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Warrant against musician Ferhat Tunç
Germany has rejected Turkey’s request for “mutual judicial assistance” to take testimony of Ferhat Tunç on the ground that it is against freedom of expression. Standing trial for “insulting the President”, Tunç now faces a warrant for his detention in Turkey.
15 September 2020
‘Racist attacks are a result of government’s policy of impunity’
HDP has released a statement about the armed attack on Kurdish workers in Afyon: “The antagonistic policies of the government against Kurdish people and its mindset breeding a lynch culture in society lead to this picture that we have today.”
15 September 2020
Meetings and demonstrations banned in Dersim for 15 days
Referring to the pandemic, the Governor’s Office has banned all types of meetings, marches, concerts and conferences in Dersim, except for the ones approved by the Governor’s Office and held “according to traditions and customs.”
15 September 2020
Armed attack in Syria: One Turkish Red Crescent worker dies
Arriving in the scene of the incident, Turkish Red Crescent Chair Kerem Kınık has indicated that the assaulters will be caught in the shortest possible time.
14 September 2020
Armed attack on Kurdish workers claims one life, wounds two others
In an armed attack targeting Kurdish workers from Turkey’s eastern province of Van, worker Özkan T. has lost his life and workers Fırat T. and Emrah Ö. have been wounded in Turkey’s Aegean province of Afyon.
14 September 2020
36 thousand people investigated for ‘insulting the president’ in a year
According to the justice statistics of the Justice Ministry, 12 thousand 298 people stood trial and 3 thousand 831 people were penalized in 2019 on the grounds that they insulted President and ruling AKP Chair Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
14 September 2020
Aggravated life sentence convict Didem Akman pauses death fast on 207th day
Akman has been on a death fast, demanding conditions of execution be improved in such a way to adapt to humane conditions.
11 September 2020
At least 275 people's right to life violated in August
At least 143 people, including five children, were subjected to torture and 63 people were subjected to physical and psychological violence in prisons, according to the report.
11 September 2020
2 journalists attacked in Diyarbakır
İhlas News Agency (İHA) reporter Murat Başal and Demirören News Agency (DHA) reporter Emrah Kızıl have been subjected to a knife attack during news follow-up in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır.
10 September 2020
First message from lawyer Aytaç Ünsal after ending death fast: 'I love all of you'
Following a release order by the Court of Cassation, Ünsal ended his 214-day long death fast and accepted treatment.
10 September 2020
Arrested for revealing the identity of an intelligence officer, 3 journalists released
Shortly after the court ruled for their release on probation considering the time they had already spent behind bars, journalists Barış Pehlivan, Hülya Kılınç and Murat Ağırel have been released.
10 September 2020
‘Let this crime fall upon those who constructed this paper tower’
Standing trial over news regarding the funeral of an intelligence officer killed in Libya, journalist Barış Terkoğlu has made his defense: “In this quagmire which became boggier with abuse of the laws, we try to carry justice on our heads to keep it clean.”
9 September 2020
‘I will not get used to this decaying’
Arrested over news regarding the funeral of an intelligence officer killed in Libya, journalist Barış Pehlivan has made his defense as to the accusations: “My request from you is that, in your ruling, you be the voice of whatever the truth is - not the fear.”
9 September 2020
Broadcaster probed over guest’s remarks about religious high schools
The Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) has started an investigation against Haber Global TV news channel about academic Erol Mütercimler’s remarks about the graduates of religious vocational high schools in Turkey.
9 September 2020
Prosecutor demands prison sentence for journalists ahead of today’s hearing
Announcing his opinion as to the accusations ahead of their second hearing, prosecutor demands that eight people, including seven journalists, three of whom behind bars, shall be sentenced to prison for revealing the identity of an intelligence officer.
9 September 2020
Musician Ferhat Tunç put on trial over album cover
"I've been on exile for nearly two years. I have always hoped that I will return to my country, my home," Tunç has said.
