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Civil Society Organizations from Germany: ‘Kavala and Aksakoğlu Should be Released’

Civil Society Organizations from Germany: ‘Kavala and Aksakoğlu Should be Released’

Seven organizations have released a joint statement on the Gezi Park trial which began today, demanding the case should be dropped.

24 June 2019 Gürsel Köksal

Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu Appear Before the Judge After Months

Osman Kavala and Yiğit Aksakoğlu Appear Before the Judge After Months

The 16-defendant Gezi trial has started today. While Osman Kavala has stood before the judge on the 601st day of his arrest, Aksakoğlu has appeared in court after 220 days. They have made their defense against the indictment.

24 June 2019 Hikmet Adal

Journalist Coşkun Acquitted of 'Insulting President'

Journalist Coşkun Acquitted of 'Insulting President'

Canan Coşkun was on trial for her article titled, "Erdoğan Ordered, Journalists Arrested."

World Medical Association Delivers Open Letter in Support of Doctors in Turkey

World Medical Association Delivers Open Letter in Support of Doctors in Turkey

Doctors from the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) were given prison terms for their declaration titled, "War is a Public Health Problem."

Police Officer Fined to Pay 19 Thousand Liras for Killing Two Siblings

Police Officer Fined to Pay 19 Thousand Liras for Killing Two Siblings

Police officer Ö.Y. crashed into a home while driving an armored vehicle in the southeastern province of Şırnak in 2017, killing two children.

Attack Killed Four Family Members in Urfa on Parliamentary Agenda

Attack Killed Four Family Members in Urfa on Parliamentary Agenda

Four people were killed in an armed attack after a land dispute in the southeastern province.

Presiding Judge: Why Didn’t You Make a Call to Terrorist Organization?

Presiding Judge: Why Didn’t You Make a Call to Terrorist Organization?

Two Academics for Peace have had their hearings at two courts. Presenting her statement of defense at the İstanbul 32nd Heavy Penal Court, Hazal Halavut has been asked by the Presiding Judge, “Why didn’t you make a call to the terrorist organization?”

Court to Await Constitutional Court Ruling on Academics for Peace

Court to Await Constitutional Court Ruling on Academics for Peace

Upon the request of lawyer Eyüboğlu, the court has ruled that the Constitutional Court ruling on Academics for Peace shall be awaited till a verdict is given for three academics. One academic has also been given a deferred prison sentence of 15 months.

19 June 2019 Tansu Pişkin

ECtHR Ruling on ‘Right to Education in Prison’ After 13 Years

ECtHR Ruling on ‘Right to Education in Prison’ After 13 Years

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has announced its ruling on two convicts who appealed to the court 13 years ago, wishing to continue their higher-education studies. The court has ruled that their right to education has been violated.

18 June 2019 Ayça Söylemez

Academic Sentenced to 25 Months for Signing a Petition Against War Crimes of Turkey

Academic Sentenced to 25 Months for Signing a Petition Against War Crimes of Turkey

Prof. Ayşe Gül Altınay signed a petition protesting Turkey's severe military belligerence against Kurds. President Erdogan called the document treasonous. Now the court has handed down its verdict: 25 months in prison. Altınay remains calm and unflinching.

17 June 2019 Rela Mazali

ECtHR Requests Turkey’s Defense in the Case of Journalist İdris Sayılğan

ECtHR Requests Turkey’s Defense in the Case of Journalist İdris Sayılğan

The ECtHR has requested Turkey’s defense in the case of journalist İdris Sayılğan, thereby requesting defense in a lawsuit filed against a journalist working in the Kurdish media for the first time since the coup attempt on July 15, 2016.

Journalist Dündar Meets Wife in Germany

Journalist Dündar Meets Wife in Germany

Journalist Can Dündar has been living in Germany because facing life sentence in Turkey, and his wife Dilek Dündar's passport has been confiscated by authorities.

Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirağ Released

Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirağ Released

Imprisoned yesterday for having insulted the then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2010, daily Yeniçağ columnist Yavuz Selim Demirağ has been released. Speaking to bianet, Demirağ has said, “Anything can happen at any time in Turkey.”

14 June 2019 Hikmet Adal

38 Face Lawsuit for Reporting, Commenting on Economic Crisis

38 Face Lawsuit for Reporting, Commenting on Economic Crisis

Journalists Karakaya and Yalınkılıç reported on the economic crisis in 2018. Now they and 36 others, including journalists and economists, who commented on the article face jail terms for "trying to weaken the economic order and stability of the state."

3 Academics Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison in Total

3 Academics Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison in Total

Noemi Levy Aksu has been sentenced to 2 years, 6 months in prison without deferment. Şenay Çınar and Belin Benezra have been each sentenced to 15 months in prison; the announcement of their verdicts has been deferred.

14 June 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Assaulted Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirağ to be Imprisoned for Insulting Erdoğan

Assaulted Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirağ to be Imprisoned for Insulting Erdoğan

Journalist Yavuz Selim Demirağ, who was assaulted in front of his house on May 10, will be imprisoned today to serve his 11-month prison term for allegedly insulting the then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 2010.

