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Cumhuriyet Journalists Summoned to Depose

Cumhuriyet Journalists Summoned to Depose

Facing a terror investigation due to the news regarding the house of Presidential Communications Director Fahrettin Altun, journalists Hazal Ocak, Vedat Arık, Olcay Büyüktaş and İpek Özbey from daily Cumhuriyet have been summoned to depose.

CİSST Association Report on Violations of Rights in Prisons Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

CİSST Association Report on Violations of Rights in Prisons Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

Civil Society in the Penal System (CİSST) Association has prepared a report on the complaints of prisoners in Turkey amid Covid-19 pandemic. Covering the period from April 15 to 28, the report shows that access to rights in prisons has been restricted.

‘Police Have No Authority to Shoot and Kill’

‘Police Have No Authority to Shoot and Kill’

Human Rights Commission of Adana Bar, Human Rights Association (İHD), Progressive Lawyers Association (ÇHD) and KESK Confederation have issued a report on the killing of 18-year-old Ali El Hemdan and noted that his right to life has been violated.

Amnesty 2019 Report: Judiciary is Still a Tool of Pressure in Turkey

Amnesty 2019 Report: Judiciary is Still a Tool of Pressure in Turkey

From Amnesty International 2019 Report on Turkey: “There were severe restrictions on the rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly and people considered critical of the current government were detained or faced trumped-up criminal charges.”

Human Rights Watch: Allegations of Abduction and Torture Not Investigated in Turkey

Human Rights Watch: Allegations of Abduction and Torture Not Investigated in Turkey

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the authorities in Turkey to conduct an effective investigation into the allegations of people who say that they were held in custody and tortured by government agents for many months.

‘Is it True That 270 Citizens Diagnosed with Covid-19 in an Aged Care Home in İzmir?’

‘Is it True That 270 Citizens Diagnosed with Covid-19 in an Aged Care Home in İzmir?’

Main opposition CHP İzmir MP Kani Beko has addressed a Parliamentary question to the Minister of Health and raised concerns over the condition of aged care homes in Turkey amid novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

55 Prisoners Diagnosed with Covid-19 in Konya

55 Prisoners Diagnosed with Covid-19 in Konya

Diagnosed with coronavirus in Konya Type E Closed Prison, 55 arrestees and convicts have been referred to hospitals.

Constitutional Court: Disclosure of Personal Information in Security Checks Violates Privacy

Constitutional Court: Disclosure of Personal Information in Security Checks Violates Privacy

The top court has announced its verdict on an application regarding security checks for public employees.

Police Officer Who Shot One Person to Death in Adana Arrested

Police Officer Who Shot One Person to Death in Adana Arrested

Adana Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced that police officer F.K. has been arrested on charge of “wilful murder." Shot to death with a police bullet, Syrian Ali El Hemdan has lost his life at the hospital.

Presidency of Religious Affairs Files Criminal Complaint Against Ankara Bar Association

Presidency of Religious Affairs Files Criminal Complaint Against Ankara Bar Association

The Presidency of Religious Affairs has filed a criminal complaint against Ankara Bar Association, which previously filed a complaint against President of Religious Affairs Ali Erbaş over his targeting remarks about LGBTI+s and HIV positive people.

ISIS Bombing in Diyarbakır: Court Announces Justified Decision

ISIS Bombing in Diyarbakır: Court Announces Justified Decision

A bomb attack was carried out at an HDP rally in the southeastern city ahead of the 2015 parliamentary elections.

From Osman Kavala: From Silivri Prison, Two and a Half Years on

From Osman Kavala: From Silivri Prison, Two and a Half Years on

Kavala will be behind bars for 30 months by the end of this month. Sending a message from prison, he said, “What brings me towards pessimism is that an attitude that disregards universal legal norms has gained traction and legitimacy in judicial circles.”

April 24, 1915: We Commemorate Armenian Journalists and Writers

April 24, 1915: We Commemorate Armenian Journalists and Writers

We commemorate the writers and journalists who were taken from their homes and newspapers and forced to set out on April 24, 1915 and lost their lives.

Garo Paylan: ‘No Parliament Other Than Turkey’s Would Heal Wound of Armenian People’

Garo Paylan: ‘No Parliament Other Than Turkey’s Would Heal Wound of Armenian People’

HDP MP Paylan says, “I know that the great calamity faced by my people is a genocide. However, if the Parliament of Turkey brings this issue into its agenda and gives it a name that will comprehend it with a fair memory, I will accept that name, too.”

24 April 2020 Pınar Tarcan

Mustafa Koçak Dies on 297th Day of Death Fast

Mustafa Koçak Dies on 297th Day of Death Fast

Koçak (28) was on a death fast for a fair trial after having been convicted of aggravated life imprisonment.

Have You Heard Initiative: Freedom, Before It is Too Late

Have You Heard Initiative: Freedom, Before It is Too Late

Noting that ordinary criminals have been released based on the law on criminal enforcement, “Have You Heard” Initiative says, “In these days of life and death, the government has once again prepared a law that is far from the law and conscience.”

Children’s Day and COVID-19: This Year is Not Any Other Year

Children’s Day and COVID-19: This Year is Not Any Other Year

As the global economy slows down as forecasted, governments must find ways to maintain or even increase public spending on social protection—or risk undoing the good progress on child rights made to date.

