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Rejecting Medical Intervention, Leyla Güven on Hunger Strike Discharged from Hospital
HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on the 98th day of her hunger strike, has been taken to hospital with complaints of chest pain. Her daughter Temizkan has stated that Güven has been taken to intensive care and does not accept medical intervention.
13 February 2019
'Turkey is World's Largest Imprisoner of Journalists'
According to a report by the Council of Europe and its partner organizations, Turkey is the country where most journalists are behind bars. In Europe, 110 imprisoned journalists out of 130 are in Turkey.
13 February 2019
Deferred Prison Sentence of 15 Months for 3 Academics
Prof. Dr. Tahsin Yeşildere and two academics from Boğaziçi University have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison on charge of “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The announcement of all three verdicts has been suspended.
13 February 2019
Tansu Pişkin
İstanbul Second Most Congested City in the World
According to the 2018 Global Traffic Scorecard released by the INRIX, İstanbul has ranked second in the world after Moscow in terms of traffic congestion. The report has shown that drivers in İstanbul spend almost 6.5 days a year in traffic.
13 February 2019
Journalist Melike Ceyhan Taken Into Custody
Journalist Ceyhan has been taken into custody in İstanbul. She has not been allowed to see her attorneys because of the confidentiality order on the investigation.
13 February 2019
Picture of ‘Unemployment' in Turkey
After the Turkish Hard Coal Authority (TTK) has announced that it will employ one thousand miners, thousands of people have queued in front of the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) offices in Zonguldak and Bartın late in the night.
13 February 2019
A Queue From Retail Point to Ballot Box
To tackle high food prices, Turkey has introduced the "regulatory retail points," which are run by municipalities and sell cheap fruits and vegetables. While people are divided, Farmers Union Chair Ay says, "It is for elections and not sustainable."
13 February 2019
Haluk Kalafat
Deferred Prison Sentence of 1 Year, 8 Months for Academic Hanifi Barış
Academic Hanifi Barış, who was previously arrested for two months due to his social media posts, has been sentenced to 1 year, 8 months in prison for “propagandizing for a terrorist organization.” The announcement of the verdict has been deferred.
13 February 2019
'Visiting A Martyr's Family' Obligation for Academic Sentenced to Prison
Two academics have been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months and one has been sentenced to 1 year and 6 months in prison in today's hearings. The court has also ruled that academic Gülsün Güvenli shall visit a 'martyr's family'.
12 February 2019
Hikmet Adal
ECtHR Convicts Turkey for ‘Aggravated Life Imprisonment’
The ECtHR has again convicted Turkey in an appeal made against the legal practice stipulating that the convicts who have been sentenced to aggravated life imprisonment shall serve time in prison without a possibility of being released.
12 February 2019
Ayça Söylemez
5 Lawyers on 20th Day of Their Hunger Strike ‘Against Unlawfulness’
It has been 20 days since five arrested lawyers went on a hunger strike in protest against the unlawful practices that they have been subjected to during their judicial process. They will continue their hunger strike until their hearing on March 18.
12 February 2019
Ayça Söylemez
'Tomato Expensive Not Because of Truck Drivers, But Because of Your Toll Roads'
İYİ Party Chair Akşener has commented on increasing fruit and vegetable prices, asking, "Aren't the price of the gasoline that trucks use and the money that they pay to the highways increasing the prices?"
12 February 2019
Curfew in Lice
A curfew has been declared in 21 villages and their hamlets in the district of Lice in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır on the ground of an operation to be conducted in the region.
12 February 2019
Özgecan Aslan Commemorated With Flowers
Özgecan Aslan, who was sexually assaulted and killed in 2015, has been commemorated at her grave by her family and friends. In İstanbul, women gathered for Aslan.
12 February 2019
Same Type of Military Helicopter Crashes in Same Area After 2.5 Months
A UH-1 military helicopter has crashed in the district of Çekmeköy in İstanbul, claiming the lives of four soldiers. On November 26, 2018, another UH-1 military helicopter also crashed in nearby Sancaktepe and five soldiers lost their lives in that incident.
12 February 2019
Dilek Dündar: I am Held Hostage Against My Husband
The wife of journalist Can Dündar, Dilek Türker Dündar, who cannot leave Turkey for another country as her passport was seized, has criticized the unlawful practices that she has been subjected to due to the lawsuits filed against her husband.
