniversary

Thirty-two intellectuals, artists and writers, and two hotel workers were killed when a mob set fire to Madımak Hotel in Sivas in 1993.

ECtHR says death fasting lawyers 'voluntarily risked their lives'

ECtHR says death fasting lawyers 'voluntarily risked their lives'

Going on a death fast demanding a fair trial, lawyer Ebru Timtik lost her life last year and Aytaç Ünsal ended his death fast shortly after.

2 July 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Sub-governor bans Grup Yorum's online concert

Sub-governor bans Grup Yorum's online concert

"We don't accept these bans. Sooner or later, we'll do our concert," Grup Yorum has said.

Mass grave in Van: 'All they want is their children's bones'

Mass grave in Van: 'All they want is their children's bones'

After the families of killed PKK members were charged 40,000 lira for the delivery of their bones, they have filed an application with the Court of Cassation.

30 June 2021 Ayça Söylemez

Violence towards journalists continues by both police and civilians

Violence towards journalists continues by both police and civilians

Three journalists were acquitted of "disclosing the identity of an informant" and "insulting the president" while a new case was filed against a journalist in the two-week period.

30 June 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu

Mother language obstacle to coronavirus vaccination

Mother language obstacle to coronavirus vaccination

While the Health Ministry’s coronavirus vaccination campaign is moving apace, the desired vaccination rates have not yet been reached in some cities, especially in the Kurdish-majority ones. Mother language is reportedly a factor behind this.

30 June 2021 Cansever Avinç

Journalist Hakkı Boltan sentenced to prison for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan, Davutoğlu

Journalist Hakkı Boltan sentenced to prison for ‘insulting’ Erdoğan, Davutoğlu

The Diyarbakır 12th Penal Court of First Instance has ruled that Hakkı Boltan shall be sentenced to 2 years, 17 days in prison on the grounds that he allegedly insulted President Erdoğan and the then PM Davutoğlu in his press statement during curfews.

‘The ones polarizing the society are the perpetrators of Deniz Poyraz’

‘The ones polarizing the society are the perpetrators of Deniz Poyraz’

13 NGOs and individual people have released a joint statement about the deadly armed attack against the HDP İzmir office: “We see the politicians who have polarized the society with a language of hate and violence as the perpetrators of Deniz Poyraz.”

Journalists to take to the streets to protest police violence

Journalists to take to the streets to protest police violence

Gathering in front of İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir Governor’s Offices, journalists will protest the police violence inflicted on their colleagues during the Pride March.

Police ‘realized Bülent Kılıç was a journalist when he was taken to police station’

Police ‘realized Bülent Kılıç was a journalist when he was taken to police station’

The İstanbul Provincial Security Directorate has released a statement about Agence France-Presse (AFP) photojournalist Bülent Kılıç, who was detained by police violence while covering the 19th İstanbul Pride March on June 26.

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