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Arrested for publishing fake ID cards of state officials, Twitter user released

Arrested for publishing fake ID cards of state officials, Twitter user released

İbrahim Haskoloğlu was arrested for "illegally obtaining personal data" after sharing images of ID cards that he said belonged to President Erodğan and intelligence chief Fidan.

Judgeship rejects further prosecution to reveal 'organization' behind HDP assailant

Judgeship rejects further prosecution to reveal 'organization' behind HDP assailant

"They expect us to accept that Onur Gencer committed this political murder alone," the lawyer of the Poyraz family has said.

Prosecution demands acquittal of all defendants in Bloomberg case

Prosecution demands acquittal of all defendants in Bloomberg case

Accepting the request of the SPK and BDDK lawyers for additional time, the court adjourned the case until April 29.

Akşener: Erdoğan has always feared the word 'Gezi'

Akşener: Erdoğan has always feared the word 'Gezi'

The İYİ Party leader has praised the 2013 Gezi Park protests and slammed Monday's court ruling.

Çiğdem Mater returned to Turkey for Gezi trial; she was arrested 'because she could flee'

Çiğdem Mater returned to Turkey for Gezi trial; she was arrested 'because she could flee'

Mater was living in Germany and returned to Turkey in February to attend the hearings of the Gezi trial.

Erdoğan insists Putin to meet Zelenskyy in İstanbul

Erdoğan insists Putin to meet Zelenskyy in İstanbul

Delegations from Russia and Ukraine met in Istanbul a month ago. Since then, President Erdoğan has been calling for a meeting between the presidents of the two countries.

Gezi trial | Arrest warrant against Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi

Gezi trial | Arrest warrant against Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi

Having sentenced Yiğit Ali Ekmekçi to 18 years in prison along with six others in Gezi retrial, the İstanbul 13th High Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant against him.

Court rejects the request for dropping charges against HDP MP Danış Beştaş

Court rejects the request for dropping charges against HDP MP Danış Beştaş

The lawyers of HDP MP Meral Danış Beştaş requested that the charges faced by the lawmaker be dropped in line with the ruling of rights violation handed down by the ECtHR. The high criminal court in Diyarbakır has rejected this request.

Turkey's Constitutional Court President calls for ‘separation of powers’

Turkey's Constitutional Court President calls for ‘separation of powers’

Marking the 60th anniversary of the top court, Constitutional Court President Zühtü Arslan said that the main duty of courts is to protect justice.

Taksim Solidarity: We will continue to be stubborn, naughty kids of Gezi

Taksim Solidarity: We will continue to be stubborn, naughty kids of Gezi

The Taksim Solidarity platform made a press statement in criticism of the conviction of eight people in Gezi retrial. Police intervened against the groups going to Cihangir, battering and detaining several people, including journalists.

27 April 2022 Evrim Kepenek

COVID-19 | Turkey reports 14 deaths, over 2,500 new cases

COVID-19 | Turkey reports 14 deaths, over 2,500 new cases

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 132 thousand tests were conducted, 2,511 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 14 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

Gezi trial | PACE president says Kavala should be released immediately

Gezi trial | PACE president says Kavala should be released immediately

"I count on the Turkish judiciary to act in full compliance with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights," Kox has said. Meanwhile, PACE has postponed a meeting in Ankara.

Erdoğan: Obligation to wear face masks lifted

Erdoğan: Obligation to wear face masks lifted

Following the meeting of the Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board of the Health Ministry, the obligation to wear face masks indoors has been lifted except for public transportation and health institutions.

Who are the eight convicts of the Gezi case?

Who are the eight convicts of the Gezi case?

We are sharing the short biographies of the eight convicts of the Gezi trial, who spent their lives struggling for rights and equality.

Gezi trial | US calls for release of Osman Kavala

Gezi trial | US calls for release of Osman Kavala

The US State Department has expressed "deep trouble and disappointment" because of Osman Kavala's aggravated life sentence.

Reactions to Gezi trial from Europe: 'Turkey disrespects own commiments'

Reactions to Gezi trial from Europe: 'Turkey disrespects own commiments'

"This decision reconfirms the authoritarian character of the current system," Nacho Sanchez Amor and Sergey Lagodinsky said in a joint statement.

Judgment in Gezi trial a 'devastating blow' for human rights, says Amnesty International

Judgment in Gezi trial a 'devastating blow' for human rights, says Amnesty International

"Today, we have witnessed a travesty of justice of spectacular proportions. The court's decision defies all logic," said Amnesty International's Europe director.

