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Journalist and Writer Ahmet Altan Arrested
Journalist and Writer Ahmet Altan Arrested
Taken into custody shortly after he was released from prison on November 4, journalist and writer Ahmet Altan has been arrested again.
13 November 2019
EU Denounces Arrest of Altan: Freedom of Expression Key to Functioning Democracy
EU Denounces Arrest of Altan: Freedom of Expression Key to Functioning Democracy
After the İstanbul 27th Heavy Penal Court has accepted the objection against the release of journalist and writer Ahmet Altan, the EU and international freedom of expression organizations have denounced his renewed imprisonment.
13 November 2019
Journalist and Writer Ahmet Altan Detained
Journalist and Writer Ahmet Altan Detained
Released from prison last week after serving 1,138 days behind bars, journalist and writer Ahmet Altan has been detained. An arrest warrant was issued against him yesterday.
13 November 2019
Police Officer Bites Protester's Leg
Police Officer Bites Protester's Leg
Nazan Bozkurt, who has been staging a protest in the capital Ankara to be reinstated to her job, has said that a woman police officer bit her leg.
12 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez
Verdict of Release for Journalist Kibriye Evren
Verdict of Release for Journalist Kibriye Evren
Facing up to 20 years in prison due to her journalistic activities and social media posts, JinNews reporter Kibriye Evren has been released in her eighth hearing. The court has imposed judicial control measures and international travel ban on Evren.
12 November 2019
Allegation of Torture in Urfa Prison: I Will Kill You Here
Allegation of Torture in Urfa Prison: I Will Kill You Here
Lawyer Mustafa Vefa, a member of the Urfa Bar Association Human Rights Commission, has stated that inmate Abdürrahim Durgun was battered by four prison wardens in a room without any surveillance cameras.
12 November 2019 Ruken Tuncel
A 'Nation's Garden' on Armenian, Syriac Cemeteries: 'The Project Must Immediately Stop'
A 'Nation's Garden' on Armenian, Syriac Cemeteries: 'The Project Must Immediately Stop'
The Federation of Syriac Associations chairperson and two minority MPs have reacted to the recreational facility project in Dargeçit, Mardin.
12 November 2019 Pınar Tarcan
Academics for Peace: Local Courts Act 'Arbitrarily' Despite Constitutional Court Ruling
Academics for Peace: Local Courts Act 'Arbitrarily' Despite Constitutional Court Ruling
While 486 academics have been acquitted so far, some local courts do not abide by the top court ruling, the Academics for Peace has stated.
12 November 2019
Mezopotamya Agency Reporter Ruken Demir Detained
Mezopotamya Agency Reporter Ruken Demir Detained
Journalist Ruken Demir, a reporter for the Mezopotamya Agency, has been taken into custody in a raid conducted to her house in early morning hours today.
12 November 2019
İpekyolu District Co-Mayors Arrested
İpekyolu District Co-Mayors Arrested
Taken into custody on charges of “membership of a terrorist organization” and “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”, İpekyolu District Co-Mayors Azim Yacan and Şehzade Kurt have been arrested.
12 November 2019
Cancer Patient Not Released from Prison Despite Report by Council of Forensic Medicine
Cancer Patient Not Released from Prison Despite Report by Council of Forensic Medicine
"This is a violation of the right to life. The person does not have the conditions to live in prison alone," his attorney has said.
11 November 2019
16 ‘Special Security Zones’ in Silopi
16 ‘Special Security Zones’ in Silopi
16 areas have been declared as “temporary special security zones” in Silopi in Turkey’s southeastern province of Şırnak for eight days till the midnight of November 17.
11 November 2019
Erdoğan Pardons 3 Prisoners, There are Still 1,333 Ill Inmates Behind Bars
Erdoğan Pardons 3 Prisoners, There are Still 1,333 Ill Inmates Behind Bars
President Erdoğan has pardoned three ill inmates sentenced to prison on a series of charges including “willful killing, willful injury and insult of public officers, use of unregistered firearms, qualified robbery and deprivation of liberty”.
7 November 2019
Internet is 'Not Free' in Turkey, Says Freedom House Report
Internet is 'Not Free' in Turkey, Says Freedom House Report
According to the “Freedom on the Net 2019” report released by the Freedom House, Turkey scores 37 out of 100 in Internet Freedom. Turkey is the only country in Europe whose Internet is “not free”.
7 November 2019
Three Police Officers Sued for Torturing Writer Under Detention
Three Police Officers Sued for Torturing Writer Under Detention
A lawsuit has been filed against three police officers who tortured investigative writer Ebrari three years ago.
6 November 2019 Ruken Tuncel
Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak Released
Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak Released
Journalist and writer Ahmet Altan and Nazlı Ilıcak have been released from prison in the wake of a verdict of release given by the İstanbul 26th Heavy Penal Court. Ilıcak was behind bars for 1,197 days and Altan for 1,138 days.
