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Journalist Uğur Mumcu Commemorated in 26th Year of His Murder
It has been 26 years since investigative journalist Uğur Mumcu was murdered. Journalists Union of Turkey (TGS) has held a commemorative ceremony for Mumcu in front of the Uğur Mumcu Monument in Harbiye, İstanbul.
24 January 2019
Ogün Işık
85-Year-Old Ill Prisoner on Parliamentary Agenda
HDP MP Kurtulan has submitted a parliamentary question on the two contradicting reports regarding 85-year-old ill prisoner Bingöl's health condition, asking why she is not released.
24 January 2019
Judicial Control Measures Imposed on Actor Müjdat Gezen Lifted
Celal Ülgen, the attorney of theater and movie actor Müjdat Gezen, has announced that the judicial control measures previously imposed on Gezen have been lifted.
24 January 2019
Expert Report Says Gas Canister 'Highly Likely' Fired by Defendant Police Officer
According to the expert witness report of the Berkin Elvan case, which continued today, the gas canister that caused the death of Elvan was "highly likely" fired by defendant officer Fatih Dalgalı.
23 January 2019
Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 3 Months for One More Academic
One more academic from İstanbul Bilgi University has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The court board has ruled that the announcement of the verdict shall be deferred.
23 January 2019
European Alevi Unions Confederation Honorary Chair Turgut Öker Released
European Alevi Unions Confederation Honorary Chair and former HDP İstanbul MP Turgut Öker, who was taken into custody at Sabiha Gökçen Airport in İstanbul earlier today, has been released after giving his deposition.
23 January 2019
No Lawsuit Against Officer Despite 'Service Fault' Verdict
The case of 12-year-old Helin Şen, who lost her life by police fire, has been concluded. The court has ruled that the Ministry of Interior shall pay compensation to the family. Yet a lawsuit has not been filed for three and a half years against the officer who shot her.
23 January 2019
Ayça Söylemez
‘If Physicians Cannot Defend Rights of Their Patients, They Should Not Do This Profession’
Prof. Dr. Korur-Fincancı has given her last lesson before her mandatory retirement. In her lesson “Human Rights and Responsibility of the Physician”, she has said, “Medicine is the epitome of politics because we get involved in life.”
23 January 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Youth Unemployment on the Rise in 2 Countries in Europe, One of Them Turkey
The unemployment rate among young adults (age 15-24) has been gradually increasing in Turkey. In fact, there are only two countries in Europe, whose youth unemployment rates are constantly rising: Iceland and Turkey.
23 January 2019
Hikmet Adal
'Endangered Lawyers' Brought into Parliamentary Agenda
Following the Day of the Endangered Lawyer's dedication to the lawyers in Turkey, main opposition CHP MP Tanrıkulu has submitted a parliamentary question, asking how many attorneys are arrested because of the defenses they raised.
23 January 2019
‘Disciplinary Punishment to Demonstration for Education in Mother Tongue a Violation of Right’
Giving its judgement regarding two teachers, who were given a disciplinary punishment for attending a march demanding mother tongue based education, Constitutional Court has ruled that their right to assembly and demonstration has been violated.
23 January 2019
Presiding Judge: Whom Are You Calling for Peace?
Hearings of five academics have been held in three courts. The Presiding Judge of the 25th Heavy Penal Court asked an academic, “Who will make peace? Whom are you calling for peace?”
23 January 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Agricultural Child Worker Loses His Life in Urfa
A child worker, who was working in a cotton field in Urfa, has fallen into an agricultural machine and lost his life. The figures shared by the İSİG Assembly have shown that at least 67 child laborers lost their lives in occupational homicides in 2018.
23 January 2019
‘Half of Journalists Put on Trial Behind Bars’
The Media and Law Studies Association (MLSA), which monitored over 90 court sessions in 71 trials with the International Press Institute (IPI) in the second half of 2018, has released its “Justice Monitoring Report: Freedom of Expression Trials in Turkey”.
23 January 2019
Hikmet Adal
Investigation Against Lawyer Because of ‘Son-in-Law Speaks, Dollar Rises’ Tweet
An investigation has been opened against lawyer Karavelioğlu because he said, “The son-in-law speaks, the dollar rises” in a tweet. Saying that he did not make a financial gain and hence the crime has not occurred, Karavelioğlu added, “There are no lies in what I said.”