12 February 2019
Closure Case for Parties Which Have 'Kurdistan' in Their Names
General Assembly of the Constitutional Court will give its verdict on February 13 in the case which was filed against the Kurdistan Communist Party and Kurdistan Freedom Party because they have the word 'Kurdistan' in their names.
11 February 2019
Gergerlioğlu: Inmates Writing About Hunger Strikes Given Disciplinary Punishment As Well
Holding a press conference about the violation of rights committed in prisons, HDP MP Gergerlioğlu has stated that prison administrations give disciplinary punishments to both the inmates who have gone on a hunger strike and the ones who write about it.
11 February 2019
Police Do Not Allow March, HDP MPs Sit-In
The police have not allowed the HDP Co-Chairs and MPs to march on İstiklal Avenue in support of HDP MP Leyla Güven, who has been on a hunger strike for 96 days.
11 February 2019
Hikmet Adal
Three Rights Defenders Visit HDP MP Leyla Güven
Human Rights Association Co-Chair Öztürk Türkdoğan, journalist Ali Bayramoğlu and 78's Initiative Spokesperson Celalettin Can have visited HDP MP Leyla Güven, who is on the 96th day of her hunger strike.
11 February 2019
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China Releases Video of Folk Poet Heyit, Denies Allegations of Death in Prison
In the wake of Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ statement that Uyghur folk poet Heyit died in prison in China, the country has released a video allegedly showing the musician. In the video, Heyit said, “I am now in good health and have never been abused.”
11 February 2019
Adana Governorship Bans Kurdish Theatre Days
The Governorship of Adana has banned the Kurdish Theater Days which was organized by the HDP Adana.
11 February 2019
Bircan Değirmenci
Number of Casualties in Collapsed Building in Kartal Increases to 21
Minister of Interior Soylu has announced that 21 people in total have lost their lives in the collapsed building in Kartal, İstanbul. Minister of Environment and Urbanization Kurum has stated that sea sand was used in the construction of the building.
11 February 2019
'Monitoring Commission for Hunger Strikes' Founded
Four rights organizations have announced in a press statement that they founded the 'Monitoring Commission for Hunger Strikes': "The feeling of the lack of a solution caused by injustice and unlawfulness will cause the number of hunger strikers to increase."
8 February 2019
Hikmet Adal
Diyarbakır Bar: Police Officers Suspected of Tahir Elçi Murder Should Be Arrested
Diyarbakır Bar Association has held a press conference and shared the results of the Forensic Architecture’s report on Elçi murder with the public. Association Chair Aydın has stated, “We expect that an arrest warrant is issued against the police officers.”
8 February 2019
‘Householders Unwilling to Rent Out Their Houses to LGBTIs and Migrants’
The Report on Perception of Discrimination has shown that those groups complaining about different types of discrimination have met on a common ground when it comes to perception of discrimination against migrants, Kurds and LGBTIs.
8 February 2019
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US Treasury Sanctions Businessperson from Turkey
The US Department of Treasury has put businessperson Evren Kayakıran into the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List for violating sanctions against Iran.
8 February 2019
Collapsed Building in Kartal: Number of Casualties Increases
Making a statement about the collapsed building in the district of Kartal in İstanbul, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu has announced that 14 people have lost their lives and 14 others have been wounded in the incident.
8 February 2019
Forensic Architecture Announces Report on Tahir Elçi Murder
Research agency Forensic Architecture has released its report on lawyer Elçi's murder. Reconstructing the incident in a 3D digital model, the agency has announced that three police officers on the scene are the most likely suspects.
8 February 2019
Ayça Söylemez
1 Academic Sentenced to 2 Years, 6 Months; 1 Academic to 15 Months in Prison
Academic Akyüz has been sentenced to 2 years, 6 months in prison for “knowingly and willingly aiding a terrorist organization as a non-member.” The court has not reduced the sentence “on the ground of his attitude and behavior during the hearing.”
8 February 2019
Hikmet Adal,Tansu Pişkin
ECtHR Judgement on Cizre Basements: Constitutional Court Ruling to be Awaited
Announcing its verdict regarding the death of Orhan Tunç, who was killed in operations during the period of curfews in Cizre three years ago, the ECtHR has found the application “inadmissible” on the ground that “all domestic remedies have not been exhausted.”
7 February 2019
Haluk Kalafat
HDP MP Tosun: March 8 Women's Day Should be a Public Holiday
HDP MP Remziye Tosun has submitted a legislative proposal regarding March 8 Women's Day's declaration as a public holiday: "This shall be a big gain for women in Turkey."
7 February 2019
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