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Journalists from Sweden call for Ahmet Altan’s release
Journalists from Sweden call for Ahmet Altan’s release
Over 10 Swedish journalism and literature organizations, together with the chief culture editors of some newspapers, have released a joint statement calling for the release of arrested journalist and writer Ahmet Altan.
24 February 2021
Investigation against 5 HDP MPs
Investigation against 5 HDP MPs
Ağrı MP Berdan Öztürk is investigated over a speech while Van MPs Sezai Temelli, Muazzez Orhan Işık, Tayip Temel and Murat Sarısaç face an investigation over their social media messages.
24 February 2021
Constitutional Court: Judicial fine for comment on 1980 coup leader violated free expression
Constitutional Court: Judicial fine for comment on 1980 coup leader violated free expression
A person was given a judicial fine for criticizing a politician who praised Kenan Evren.
23 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez
Hit by a concrete mixer, child loses her life
Hit by a concrete mixer, child loses her life
4-year-old Zeynep Meryem Özlek, on her way to a market with her mother and two siblings, was hit by a concrete mixer driven C.Ç. while she was crossing the street.
23 February 2021
Years after Özgür Gündem's closure, dozens of journalists still on trial
Years after Özgür Gündem's closure, dozens of journalists still on trial
Four employees of Özgür Gündem received prison sentences, reports about Berat Albayrak were banned, 48 journalists stood trial in two weeks.
23 February 2021 Volga Kuşçuoğlu
'I was subjected to strip search in police custody'
'I was subjected to strip search in police custody'
With her literary works brought against her as criminal evidence, writer Şimşek says that she was subjected to strip search and not given water for hours while she was in detention at Malatya Security Directorate.
23 February 2021 Evrim Kepenek
‘This Constitutional Court ruling is a precedent for all journalists’
‘This Constitutional Court ruling is a precedent for all journalists’
Meriç Eyüboğlu, the attorney of former bianet reporter Beyza Kural, has spoken to bianet about the Constitutional Court’s ruling of right violation given for the police violence that Kural was subjected to while covering a students’ protest in 2015.
23 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez
Governor’s office discloses identity of 13th person killed in Gare
Governor’s office discloses identity of 13th person killed in Gare
The Governor’s Office of Malatya has announced that the 13th person killed by the PKK in Gare was Joytar Muhsib Hussein from Iraq.
23 February 2021
Two more students placed under house arrest
Two more students placed under house arrest
Having distributed copies of Şilan Delipalta’s letter from prison to people, two students have been placed under house arrest. Delipalta was previously arrested after joining the protests against the appointed rector of Boğaziçi University.
23 February 2021
Letter from arrested PhD student Cihan Erdal
Letter from arrested PhD student Cihan Erdal
"The logic-defying charges against me with an indictment that was prepared seven years later, especially the allegation that 'I acted upon instructions' is extremely serious spiritual violence," says Erdal.
22 February 2021
‘Right of mother tongue-based health is above politics’
‘Right of mother tongue-based health is above politics’
The Şişli Branch of the Health and Social Service Laborers Union (SES) has raised its request for healthcare services in mother language by releasing a statement in six mother languages and English to mark the International Mother Language Day.
22 February 2021
DHİBRA raises 4 requests in 19 mother languages of Turkey with 99 signatories
DHİBRA raises 4 requests in 19 mother languages of Turkey with 99 signatories
On the occasion of February 21 International Mother Language Day, the Network for Monitoring, Documenting and Reporting on Language Rights (DHİBRA) has declared its requests in 19 mother languages of Turkey.
20 February 2021
Prison administration 'imposes quota on books, tap water' amid pandemic
Prison administration 'imposes quota on books, tap water' amid pandemic
Two lawyers who have been convicted in the Progressive Lawyers' Association case continue to practice law by telling the problems they face.
19 February 2021 Ayça Söylemez
Prison officer who beat journalist Barış Pehlivan issued a warning
Prison officer who beat journalist Barış Pehlivan issued a warning
Pehlivan's attorney has said that the officer should have been given a "much heavier punishment."
18 February 2021
HRW: Erdoğan encouraged tough police response
HRW: Erdoğan encouraged tough police response
“Imposing an unelected presidential-appointee rector on a university with no consultation demonstrates a lack of respect for academic freedom and the autonomy of universities in Turkey,” says HRW’s Williamson amid Boğaziçi University protests.
18 February 2021
Reason for doctor's prison sentence announced as 'degrading Alevis'
Reason for doctor's prison sentence announced as 'degrading Alevis'
A doctor was sentenced to prison after calling Alevis "terrorists" during a medical examination.
