It has been three years since Diyarbakır Bar Association Chair Tahir Elçi was murdered; but, the perpetrators have not been brought to justice. In a parliamentary inquiry, it has been stressed that the video footage of the incident “could not be found.”

Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has stated that they will appeal to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR regarding its judgement on Selahattin Demirtaş. Çavuşoğlu has said, “There are several EU countries that do not implement the ECtHR rulings.”

HDP’s imprisoned former Co-Chair Demirtaş has said, “The judgement of ECtHR has shown how grave the situation in Turkey is. But, is the government trying to understand it? No. Because it does not want to leave aside such a sharp sword as judiciary.”

Rights defender and businessperson Osman Kavala has sent a message from Silivri Prison and said, “I am waiting for the issuance of my indictment so that I can show that the allegations against me are groundless and baseless.”

Open Society Foundation has released a statement and indicated that the news reported about the foundation “are groundless allegations and excessive speculations.” The foundation has decided to stop all of its activities in Turkey.

According to a report released by the Legal Aid Bureau Against Sexual Harassment and Rape in Detention, 101 women have been subjected to rape and 498 women have been subjected to sexual harassment in detention over the last 21 years.

A military helicopter has crashed during a training flight in the district of Sancaktepe in İstanbul. While two commissioned officers and two non-commissioned officers have lost their lives, one specialized sergeant has been injured.

Dilara Şenkaya has captured the images of the march that could not be held on November 25, 2018 and the resistance of women for bianet.

Several people, including former HDP Kars MP Mülkiye Birtane and Health and Social Service Laborers’ Union Co-Chair Gönül Erden, have been taken into custody.

A curfew has been declared in the district of Lice in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır on the ground of an operation to be conducted in its four villages and seven hamlets. It is the 193rd curfew that has been declared in the city.

The march to be held in Kadıköy in İstanbul upon the call of Women’s Assemblies on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women has been prevented by the police.

The march to be held in Taksim in İstanbul on the occasion of November 25 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women has been prevented by the police. While the police have used tear gas on women, the women have not dispersed.

Men killed at least 218 women and 12 children in Turkey in the first 327 days of 2018 from January 1, 2018 to November 23, 2018.

HDP Diyarbakır Provincial Co-Chair Buluttekin has stated that the police have blockaded the provincial building of the party and recorded everyone entering or leaving the building with the aim of influencing candidate applications ahead of local elections.

The passports of Eylem Tuncaelli and Naci Sönmez, Co-Spokespersons of the Green Left Party, have been confiscated. Tuncaelli and Sönmez, on whom no international travel ban has been imposed, have been prevented from going to Germany.

President Erdoğan has spoken at the 3rd International Women and Justice Summit: “Some say that were are equal. Assume that we are equal, then, let men and ladies run 100 meters at the same time. It cannot be justice.”

Selahattin Demirtaş, who has been tried in Urfa for “insulting the commissioned officer” and attended the hearing via Audio and Visual Information System (SEGBİS), has stated that all lawsuits against him are political and refused to make defense via SEGBİS.

Sebla Küçük, who translated the speeches at the case of Halkbank Deputy General Director Hakan Atilla held in the US and shared them on social media, has been acquitted in the lawsuit filed due to her social media posts about the Operation Olive Branch.

Three academics have been sentenced to 1 year, 3 months in prison. The pronouncement of the verdict of Gülhan Türkay, who did not request deferment of the announcement of her verdict, has been suspended on the condition of a 2-year probation.

Civil Society in the Penal System - Turkey’s Center for Prison Studies will hold an international conference entitled “Alternatives to Imprisonment” on November 24 and 25.