‘Only Way to Reach Children in Villages is a Phone with Poor Cell Reception’

‘Only Way to Reach Children in Villages is a Phone with Poor Cell Reception’

In the days of corona, a new online event is shared for children on social media every day, they are told stories online. But, what about the children living in villages? Gülesra, a teacher from a village in Diyarbakır, has answered our questions.

23 April 2020 Ayşegül Özbek

‘2 Protesters to be Paid Damages Due to Disproportionate Use of Force by Police’

‘2 Protesters to be Paid Damages Due to Disproportionate Use of Force by Police’

In its verdict on three applicants subjected to police violence while protesting the bomb attack in Reyhanlı, Constitutional Court has ruled that disproportionate use of force violated the prohibition of treatment incompatible with human dignity.

23 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez

‘A Mask is Sold for 17 Lira in Prison’

‘A Mask is Sold for 17 Lira in Prison’

HDP MP Züleyha Gülüm has shared the condition of Turkey’s prisons amid Covid-19 pandemic in a press statement. Gülüm has underlined that the Parliament should immediately convene and take action to find a solution for this problem.

How has Coronavirus Affected Local Newspapers?

How has Coronavirus Affected Local Newspapers?

With their advertising revenues and sales dropped due to coronavirus, local newspapers can hardly keep their heads above the water. Owners of local newspapers say that they oscillate between their employees and closing down the newspapers.

21 April 2020 Hikmet Adal

Hunger Strikes Monitoring Committee Makes a Call to Authorities and Public

Hunger Strikes Monitoring Committee Makes a Call to Authorities and Public

In a statement for the press, Hunger Strikes Monitoring Committee has said, “The responsibility for the people forced to give their own lives by going on a hunger strike lies with the ones who rule the country.”

Koçak’s Weight Drops to 29 Kilos, He Awaits an Answer to His Request for Release

Koçak’s Weight Drops to 29 Kilos, He Awaits an Answer to His Request for Release

Mine Koçak, the sister of death fasting prisoner Mustafa Koçak: “Doctors say that his peripheral nervous system is damaged, that is why he cannot walk. We don’t know if he will walk ever again. It is enough for us if we can take him out of here alive.”

20 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez

Armed Attack Against Local Newspaper in Kocaeli

Armed Attack Against Local Newspaper in Kocaeli

Editor-in-Chief of Kocaeli Ses Newspaper İsmet Çiğit has said, “The police are examining the camera footage. As we are making oppositional news, we are getting on the nerves of some people a lot, which makes us a target for these groups.”

20 April 2020 Hikmet Adal

Saturday Mothers/People Ask Fate of Enforced Disappeared Children Ahead of April 23

Saturday Mothers/People Ask Fate of Enforced Disappeared Children Ahead of April 23

In the 786th week of their protest for their losses, Saturday Mothers/People have asked the fate and whereabouts of enforced disappeared children ahead of April 23 Children’s Day: “The protection of children is a duty of the state.”

One Arrestee Diagnosed with Coronavirus in Buca Prison

One Arrestee Diagnosed with Coronavirus in Buca Prison

Releasing a statement, İzmir Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicated, “62 arrestees and convicts having the symptoms of the disease have been isolated in hospitals. Still under medical examination, they are in good health.”

Access Block on Independent Turkish

Access Block on Independent Turkish

An access block has been imposed on the Independent Turkish news website as per the administrative measure implemented by the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (BTK).

International Press Institute Documents Media Freedom Violations During Pandemic

International Press Institute Documents Media Freedom Violations During Pandemic

Noting that “the free flow of news and information is more essential than ever amid pandemic,” the IPI is documenting media freedom violations by region. While six violations were reported from Turkey in March, there have been two violations in April so far.

Death of 17-Year-Old Ali Erdoğan in Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

Death of 17-Year-Old Ali Erdoğan in Prison on Parliamentary Agenda

Underlining that 17-year-old prisoner Ali Erdoğan may have been killed or driven to death, HDP İzmir MP Kemalbay has raised concerns over the policy of impunity for the violations of rights committed in prisons.

Constitutional Court Rejects Application on Cizre Basements

Constitutional Court Rejects Application on Cizre Basements

Constitutional Court has rejected HDP Group Deputy Chair Danış-Beştaş’s application regarding the violations of rights committed in Şırnak’s Cizre during the period of curfews on the ground of lack of venue and not exhausting all legal remedies.

17 April 2020 Ayça Söylemez

6 Journalists’ Request for Release Rejected

6 Journalists’ Request for Release Rejected

The request for release of arrested journalists Ferhat Çelik, Aydın Keser, Barış Pehlivan, Barış Terkoğlu, Hülya Kılınç and Murat Ağırel has been rejected. Çelik and Keser are not mentioned by name in the judgement.

Two Journalists Face Prison Sentence over Report on 2015 Ankara Massacre

Two Journalists Face Prison Sentence over Report on 2015 Ankara Massacre

A criminal case has been filed over a report on Cumhuriyet that said the police didn't act despite receiving a tip on two people involved in the bomb attack.

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