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Journalist Hakan Gülseven and Taylan Kulaçoğlu Taken into Custody

Journalist Hakan Gülseven and Taylan Kulaçoğlu Taken into Custody

Journalist Hakan Gülseven and Taylan Kulaçoğlu, who was targeted by the mainstream media, have been detained. Kulaçoğlu is expected to be referred to courthouse today.

PACE Rapporteurs Call for Immediate Release of Kavala After ECtHR Decision

PACE Rapporteurs Call for Immediate Release of Kavala After ECtHR Decision

The ECtHR on Tuesday rejected an appeal by Turkey to bring Kavala's case to the court's Grand Chamber.

Eren Keskin: Interests Take Precedence Over Human Health in Football

Eren Keskin: Interests Take Precedence Over Human Health in Football

Rights defender Keskin has spoken to bianet about the resumption of football leagues: “The federation, like the government, worries about money more than human health. Everyone has, in a sense, become a slave to the money to be brought in by football.”

15 May 2020 Hikmet Adal

Armed Attack in Van: 2 People Lose Their Lives

Armed Attack in Van: 2 People Lose Their Lives

An armed attack has been carried out against a vehicle in the district of Özalp in Turkey’s eastern province of Van. The attack with long barreled weapons targeted the Vefa Social Support Group bringing food aid to Eğribilen Neighborhood.

Objection to Mahmut Alınak’s Release

Objection to Mahmut Alınak’s Release

The Prosecutor’s Office has objected to the release of writer and politician Mahmut Alınak. Facing aggravated life sentence, Alınak was released under house arrest on May 13.

Courts Need to Comply with ECtHR Decision, Says Kavala's Attorney

Courts Need to Comply with ECtHR Decision, Says Kavala's Attorney

"The ECtHR decision has now become final. Judges now need to consciously abide by the importance, effectiveness of this decision. They must respect the decision and remove the arrest order," says attorney Köksal Bayraktar.

13 May 2020 Hikmet Adal

‘Release Osman Kavala Immediately’

‘Release Osman Kavala Immediately’

Releasing a message shortly after the ECtHR verdict of right violation and immediate release for arrested businessperson and rights defender Osman Kavala became final, “Free Osman Kavala” coordination has made a call for his immediate release.

In Which Prisons of Turkey Have Prisoners Tested Positive for COVID-19?

In Which Prisons of Turkey Have Prisoners Tested Positive for COVID-19?

Addressing a Parliamentary question to Minister of Justice Abdulhamit Gül, HDP MP Gülüm has noted that the public needs to be informed about the number of prison personnel who have tested positive for COVID-19 and the prisons where they work.

Covid-19 Spreading Fast in Turkey's Prisons, Rights Defenders Warn

Covid-19 Spreading Fast in Turkey's Prisons, Rights Defenders Warn

Reports state that hygiene rules are not implemented in prisons and prisoners have difficulty accessing health care.

Having Chased Children With a Gun in Mardin, Police Officer Suspended from Duty

Having Chased Children With a Gun in Mardin, Police Officer Suspended from Duty

The Sub-Governor’s Office of Nusaybin has announced that the police officer who chased children playing in front of their homes with a gun and fired his gun into the air has been suspended from duty and investigated.

Coronavirus is in Silivri Prison, How are Prisoners Treated?

Coronavirus is in Silivri Prison, How are Prisoners Treated?

It has been announced that 44 prisoners have tested positive for COVID-19 in Silivri Prison. But, how were the prisoners taken to the hospital? Were the vehicles disinfected after that? Are there adequate measures to protect prisoners and wardens?

8 May 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Court Accepts Indictment Against Journalists over News on Intelligence Officer

Court Accepts Indictment Against Journalists over News on Intelligence Officer

The indictment issued against journalists for reporting on the funeral of an intelligence officer killed in Libya demands penalization as per the Article 329/1 of the Turkish Penal Code (TCK) and Article 27 of the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) law.

Constitutional Court: Journalist İdris Sayılğan's Arrest Did Not Cause a Rights Violation

Constitutional Court: Journalist İdris Sayılğan's Arrest Did Not Cause a Rights Violation

Sayılğan had spent 1,137 days behind bars before being released by a court of appeal.

Grup Yorum Band Member İbrahim Gökçek Loses His Life

Grup Yorum Band Member İbrahim Gökçek Loses His Life

Having ended his death fast on the 323rd day on May 5, Grup Yorum music band member İbrahim Gökçek has lost his life at the hospital where he was treated.

‘If Seasonal Agricultural Workers Cannot Find a Job, Child Labor will Increase’

‘If Seasonal Agricultural Workers Cannot Find a Job, Child Labor will Increase’

Development Workshop has released a report on the lives of seasonal agricultural workers in Turkey in the days of coronavirus pandemic. Ayşe Özsoy from Development Workshop has answered the questions of bianet.

7 May 2020 Hikmet Adal

‘Lives of Ill Prisoners Put at Risk’

‘Lives of Ill Prisoners Put at Risk’

Raising concerns over the conditions of prisons and ill prisoners amid coronavirus outbreak, rights organizations have reiterated that preventive measures against the outbreak need to be implemented in prisons immediately.

Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan Commemorated with Carnations

Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan Commemorated with Carnations

It has been 48 years since Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan, the leading figures of the 68 Generation, were executed. They have been commemorated with carnations on their death anniversary.

Arrested Over a Tweet, Journalist Hakan Aygün Released

Arrested Over a Tweet, Journalist Hakan Aygün Released

Arrested on April 3 over a tweet where he mocked the fundraising campaign launched by President Erdoğan against coronavirus outbreak, journalist Hakan Aygün has been released.

2019 Report by Human Rights Association: Regime Got More and More Authoritarian

2019 Report by Human Rights Association: Regime Got More and More Authoritarian

According to the annual report of the Human Rights Association (İHD), 1,344 meetings and demonstrations were intervened last year and 3,935 people were subjected to beating and ill treatment during these interventions.

Grup Yorum Member İbrahim Gökçek Ends His Death Fast

Grup Yorum Member İbrahim Gökçek Ends His Death Fast

Grup Yorum music band has announced that its bass guitarist İbrahim Gökçek has ended his death fast on the 323rd day.

Facing the Past Liberates, Says Jıneps in 156th Year of Circassian Genocide

Facing the Past Liberates, Says Jıneps in 156th Year of Circassian Genocide

The Circassian exile and genocide on May 21, 1864 have made the front-page headline in the new issue of monthly Jıneps / Free Voice of Circassians newspaper. “Facing the past liberates,” the headline has read.

Court Ruled for Continuation of Journalists’ Arrest in the Absence of Their Attorneys

Court Ruled for Continuation of Journalists’ Arrest in the Absence of Their Attorneys

In examining the objections of six journalists behind bars due to their news on the funeral of an intelligence officer, the court apparently did not inform their attorneys, summoned other lawyers from the bar and ruled for the continuation of their pre-trial detention.

COVID-19 Measure in Prison: ‘A Bar of Soap was Given Two Months Ago’

COVID-19 Measure in Prison: ‘A Bar of Soap was Given Two Months Ago’

HDP Ağrı MP Taşdemir has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the difficulties in accessing hygiene products and medical treatment in the prison where 72-year-old former MP Halil Aksoy is also behind bars.

CHP and HDP Statements on Dersim: Open the Archives, Face the Massacre

CHP and HDP Statements on Dersim: Open the Archives, Face the Massacre

CHP and HDP MPs have released statements in the 83rd year of Dersim Massacre. The MPs have demanded the establishment of a Truth and Confrontation Commission, opening of the archives and trial of perpetrators, albeit in their absence.

Letter from İbrahim Gökçek: Of Course, I Want to Live

Letter from İbrahim Gökçek: Of Course, I Want to Live

İbrahim Gökçek of the Grup Yorum music band has been on a death fast for 322 days, demanding the release of the band's members and the end of concert bans.

4 May 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Pandemic Increases Climate of Fear for Journalists in Turkey, Says Amnesty International

Pandemic Increases Climate of Fear for Journalists in Turkey, Says Amnesty International

In a written statement, Amnesty International has noted that “the COVID-19 crisis has added a new layer to the crackdown on media freedom in Turkey with journalists being targeted across the country under the guise of combating misinformation.”

Press In Arrest: 23 Journalists Faced up to 408 Years in Prison in April

Press In Arrest: 23 Journalists Faced up to 408 Years in Prison in April

From the report of Press in Arrest: “In April, numerous news stories were associated with ‘terrorism’. Reporters were obliged to testify and defend against charges of 'terrorism'. Journalists were kept in prison without indictment, thus being sentenced in advance.”

Local Journalist Given House Arrest in Tekirdağ

Local Journalist Given House Arrest in Tekirdağ

Ferhat Akgün, a local journalist from Tekirdağ province, has been put under house arrest on the ground that “he violated the inviolability of a workplace” by entering Tekirdağ State Hospital, a pandemic hospital, without permission.

4 May 2020 Yakup Önal

May 3 World Press Freedom Day: Critical Press Under Threat in Turkey

May 3 World Press Freedom Day: Critical Press Under Threat in Turkey

In January-February-March 2020, at least 33 journalists and media representatives were detained. During the coronavirus outbreak, 12 local journalists were detained for “spreading panic and fear” and three journalists had to depose.

2 May 2020 Erol Önderoğlu,Sinem Aydınlı,İdil Aydınoğlu

RTÜK Censorship on Netflix Series ‘Designated Survivor’

RTÜK Censorship on Netflix Series ‘Designated Survivor’

As reported by the US-based news websites Deadline and Variety, Netflix has removed an episode of “Designated Survivor” in Turkey following a demand from the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK).

1 Million Refugee Workers Laid-off Amidst COVID-19 Crisis

1 Million Refugee Workers Laid-off Amidst COVID-19 Crisis

The killing of young worker Ali al-Hemdan at a police checkpoint mars the already depressive mood prevailing among Turkey's millions of precarious and informal Syrian refugee workers fatally hit by the COVID-19 crisis.

30 April 2020 Ertuğrul Kürkçü

Cases of Attacks on Journalists Drag on For a Year: 'Did I Have to Die?'

Cases of Attacks on Journalists Drag on For a Year: 'Did I Have to Die?'

"I lost my faith in justice. It is very clear that this was an attempted murder. Most likely, this case will end without the assailants receiving any sentence," says one journalist.

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