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Kavala says it's impossible to counter allegations against him as they are so far from 'reality'
Kavala says it's impossible to counter allegations against him as they are so far from 'reality'
While rights have always been restricted through the judiciary, it has now a "key duty of eliminating political dissidents," according to the imprisoned right defender.
9 March 2021
Journalists Yıldız, Dükel sentenced to prison for 'obtaining confidential information'
Journalists Yıldız, Dükel sentenced to prison for 'obtaining confidential information'
The journalists stood trial for their phone conversations with a military officer.
8 March 2021
'AKP is the biggest obstacle for artistic freedom in Turkey'
'AKP is the biggest obstacle for artistic freedom in Turkey'
"Turkish authorities over the years have been determined to systematically suppress any political dissent, including opposition voices expressed through art and by artists," says the director of Freemuse.
8 March 2021 Hikmet Adal
Court finds ministry culpable for 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol's death, orders compensation
Court finds ministry culpable for 12-year-old Ceylan Önkol's death, orders compensation
Önkol lost her life in an explosion when she was pasturing animals in Diyarbakır in 2009.
8 March 2021
Arrested over Boğaziçi protests, one student released
Arrested over Boğaziçi protests, one student released
Detained during the protests against the appointed rector in İstanbul’s Kadıköy and arrested shortly afterwards, Murat Can Demirci has been released on probation. Eight people are still behind bars due to the protests…
6 March 2021
Student under house arrest: 'They turn our house into prison'
Student under house arrest: 'They turn our house into prison'
Karaca was one of hundreds of students taken into custody during the Boğaziçi University protests in İstanbul’s Kadıköy on February 2. Detained for 2 days, he was placed under house arrest. He has spoken to bianet.
5 March 2021 Vedat Örüç
Freedom House report: Turkey's status 'not free' for the fourth year in a row
Freedom House report: Turkey's status 'not free' for the fourth year in a row
The economic impact of the pandemic has given the government new incentives to suppress dissent, says the report.
4 March 2021
Tahir Elçi murder case: Defendant police officers not arrested
Tahir Elçi murder case: Defendant police officers not arrested
The renowned lawyer and rights advocate was killed while making a statement for the press in Diyarbakır in 2015.
3 March 2021
Court bans the book, publishing house notified 4 years later
Court bans the book, publishing house notified 4 years later
While the book published by Avesta Publishing House was banned with a court ruling on November 29, 2017, Avesta was informed about the ban yesterday (March 2, 2021). 15 books published by Avesta have been banned in 3 years.
3 March 2021
Recovering after death fast, imprisoned lawyer Aytaç Ünsal 'not provided with vitamin B'
Recovering after death fast, imprisoned lawyer Aytaç Ünsal 'not provided with vitamin B'
After ending his 215-day death fast, Ünsal was arrested again in December.
2 March 2021 Ayça Söylemez
Nearly 40 thousand people fined over ‘pandemic’ in Turkey in a week
Nearly 40 thousand people fined over ‘pandemic’ in Turkey in a week
According to the official statement, a total of 39 thousand 604 people have faced administrative and/or legal action over the past week for failing to abide by the countrywide weeknight and weekend curfews introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19.
1 March 2021
Letter from imprisoned Boğaziçi student: 'They can't jail our ideas'
Letter from imprisoned Boğaziçi student: 'They can't jail our ideas'
Two students have been remanded in custody over the display of an artwork depicting Kaaba during the protests.
26 February 2021
‘Peace and Democracy Award’ granted to Eren Keskin
‘Peace and Democracy Award’ granted to Eren Keskin
Diyarbakır Medical Chamber has granted this year’s award to Human Rights Association (İHD) Co-Chair Keskin for her struggle against racism and discrimination.
26 February 2021
‘Prisons are a public health problem’
‘Prisons are a public health problem’
“Being a Human in Prison” panel discussion held by the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) Human Rights Branch has emphasized that prisons are on top of the list of places where human rights violations are most frequently encountered.
26 February 2021
‘Freedom of artistic expression continuously curbed in Turkey’
‘Freedom of artistic expression continuously curbed in Turkey’
Freemuse, an international organization defending artistic freedom, has released its “State of Artistic Freedom 2021” report, analyzing 978 acts of violations of artistic freedom in 89 countries and online spaces in 2020.
26 February 2021
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
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