17 February 2021
‘Where is Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit?’
‘Where is Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit?’
Human Rights Association (İHD) and Saturday Mothers/People have made a call to the authorities regarding Hüseyin Galip Küçüközyiğit, who has been missing for 50 days according to his family.
17 February 2021
M4D Report: One out of every six journalists on trial in Turkey
M4D Report: One out of every six journalists on trial in Turkey
A recent report released by the Association of Journalists has shown that one out of every two journalists were threatened and one out of every four journalists were subjected to violence in 2020 while one out of every six journalists are still on trial.
17 February 2021
Prof. Korur-Fincancı fined for insulting Erdoğan in 2013 tweet
Prof. Korur-Fincancı fined for insulting Erdoğan in 2013 tweet
Korur-Fincancı was put on trial because of a tweet criticizing then-PM Erdoğan during the Gezi Park protests.
16 February 2021
3 HDP executives arrested
3 HDP executives arrested
Taken into custody on February 12, Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Kars Co-Chair Sevda Subaşı has been arrested along with two other HDP executives.
16 February 2021
No progress in case of Hürmüz and Şimuni Diril for 405 days
No progress in case of Hürmüz and Şimuni Diril for 405 days
HDP deputy Gülüm has submitted a parliamentary question about the Chaldean couple who went missing in early 2020, pointing out that no progress has been made in the case.
15 February 2021
A day-to-day report on violations of freedom of expression in January
A day-to-day report on violations of freedom of expression in January
Three rights organizations have documented the violations of freedom of expression committed in Turkey in January. Their report offers a day-to-day account of “administrative bans, police interventions”, “investigations, prosecutions” and “other violations”.
15 February 2021
Beyza Buldağ and Muhammed Ünal released
Beyza Buldağ and Muhammed Ünal released
Arrested over their social media posts amid the Boğaziçi University protests against the appointed rector, Beyza Buldağ and Muhammed Ünal have been released.
13 February 2021
IPI condemns RTÜK fines on critical media outlets
IPI condemns RTÜK fines on critical media outlets
"RTÜK's fines targeting certain broadcasters that continue to air critical coverage are part of a clear pattern to punish free media," says the IPI's Turkey coordinator.
12 February 2021
Court blocks access to reports about appointment of rector's son to presidential agency
Court blocks access to reports about appointment of rector's son to presidential agency
Taha Hülagü was appointed as a museum manager as soon as he graduated from university.
12 February 2021
Boğaziçi protests: Court rejects appeal against student's arrest for running Twitter account
Boğaziçi protests: Court rejects appeal against student's arrest for running Twitter account
Beyza Buldağ has been remanded in custody for allegedly running a Twitter account and creating a group on WhatsApp supporting the protests.
12 February 2021
Report documents rights violations in Kurdish-majority regions in 2020
Report documents rights violations in Kurdish-majority regions in 2020
More than 100 people were subjected to torture and maltreatment, 16 civilians lost their lives in the conflict and the right to assembly was often restricted, according to the Human Rights Association.
12 February 2021
Attorneys: Police threatened families of Boğaziçi protesters
Attorneys: Police threatened families of Boğaziçi protesters
Some families were called and told by the police that their children's future will be "ruined," according to the attorneys.
11 February 2021
Former HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ acquitted of ‘insulting President’
Former HDP Co-Chair Figen Yüksekdağ acquitted of ‘insulting President’
Put on trial over a statement of support for journalists, arrested former Co-Chair of the HDP Figen Yüksekdağ has been acquitted of “insulting the President.”
11 February 2021
Boğaziçi protests: Police detain at least 9 people at courthouse
Boğaziçi protests: Police detain at least 9 people at courthouse
After five students were detained yesterday for painting slogans demanding the release of 11 students arrested over Boğaziçi University protests, a group of people wanted to hold a press statement for solidarity. At least nine have been detained.
11 February 2021
Police prevent academics’ press statement, so they walk
Police prevent academics’ press statement, so they walk
Academics from İstanbul University gathered in front of their campus in Beyazıt to make a press statement in support of Boğaziçi University protests. Police have prevented the statement, citing the COVID-19 pandemic.
11 February 2021
Boğaziçi protests: 1 more student arrested, 5 students detained
Boğaziçi protests: 1 more student arrested, 5 students detained
One more student has been arrested over Boğaziçi University protests against the appointed rector. Five students have also been detained for painting slogans to express their demand for the release of their friends.
10 February 2021
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