Petition by 1,169 academics, 40 institutions for Boğaziçi University

Petition by 1,169 academics, 40 institutions for Boğaziçi University

International academic community, including Noam Chomsky, Judith Butler and David Harvey, has condemned "the intensifying attacks" on Boğaziçi, where the protests against the appointed rectors have been ongoing since January 2021.

Anti-nuclear protests against ‘positive EIA’ report given for Sinop nuclear power plant

Anti-nuclear protests against ‘positive EIA’ report given for Sinop nuclear power plant

During the anti-nuclear demonstration in Sinop, it was underlined that giving a positive Environmental Impact Assessment report for the nuclear power plant to be constructed in the province was “partial, deliberate and political.”

Bars associations, rights organizations protest construction in Newala Qesaba

Bars associations, rights organizations protest construction in Newala Qesaba

Representatives from the bar associations of Diyarbakır, Van, Bingöl and Siirt and from the İHD and TİHV protested the construction near Newala Qesaba, a site of mass graves in eastern Turkey. Police officers tried to block their passage.

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‘Turkey’s Parliament should listen to children’

‘Turkey’s Parliament should listen to children’

The Child Commission of the Peoples’ Democratic Party has released a statement about the problems and violations of rights faced by children in Turkey shortly after April 23, which is marked as the Children’s Day in the country.

Mucilage-like pollution reemerges off the coasts of İstanbul

Mucilage-like pollution reemerges off the coasts of İstanbul

Having faced a mucilage, or sea snot, problem last summer, İstanbul has witnessed pollution similar to mucilage on Fenerbahçe Coast in Kadıköy.

Turkey reports 15 coronavirus deaths, over 2,600 daily cases

Turkey reports 15 coronavirus deaths, over 2,600 daily cases

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 134 thousand tests were conducted, 2,604 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 15 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

Appeals court overturns Selahattin Demirtaş’s prison sentence of 2 years, 6 months

Appeals court overturns Selahattin Demirtaş’s prison sentence of 2 years, 6 months

The court of appeals has ruled that the case file of jailed politician Selahattin Demirtaş shall be sent back to the high criminal court, concluding that “dividing a part of the act and penalizing it partially is against the law as it is.”

CHP deputy investigated for 'insulting Turkish nation' over tweets on Armenian Genocide

CHP deputy investigated for 'insulting Turkish nation' over tweets on Armenian Genocide

"107 years ago, on April 24, 1915, hundreds of Armenian intellectuals were detained in İstanbul, exiled to Çankırı, Ayaş and Ankara, and forcibly disappeared. Without confronting this date, which is the milestone of evil, true justice cannot be achieved," wrote MP Tanrıkulu.

Constitutional Court finds no violation in not allowing Kurdish child given name containing 'w'

Constitutional Court finds no violation in not allowing Kurdish child given name containing 'w'

The top court has ruled that changing the child's name from "Ciwan" to "Civan" could not be considered discrimination.

Gezi trial: Aggravated life sentence for Osman Kavala, 18 years in prison for seven others

Gezi trial: Aggravated life sentence for Osman Kavala, 18 years in prison for seven others

Osman Kavala has been given an aggravated life sentence for "attempted overthrow," the other defendants have been sentenced to 18 years in prison for assisting this crime.

25 April 2022 Hikmet Adal,Melin Durmaz

Armenians in Turkey mark Genocide Remembrance Day

Armenians in Turkey mark Genocide Remembrance Day

"Children of this country study at Talat Pasha schools, walk on Enver Pasha streets, and meet on Cemal Pasha squares. This is a calamity as big as the genocide," said MP Paylan.

Şenyaşar family case: Brother, relatives of AKP deputy arrested for 'murder'

Şenyaşar family case: Brother, relatives of AKP deputy arrested for 'murder'

Members of the Şenyaşar family were killed in a fight between them and the relatives of an AKP deputy during the 2018 election campaign.

COVID-19 in Turkey: 15 deaths, over 2,200 daily cases

COVID-19 in Turkey: 15 deaths, over 2,200 daily cases

The Ministry of Health has announced that over 127 thousand tests were conducted, 2,277 people were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 15 people died of the disease in Turkey in the last 24 hours.

Armenian MP of Turkey threatened by government after bill for genocide recognition

Armenian MP of Turkey threatened by government after bill for genocide recognition

While President Erdoğan extended condolences to the Armenian patriarch of Turkey, MP Paylan was threatened with legal action.

Erdoğan once again changes tune on refugees

Erdoğan once again changes tune on refugees

Anti-refugee sentiment is growing in Turkey amid the economic crisis • New military offensive into Iraq's Kurdistan Region • Gezi Trial is coming to an end • MP threatened with legal action after bill for genocide recognition

24 April 2022 Volga Kuşçuoğlu