33 People Detained for Hasankeyf Statement Released

33 People Detained for Hasankeyf Statement Released

33 people, who were taken into custody yesterday for attempting to protest the Ilısu Dam project that is soon to engulf the ancient city of Hasankeyf, have been released after an identity check at the district security directorate.

Academic Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison

Academic Sentenced to 1 Year, 3 Months in Prison

Academic for Peace Sezai Ozan Zeybek has been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The announcement of the verdict has been deferred by the İstanbul 26th Heavy Penal Court.

13 June 2019 Tansu Pişkin

2 Soldiers Lose Their Lives, 2 Soldiers Wounded in Dersim

2 Soldiers Lose Their Lives, 2 Soldiers Wounded in Dersim

Two Gendarmerie Specialized Sergeants have lost their lives in a conflict between security forces and the PKK in Dersim. Two soldiers have also been wounded.

Attacked Family to Move Armenia from İstanbul

Attacked Family to Move Armenia from İstanbul

The Armenian family who was attacked last month have announced that they will move to Armenia. The attackers had said, "This is just the beginning."

First Hearing of Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel to be Held on July 30

First Hearing of Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel to be Held on July 30

Academic for Peace Tuna Altınel, who was arrested after the Lyon Consulate General of Turkey took down a statement, requesting that “a restriction be placed on his passport and a legal action be taken against him”, will have his first hearing on July 30.

10 June 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Solidarity with Academic for Peace at Airport Against the Warrant Issued for Her

Solidarity with Academic for Peace at Airport Against the Warrant Issued for Her

Academic for Peace Gizem Sayın, who was abroad for her academic works, will be detained at İstanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport on June 11 as a warrant was issued against her at her third hearing on March 6. Sayın will be released after her deposition.

Mudanya Municipality Forces Syrians out of Beach in Bursa

Mudanya Municipality Forces Syrians out of Beach in Bursa

Upon the instruction of Mudanya Mayor Hayri Türkyılmaz, municipal police officers have forced Syrians out of beach in Mudanya, Bursa. Similar incidents have also been reported from Gemlik, another seaside district in Bursa.

10 June 2019 Volkan Topalak

MP Güven Released From Hospital After Ending Hunger Strike

MP Güven Released From Hospital After Ending Hunger Strike

Leyla Güven ended a 200-day hunger strike due to a request by PKK leader Öcalan.

CHP MP Pays Visit to Academic Üstel and Journalist Düzkan in Prison

CHP MP Pays Visit to Academic Üstel and Journalist Düzkan in Prison

MP Çakırözer has visited Üstel and Düzkan in Eskişehir Prison on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, said, "On the day of the feast, we demand freedom for all journalists, intellectuals who are in prisons."

‘Insulting the President’ on Parliamentary Agenda

‘Insulting the President’ on Parliamentary Agenda

Main opposition CHP Ankara MP Murat Emir has brought the cases of “insulting the President” into Parliamentary agenda: “We are going through a period when the rule of law has been trampled upon and the rule of power is prevailing.”

Investigation Against Musician Alpay, Who Commemorated Berkin Elvan in His Concert

Investigation Against Musician Alpay, Who Commemorated Berkin Elvan in His Concert

An investigation has been launched against musician Alpay on the allegation that “he praised members of terrorist organizations and degraded the state” by commemorating Berkin Elvan, Deniz Gezmiş, Yusuf Aslan and Hüseyin İnan in his concert.

Report on Halfeti by Urfa Bar Association: The Detained Subjected to Sexual Torture

Report on Halfeti by Urfa Bar Association: The Detained Subjected to Sexual Torture

Releasing a report on the detained in Dergili Neighborhood in Halfeti, Urfa, the Urfa Bar Association has said, “Several of the detained were subjected to sexual torture.”

Galatasaray High School Reunion Day: ‘Freedom to Academics for Peace’

Galatasaray High School Reunion Day: ‘Freedom to Academics for Peace’

On the 85th traditional reunion day at Galatasaray High School in İstanbul, the Galatasaray Common Sense Platform has sent their greetings to arrested Academics for Peace Füsun Üstel and Tuna Altınel and said, “Our solidarity will always continue.”

From Relatives of the Disappeared to Erdoğan: We Don’t Live in Bright Picture You Draw

From Relatives of the Disappeared to Erdoğan: We Don’t Live in Bright Picture You Draw

Coming together for their 740th gathering, Saturday Mothers/People have made a call to President Erdoğan: “We don’t live in the bright picture that you draw. What we need is the practices that would ensure real justice, democracy and human rights.”

3 June 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Ministry of Interior Launches Investigation into ‘Dersim’ Decision of Municipal Council

Ministry of Interior Launches Investigation into ‘Dersim’ Decision of Municipal Council

The Ministry of Interior has launched an investigation into the decision of Dersim Municipal Council, which previously decided by majority of votes to change its “Tunceli Municipality” signboard as “Dersim Municipality.”

Üstel’s Request for Stay of Execution Rejected, Judge Expresses Dissenting Opinion

Üstel’s Request for Stay of Execution Rejected, Judge Expresses Dissenting Opinion

Imprisoned academic Füsun Üstel’s request for stay of execution has been rejected. While the upper court has also rejected the objection of her lawyers against this ruling, one of the judges has expressed a dissenting opinion, referring to freedom of expression.

31 May 2019 Tansu Pişkin

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