5 November 2019
One Soldier Loses His Life in Operation Peace Spring Area
One Soldier Loses His Life in Operation Peace Spring Area
The Ministry of National Defense has announced that one soldier has lost his life while attending to an improvised explosive device (IED) in Operation Peace Spring area in northern Syria.
4 November 2019
Supporting Grup Yorum Music Band Banned as Well
Supporting Grup Yorum Music Band Banned as Well
After four inmates from Van Prison went on a three-day hunger strike in support of hunger striking Grup Yorum music band members, the inmates have been “laid off from their paid jobs in prison for a month”.
4 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez
Trustee Appointed to Kızıltepe District Municipality in Mardin
Trustee Appointed to Kızıltepe District Municipality in Mardin
Kızıltepe District Mayor Nilüfer Elik Yılmaz has been removed from office. District Governor Hüseyin Çam has been appointed as a trustee in her place.
4 November 2019
Osman Kavala: ‘Freedom is a Person’s Most Basic, Fundamental Human Right’
Osman Kavala: ‘Freedom is a Person’s Most Basic, Fundamental Human Right’
Osman Kavala has sent a letter from prison upon the completion of his second year in prison: “I am striving to make it through these tormenting times as unscathed as possible thanks to the support of my wife, family and friends.”
1 November 2019
Prison Administration Bans Visitor for Four Months Because of 'Greeting' an Inmate
Prison Administration Bans Visitor for Four Months Because of 'Greeting' an Inmate
Ülkü Şeyda Başaraner has been banned for "endangering the security of the institution" after she saluted an inmate with hand.
1 November 2019 Ayça Söylemez
‘So-Called Reporter’ Lawsuit Against Journalist Ergin Çağlar
‘So-Called Reporter’ Lawsuit Against Journalist Ergin Çağlar
A lawsuit has been filed against journalist Ergin Çağlar on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” Referring to Mezopotamya Agency reporter Çağlar, the prosecutor has called him a “so-called reporter” in the indictment.
1 November 2019
HDP’s Saray District Mayor Caziye Duman Taken into Custody
HDP’s Saray District Mayor Caziye Duman Taken into Custody
Caziye Duman, HDP’s Saray District Mayor in Van, has been detained with 14 others.
1 November 2019
Not Given His Certificate of Election, HDP’s Abubekir Erkmen Detained
Not Given His Certificate of Election, HDP’s Abubekir Erkmen Detained
Prevented from taking office as the Mayor of Dağpınar in Kars because he was previously discharged by a Statutory Decree, HDP’s Abubekir Erkmen has been taken into custody.
1 November 2019
Journalist Emre Orman Released
Journalist Emre Orman Released
Arrested due to his social media posts on October 24, journalist Emre Orman has been released from prison upon the objection of his lawyers.
1 November 2019
Rights Defender and Academic for Peace Osman İşçi Acquitted
Rights Defender and Academic for Peace Osman İşçi Acquitted
Human Rights Association (İHD) Secretary General Osman İşçi has been acquitted in the lawsuit filed against him for having signed declaration “We will not be a party to this crime” prepared by Academics for Peace.
30 October 2019
Yet Another Conviction for Turkey for Violating Freedom of Expression
Yet Another Conviction for Turkey for Violating Freedom of Expression
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has concluded that the freedom of expression of DTP’s Hatice Çoban was violated after she was convicted due to a speech. The Court has ruled that Turkey shall pay 2,500 Euro in damages.
30 October 2019 Ayça Söylemez
Released Journalist Hüseyin Aykol Talks About His Prison Days
Released Journalist Hüseyin Aykol Talks About His Prison Days
Released from prison after the Judicial Reform Package has entered into effect, journalist Hüseyin Aykol has said, “They have temporarily released us as a gesture to Europe.”
29 October 2019
5 Areas in Hakkari Declared ‘Special Security Zones’
5 Areas in Hakkari Declared ‘Special Security Zones’
The Governorship of Hakkari has announced that five areas in the districts of Hakkari center, Çukurca, Şemdinli, Yüksekova and Derecik have been declared as “special security zones” from October 29 to November 12.
29 October 2019
Presidency: Press Card Not a Must for Journalistic Activities
Presidency: Press Card Not a Must for Journalistic Activities
Submitting a petition to the Council of State as part of a lawsuit filed for the annulment of the new Press Card Regulation, the Presidency has argued that “a person is not obliged to have a press card to engage in journalistic activities.”
28 October 2019
Journalists Meltem Oktay and Uğur Akgül Released
Journalists Meltem Oktay and Uğur Akgül Released
Meltem Oktay and Uğur Akgül, reporters for the closed Dicle News Agency (DİHA), have been released. Oktay and Akgül were behind bars on charge of “being members of a terrorist organization” due to their news in the period of curfews.
25 October 2019
Journalist Emre Orman Arrested
Journalist Emre Orman Arrested
Taken into custody yesterday due to his social media messages, journalist Emre Orman has been arrested on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.
24 October 2019
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