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Trabzon Attack: KRG Calls on Turkey to Release Kurdish Tourists

Trabzon Attack: KRG Calls on Turkey to Release Kurdish Tourists

The Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government has released a statement on the lynch attack against its citizens, calling Turkey to release tourists from detention.

Released from Prison in the US, Hakan Atilla will be Deported to Turkey

Released from Prison in the US, Hakan Atilla will be Deported to Turkey

Sentenced to 32 months in prison in the US as part of Reza Zarrab investigation, Halkbank Deputy General Manager Hakan Atilla has been released. It has been reported that Atilla will be deported to Turkey.

Chamber of Architects Files Complaint Against Former Ankara Mayor, METU President

Chamber of Architects Files Complaint Against Former Ankara Mayor, METU President

After the court of appeal has ruled for a stay of execution regarding a road constructed at METU campus in 2017, the Chamber of Architects has filed a criminal complaint against the then Ankara Mayor Gökçek and METU President Kök.

‘Is it True That 195 Thousand Trees Have Been Cut Down in Mount Ida?’

‘Is it True That 195 Thousand Trees Have Been Cut Down in Mount Ida?’

HDP Diyarbakır MP Garo Paylan has submitted a Parliamentary question regarding the Kirazlı Gold Mine Project, for which the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources granted a construction permit in March 2019.

HDP Denounces Erbil Attack Against Turkey's Diplomats

HDP Denounces Erbil Attack Against Turkey's Diplomats

Citing the reports that say the perpetrator of the attack is Musa Dağ, brother of HDP MP Dersim Dağ, the statement said that it is a "serious provocation" to target their MP "over his brother's name."

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu: 90 Percent of Subsidiary Company Chairs Have Resigned

İstanbul Mayor İmamoğlu: 90 Percent of Subsidiary Company Chairs Have Resigned

Requesting the resignation of municipal subsidiary company chairs since he took office, İstanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu has stated that “almost 90 percent of them have handed in their resignation.”

Directors of 'Bakur' Documentary Given Prison Term for Terrorist Propaganda

Directors of 'Bakur' Documentary Given Prison Term for Terrorist Propaganda

Ertuğrul Mavioğlu and Çayan Demirel have been sentenced to 4 years and 6 months in prison each for the 2015 documentary "Bakur" (North) on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Inmate Denied His Right to Phone Call, Constitutional Court Says ‘Violation of Right’

Inmate Denied His Right to Phone Call, Constitutional Court Says ‘Violation of Right’

Announcing its ruling on convict Ümit Balaban, whose request for phoning her daughter at the weekend instead of weekdays was rejected, the Constitutional Court has concluded that his “right to respect for family life has been violated.”

Statement for Hasankeyf by 25 Bar Associations: 'Let's Make the History Live'

Statement for Hasankeyf by 25 Bar Associations: 'Let's Make the History Live'

Chairpersons of 25 bar associations have come together in Hasankeyf upon a call by the Batman Bar Association, releasing a declaration against the Ilısu Dam which will cause the ancient city submerged into the water.

Kurdish Tourists Assaulted in Trabzon to be Deported from Turkey

Kurdish Tourists Assaulted in Trabzon to be Deported from Turkey

A group of tourists who wanted to have their pictures taken with a scarf Kurdistan written on it were assaulted in Trabzon. The Governorship has announced that nine detained tourists will be deported from Turkey.

Refugee Woman Allegedly Tortured in Harmandalı Removal Center

Refugee Woman Allegedly Tortured in Harmandalı Removal Center

Karşıyaka Chief Public Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the claims of torture against a refugee woman at the removal center in the western province of İzmir.

19 July 2019 Evrim Kepenek

Artist Zuhal Olcay’s Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting the President’ Upheld

Artist Zuhal Olcay’s Prison Sentence for ‘Insulting the President’ Upheld

The Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the prison sentence of 11 months, 20 days given to artist Zuhal Olcay on charge of “insulting the president.”

10-Hour Shift of Agricultural Women Workers in the Sun in 40 Degrees - PHOTO GALLERY

10-Hour Shift of Agricultural Women Workers in the Sun in 40 Degrees - PHOTO GALLERY

Women wake up at around 5 in the morning to go to work. When the clock hits 7 a.m., they set to work in the field. Having two 15-minute breaks all through the day, women are given an hour to have lunch.

19 July 2019 Ferid Demirel

Gezi Trial: Arrest of Osman Kavala to Continue

Gezi Trial: Arrest of Osman Kavala to Continue

The defense attorneys have given statements in the second hearing of the Gezi Trial. The court has ruled that the arrest of Osman Kavala, the only defendant behind bars, to continue.

Statement of Academic Baki Tezcan

Statement of Academic Baki Tezcan

The text we signed is quite clear. It says, "We demand [the government] to ... create a road map that would lead to a lasting peace..." I have not come across a dictionary that explains the meaning of peace with terror. Peace is antonym of both war and terror.

Supreme Court of Appeals Requests Acquittal of All Defendants Except for Two

Supreme Court of Appeals Requests Acquittal of All Defendants Except for Two

The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Supreme Court of Appeals has requested that Atalay, Erinç, Sabuncu and Çetinkaya be acquitted; the prison sentences of İper and Aydoğdu be upheld and Ahmet Şık be tried on different charges.

Prosecutor Demands CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu be Penalized on 5 Different Charges

Prosecutor Demands CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu be Penalized on 5 Different Charges

The Prosecutor has demanded that CHP İstanbul Provincial Chair Kaftancıoğlu be penalized on separate charges including "insulting the President”, “inciting the public to enmity and hatred” and “propagandizing for a terrorist organization”.