22 January 2019
Ayça Söylemez
Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch Chair: Ambulance Kept Ready for Güven in Prison Yard
Speaking to bianet about the hunger strike of imprisoned HDP MP Leyla Güven, Human Rights Association Diyarbakır Branch Chair Zeytun and Diyarbakır Medical Chamber Chair Demir have stated that her condition has reached a critical point.
22 January 2019
Ayça Söylemez
Supreme Election Council Chair: No Imaginary, Duplicate Voters
Supreme Election Council Chair Güven, speaking on the claims regarding imaginary voters, has said that 56,496 voters' registrations were suspended because of not residing in dwellings where they were previously registered.
22 January 2019
‘Withdraw the Motion Foreseeing Marriage Amnesty for Child Abusers’
The TCK 103 Women’s Platform has released a statement regarding the motion foreseeing impunity for sexual abuse offences when the abuser and the child get married: “This motion aims to legitimize child abuse by absolving sexual abuse offences.”
22 January 2019
Court to Evaluate Request That Özgür Gündem Cases Be Combined
In the Özgür Gündem case, where Hüseyin Aykol, Eren Keskin, Reyhan Çapan and Hasan Başak have been tried, the court board has ruled that the request for the combination of Özgür Gündem case files shall be evaluated in the next hearing.
22 January 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Collective Agreement Signed for İzmir Suburban Systems
A collective agreement has been signed between the İzmir Suburban Systems (İZBAN) management and the union. İZBAN workers’ strike was previously postponed by a presidential decree.
22 January 2019
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Sentence Reduction for Father Killing His Son
While the court of appeal has upheld the aggravated life imprisonment given to Nezir Türkoğlu, who killed his 10-year-old son, it has reduced the prison sentence of 35 years and 9 months given to him on four other charges to 10 years and 9 months.
22 January 2019
Male Violence Towards Women on Parliamentary Agenda
Bringing the male violence towards women into parliamentary agenda, HDP Diyarbakır MP Semra Güzel has asked Minister of Labor, Social Services and Family Selçuk, “What is the justification for the confidentiality orders imposed on case files of femicides?”
22 January 2019
2 of 10 Arrested Grup Yorum Band Members Released
Musicians Gökçek and Varan have been released by the court in the case of Grup Yorum. Eight members of the band are still arrested, six of them are in the wanted terrorists list.
22 January 2019
‘83 Percent of State of Emergency Victims Want to Leave Turkey’
The State of Emergency Report, which was prepared based on interviews with 3,376 participants, has emphasized that not the supremacy of law, but “the law of the supreme” has been prevailing in Turkey for the last two years.
22 January 2019
Tansu Pişkin
Day of the Endangered Lawyer Dedicated to Lawyers in Turkey
The European law organizations have dedicated the January 24 Day of the Endangered Lawyer to the lawyers in Turkey.
21 January 2019
Ayça Söylemez
Date of Transfer to 3rd Airport Announced, Again
The date of the transfer from İstanbul Atatürk Airport to the 3rd Airport has been updated. The transfer will begin on March 1 and take 45 hours.
21 January 2019
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HDP Applies to Parliamentary Human Rights Committee for Investigation in İmralı Prison
HDP MP Gülüstan Kılıç Koçyiğit has made an application to the Human Rights Inquiry Committee of the parliament, demanding that the İmralı Prison, where PKK leader Öcalan resides, be investigated by a delegation.
21 January 2019
Evrensel Newspaper's Reporter Kemal Özer Released
Journalist Kemal Özer, a reporter for the daily Evrensel, has been on trial for one year for “being a member of a terrorist organization.”
21 January 2019
Archives of Father Krikor Guerguerian Opened to Access
The documents Father Krikor Guerguerian collected for 50 years on the Armenian Exodus have been classified and opened for online access.
21 January 2019
Curfew in 43 Villages and Hamlets in Bitlis
Curfew has been declared in 43 villages and hamlets in Bitlis province as of this morning on the ground of upcoming military operations.
21 January 2019
Petition Launched for Leyla Güven
An international petition has been launched for Leyla Güven, an MP for the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), who is on the 75th day of a hunger strike. More than 3,800 people have signed the petition in four days.
21 January 2019
Women Who Abandon Headscarves Make Their Voices Heard With #10yearchallenge
The #10yearchallenge has become a platform for women who abandoned their headscarves in Turkey. Sharing their photos with and without headscarves, women make their struggle more visible.
21 January 2019
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