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‘Newroz’ lawsuit against journalist Melis Alphan
A lawsuit has been filed against journalist Melis Alphan over a photo that she posted. Alphan now faces up to 7 years, 6 months in prison over this photo from Newroz celebrations in Turkey’s Kurdish-majority southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
13 January 2021
‘Where is Hurmüz Diril? We want justice for Şimuni Diril’
It has been a year since Hurmüz and Şimuni Diril got missing; while Şimuni Diril was found dead, the fate and whereabouts of Hurmüz Diril are still unknown. The Iraqi Christian Relief Council has made a call for the couple in 12 languages.
13 January 2021
International Hrant Dink Award is waiting for nominees
The proposals for nominations will be accepted until April 30 and the International Hrant Dink Award winners will be announced on September 15, 2021.
13 January 2021
‘21 prisoners live in a ward for 7’
Human Rights Association (İHD): “Prisoners are not given sufficient amounts of hygiene products and masks despite the COVID-19 risk.”
13 January 2021
‘Ban on public transport without offering an alternative is a violation of rights’
As part of coronavirus measures, the İstanbulites aged over 65 and under 20 will be barred from using public transport starting from January 15. The City Detective initiative has warned that this decision hinders the mobility of a large urban population.
12 January 2021
Press Advertising Agency cuts public ads of BirGün over ‘RTÜK’ news
In a news report in October 2020, daily BirGün documented the “public loss” of 450 thousand lira caused by the overseas trips of the members of Turkey’s media authority RTÜK. The public ads of the newspaper are now cut for three days over this report.
12 January 2021
‘When a loved one dies, you cry for a day; when missing, you cry everyday’
72-year-old Hurmüz Diril and his spouse 65-year-old Şimuni Diril got missing in Şırnak a year ago. While the dead body of Şimuni Diril was found, the fate and whereabouts of Hurmüz Diril are still unknown. Their daughter has spoken to bianet.
12 January 2021
Ruken Tuncel
Osman Şiban released from detention
Still in treatment after being tortured, Osman Şiban was detained in the morning hours today (January 11). As it was documented with a medical report that he was not in a state to go from Mersin to Van, he has been released.
12 January 2021
Emine Erdoğan appeals columnist's acquittal over article about her 'Hermes bag'
The president's spouse had filed a lawsuit against columnist Ender İmrek, alleging that he insulted her by "not attributing good qualities to her."
12 January 2021
Hikmet Adal
Curfew in 10 villages, hamlets in Bitlis province
The Governor’s Office of Bitlis has announced that a curfew has been declared in 10 villages and hamlets in central Bitlis until further notice.
12 January 2021
Ill prisoner Yalçın loses his life
Treated for cancer and arrested for over four years, ill prisoner Hadi Yalçın has lost his life. The requests for release of the ill prisoner were rejected.
11 January 2021
Journalist Mehmet Aslan arrested
Taken into custody in İstanbul on January 5, Mezopotamya Agency (MA) reporter Mehmet Aslan has been arrested.
11 January 2021
'Listen to this, this is how we killed your brother'
Twenty-five years ago today, journalist Metin Göktepe was beaten to death by police officers. We have spoken with his sister about the killing and the aftermath.
8 January 2021
Hikmet Adal
Boğaziçi University protests: 24 people released from detention
Referred to judgeship with a request for their arrest, Azad Aksoy and Yıldız İdil Şen have been released on probation. While 40 people were detained over the protests at Boğaziçi University, 22 people were released earlier today.
7 January 2021
Unlawfully deported person to be paid compensation, Constitutional Court rules
K.S. from Tajikistan had won a case against his deportation after being deported.
6 January 2021
‘Some prison wards not disinfected for six months’
Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has documented prisoners' complaints amid pandemic: Water and bathrooms are dirty, there are no cleaning, hygiene products in some toilets, prisoners are not given vitamins, enough fruit...
6 January 2021
Demonstrations, marches banned in İstanbul’s Beşiktaş, Sarıyer
İstanbul Governor’s Office, in an attempt to prevent Boğaziçi students’ protest, has announced that demonstrations and marches have been banned in the districts of Sarıyer and Beşiktaş, where the campuses of the university are located.