8 September 2020
Detained over ‘Resurrection Ertuğrul’ post, journalist released on probation
Journalist Oktay Candemir has been released on probation after he was taken into custody over a social media post about the “Resurrection: Ertuğrul” television series centering around the life of Ertuğrul, the father of the founder of Ottoman Empire.
8 September 2020
Allegations of torture in detention in Urfa
HDP deputy Gülüm has submitted a parliamentary question about the new allegations of torture in the Kurdish-majority province.
8 September 2020
Letter from arrested journalist Murat Ağırel
Ahead of his hearing tomorrow, columnist Murat Ağırel has sent a letter from Silivri Prison in İstanbul: “Let alone pieces of evidence, there is not a single piece of evidence. How can I spoil something that does not exist?"
8 September 2020
Joint call by rights organizations: ‘Release Osman Kavala’
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project urge Turkey to comply with the Council of Europe order and release businessperson and rights defender Kavala.
8 September 2020
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Detained over attack on Kurdish workers, two people released
Taken into custody for attacking the Kurdish agricultural workers who went from Mardin to Sakarya to harvest hazelnuts, two suspects have been released on probation.
8 September 2020
Reina case: One defendant sentenced to life imprisonment aggravated for 40 times
In the final hearing of the attack on Reina nightclub, Masharipov has been given a life sentence aggravated for 40 times on charges of “attempting to overthrow the Constitutional order” and “deliberate killing” and to 1,368 years in prison on other charges.
8 September 2020
‘She has very simple demands, she demands her rights’
Prison administration did not process death fasting prisoner Akman’s request for transfer to another prison. When her attorneys applied with the same request, it was also rejected as “the person herself must apply.” Akman is now in hospital.
7 September 2020
Ayça Söylemez
Court blocks access to news on seizure of İstanbul Municipality’s non-seizable loan
An access block has been imposed on the news regarding the Met-Gün Construction company’s seizure of the non-seizable loan received by the İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality from abroad to finance its subway project.
7 September 2020
‘If there is an independent judiciary in Turkey, why are we behind bars?’
Main opposition CHP MP Çakırözer, also a former journalist himself, visited Odatv Ankara Representative Müyesser Yıldız in Sincan Prison in Ankara. He has addressed the reporters following his meeting with Yıldız.
7 September 2020
‘65 years have passed since September 6-7 pogrom, no apologies offered’
In a statement about September 6-7 pogrom, the HDP has called on the authorities “to face this shame, identify the perpetrators and compensate the material and immaterial losses of the aggrieved people or their families.”
7 September 2020
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‘While justice was "on vacation”, violence took center stage’
From the report of Press in Arrest: “Trials were suspended in August due to the judiciary recess; however, attempts to bring journalists into line continued under violent forms. At least 15 journalists were subjected to psychological and physical violence.”
7 September 2020
‘Demand for Osman Kavala’s release has grown louder’
Shortly after the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has called on Turkey to implement the ECtHR ruling on Osman Kavala, Amnesty International has released a statement emphasizing that “the demand for his release is growing louder.’
4 September 2020
Lawyer Aytaç Ünsal ends death fast, accepts treatment
After the Court of Cassation handed down its ruling, lawyer Aytaç Ünsal has ended his death fast and accepted medical treatment by independent physicians.
4 September 2020
Ayça Söylemez
Ruling of release for ill prisoner Makbule Özbek
Attorney Gülşen Özbek has said that the court has accepted the request for release of ill prisoner Makbule Özbek (72), who had a heart attack in prison yesterday.
4 September 2020
Evrim Kepenek
Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe: Implement ECtHR ruling on Kavala
Committee of Ministers of Council of Europe notes that though Kavala has been arrested as part of another investigation, the rights violations detected by the ECtHR are still in place and, therefore, the ruling of release must be implemented.
4 September 2020
‘The blackout of TELE 1 reveals the state of freedom of expression in Turkey’
Press Council has denounced the five-day blackout imposed on TELE 1 channel by the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK): “The annulment of the stay of execution is a new blow dealt by the judiciary to freedom of communication.”
4 September 2020
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