18 July 2019 Tansu Pişkin

Fifteen Refugees Killed in Minibus Roll Over in Van

Fifteen Refugees Killed in Minibus Roll Over in Van

Fifteen refugees, including children, have been killed and 28 were wounded after a minibus carrying refugees fell into a ditch.

Russia on EU Sanctions to Turkey: 'We are Against Diplomacy Through These Methods'

Russia on EU Sanctions to Turkey: 'We are Against Diplomacy Through These Methods'

Andrey Kelin and Maria Zakharova from Russia's Foreign Ministry have criticized the EU sanctions to Turkey for its hydrocarbon exploration activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Amnesty Turkey: Drop the Cases Against Everyone Solidarizing with Özgür Gündem

Amnesty Turkey: Drop the Cases Against Everyone Solidarizing with Özgür Gündem

Put on trial for being Editors-in-Chief of the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, Korur-Fincancı, Önderoğlu and Nesin have been acquitted. Amnesty Turkey has expressed concerns over the ones convicted for having solidarized with the newspaper.

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Hundreds Gather at Courthouse in Support of CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu

Hundreds Gather at Courthouse in Support of CHP İstanbul Chair Kaftancıoğlu

Canan Kaftancıoğlu, the chair of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul Organization, is facing 17 years in prison for her social media posts.

Constitutional Court Restricts Authority of Council of Higher Education

Constitutional Court Restricts Authority of Council of Higher Education

Constitutional Court has ruled for the annulment of the article authorizing the Council of Higher Education Chair to directly launch an investigation against academics. “It undermines scientific autonomy and exceeds inspection authority”, it has concluded.

18 July 2019 Ruken Tuncel

Foreign Ministry: Turkey's Exclusion from F-35 Program to Cause 'Irreparable Wounds'

Foreign Ministry: Turkey's Exclusion from F-35 Program to Cause 'Irreparable Wounds'

The Ministry has called upon the US to "return from the mistake that will cause irreparable wounds in strategic relations" after it excluded Turkey from the F-35 program over the procurement of S-400 systems from Russia.

NATO: Turkey is Much More Than S-400

NATO: Turkey is Much More Than S-400

After the US has announced that Turkey has been suspended from the F-35 program in the wake S-400 delivery to the country, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg has stated, “As a NATO member, Turkey is much more than S-400.”

Parliamentary Commission to be Established to Investigate Suspicious Death of Rabia Naz

Parliamentary Commission to be Established to Investigate Suspicious Death of Rabia Naz

Combining all Parliamentary inquiries submitted about the issue so far, the Parliament has unanimously agreed to establish a Parliamentary commission to investigate the suspicious death of 11-year-old Rabia Naz Vatan.

Pentagon and White House Have Announced: Turkey Suspended from F-35 Program

Pentagon and White House Have Announced: Turkey Suspended from F-35 Program

After the S-400 air defense missile system has been delivered o Turkey, two official statements have been made by the US Department of Defense and the White House: Turkey has been suspended from the F-35 program.

Court Says Hrant Dink Murder ‘Organized Crime,’ Sentences Tuncel to 99 Years, 6 Months in Jail

Court Says Hrant Dink Murder ‘Organized Crime,’ Sentences Tuncel to 99 Years, 6 Months in Jail

Of the seven defendants whose files were separated from the main trial because of the possibility of statutory limitations, Tuncel has been sentenced to 99 years and 6 months and Samast, who shot Dink dead, to 2 years and 6 months in prison.

17 July 2019 Hikmet Adal

33 Years of the İHD, 15 Directors and Members of Which Killed From Vedat Aydın to Tahir Elçi

33 Years of the İHD, 15 Directors and Members of Which Killed From Vedat Aydın to Tahir Elçi

Vedat Aydın was killed in 1991 when he was the HEP Diyarbakır Provincial Chairperson. Diyarbakır Bar Association Chairperson Tahir Elçi was killed in 2015. We spoke with the İHD members in Diyarbakır, one of the hardest places to be a rights defender.

17 July 2019 Murat Bayram

Diplomats from Turkey Attacked in Erbil

Diplomats from Turkey Attacked in Erbil

An attack has been launched against a restaurant in Erbil, the capital city of Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government. Different sources give different information as to the nature of the attack as well as the number of casualties.

Conscientious Objector Işık Acquitted of ‘Alienating People from Military Service’

Conscientious Objector Işık Acquitted of ‘Alienating People from Military Service’

Charged with “alienating people from military service” for posting the messages “Don’t go into the army, but go to disco” and “All deserters are my heroes”, conscientious objector Ali Fikri Işık has been acquitted.

17 July 2019 Ekin Karaca

Bar Association: 'Mines and Explosives Around Dersim Should Immediately be Cleared'

Bar Association: 'Mines and Explosives Around Dersim Should Immediately be Cleared'

Dersim Bar Association has released a written statement on the killing of two children because of unexploded ordnance in the countryside.

Korur-Fincancı, Önderoğlu and Nesin Acquitted

Korur-Fincancı, Önderoğlu and Nesin Acquitted

Put on trial for having participated in the “Editors-in-Chief on Watch” campaign in solidarity with the closed Özgür Gündem newspaper, Şebnem Korur-Fincancı, Erol Önderoğlu and Ahmet Nesin have been acquitted.

17 July 2019 Tansu Pişkin