6 January 2021
14 more people detained for protesting appointment of university president
After 22 people were detained for protesting the appointment of a university president to Boğaziçi by President and AKP Chair Erdoğan, 14 more people have been taken into custody. There were reportedly warrants against 28 people.
6 January 2021
Mezopotamya Agency reporter Aslan detained
Mehmet Aslan, a reporter for Mezopotamya Agency (MA), has been detained in a house raid in İstanbul as part of an investigation launched by the Antalya Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office.
5 January 2021
17 students detained for protesting new president of Boğaziçi University
The state-run AA has reported that a detention warrant has been issued against 28 students who protested the appointment of Prof. Bulu as the new President of Boğaziçi University. 17 students are currently detained.
5 January 2021
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‘Pressure on journalists became more systematic in 2020’
According to a recent report released by the Tigris-Euphrates Journalists’ Association (DFG), 79 journalists were detained, 24 journalists were arrested and 43 journalists were sentenced to 150 years, 15 days in prison in total in 2020.
4 January 2021
Ministry declares children’s book with a rainbow story ‘harmful publication’
The Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services has declared a children’s book featuring a “rainbow” story a “harmful publication”. The book will now be sold in an opaque envelope or package and only to those aged 18 and older.
4 January 2021
‘His dead body was sent by cargo’
Holding a press statement in Diyarbakır, the MEBYA-DER, an association solidarizing with the families who lost their relatives, has called on the government to stop attacking dead bodies and give people’s dead bodies to their families.
31 December 2020
‘Censorship and self-censorship in Kurdish Studies in Turkey’s universities’
“In doing their academic studies or sharing their opinions with their students in class, most of the academics in the field of Kurdish Studies try to foresee which opinions and notions will overstep the red lines of the state or might be penalized,” says the report.
31 December 2020
Hate and disinformation narratives in Turkey
Released as part of the “Resilience” project in partnership with a series of media organizations including bianet, “Hate and Disinformation Narratives in the Online Mediascape in Turkey” report analyzes the narratives against four main target groups.
31 December 2020
Sinem Aydınlı
Children’s rights organizations demand withdrawal of NGO bill
Children’s rights organizations have released a statement about a recently passed bill that will pave the way for intervention in civil society activities: “Keep your hands off children’s rights groups: We are enraged, concerned, but determined.”
30 December 2020
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Censorship on ‘Fathomless' Lake posts
A penal judgeship of peace has imposed an access block on social media platform Ekşi Sözlük’s a number of pages such as “Destruction of Dipsiz (Fathomless) Lake by governor’s permission” and “Restoration of Dipsiz Lake to its previous state.”
30 December 2020
‘Strip search is getting more and more frequent in Turkey’
Amid ongoing debates on strip search in Turkey, Human Rights Association (İHD), Human Rights Foundation of Turkey (TİHV) and Turkish Medical Association (TTB) have released a statement raising concerns about “the new and changing face of torture.”
30 December 2020
Kavala: Problem is detention practices taken under political influence
Kavala has made a statement after Constitutional Court rejected his application: “The most common and severe problem in the judiciary is the detention practices taken under the influence of political messages and the political environment.”
30 December 2020
‘They batter us when we refuse strip search’
In their applications to the Human Rights Association (İHD) and meetings with the İHD lawyers over the past year, several prisoners have recounted how they were subjected to a strip search in different prisons across Turkey.
29 December 2020
Ayça Söylemez
İzmir Medical Chamber: Release Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp
Holding a press statement about the continued arrest of Dr. Şeyhmus Gökalp, the İzmir Medical Chamber has demanded his release. With the indictment accepted by the court, the physician is now facing up to 15 years in prison.
29 December 2020
9 years of impunity in Roboski
The file of Roboski has been closed even though the soldier who joined the bombardment said that they considered the citizens shot in the incident to be doing border trade. The massacre has become one of the symbols of impunity in Turkey.
28 December 2020
Ayça Söylemez
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