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Racist Writing on Wall of Armenian Church in İstanbul’s Kadıköy District

Racist Writing on Wall of Armenian Church in İstanbul’s Kadıköy District

“From Erzurum resident, this homeland is ours” has been written in capital on Surp Takavor Armenian Church in Kadıköy, İstanbul. Besides, garbage has been dumped on church’s front door.

May Day Call by Union of Actors and Actresses

May Day Call by Union of Actors and Actresses

The Union of Actors and Actresses has made a call to the May 1 Labor Day with a video, where the members of the union have stated, “On May 1, we will not be at movie sets, theaters stages or studios, but at squares” and read out the poem “We Will See Beautiful Days.”

May Day ‘Preparation’ in Taksim

May Day ‘Preparation’ in Taksim

Barriers have been brought to roads leading to İstiklal Street and Taksim square, which will be closed on May 1. Labor organization will hold the May 1 meeting in Maltepe.

Statement by HDP About Detentions: It is a Constitutional Crime

Statement by HDP About Detentions: It is a Constitutional Crime

HDP has issued a statement regarding the detention of 39 people in a police raid conducted to Güngören District office in Saturday evening. Deputy Co-Chair Başaran has said, “It is a constitutional crime. It is an adjustment of the election process with the hand of judiciary in favor of the government.”

Demonstrations Staged for Hasankeyf, Sur in 30 Cities Across World

Demonstrations Staged for Hasankeyf, Sur in 30 Cities Across World

Demonstrations were staged in 30 cities across the world for Sur and Hasankeyf on April 28, Global Hasankeyf Demonstration day. Protesters opened stands and carried banners in cities such as Berlin, London, Stockholm.

7 Academics from Boğaziçi University Appear Before Judge for First Time

7 Academics from Boğaziçi University Appear Before Judge for First Time

Seven academics from Boğaziçi University have stood their first trial.

27 April 2018 Elif Ünal

Prosecutor’s Office Demands Prison Sentence for 9 Academics

Prosecutor’s Office Demands Prison Sentence for 9 Academics

Academics İpek Merçil, Oğuz Arucu, Güven Gürkan Öztan, Gülhan Türkay, Sinan Yıldırmaz, Taner Gören, Ertan Ersoy, İbrahim Kaboğlu, Mehmet Ruza Türkay and Yücel Candemir have had their second hearings.

27 April 2018 Beyza Kural

Operation, Curfew in Diyarbakır’s Districts of Lice, Kulp

Operation, Curfew in Diyarbakır’s Districts of Lice, Kulp

Diyarbakır Governorship has announced that curfew has been declared in 69 villages and hamlets in the districts of Lice and Kulp in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakır on the ground of an operation to be launched in the region.

Rights Defender Ceylan not Released

Rights Defender Ceylan not Released

Former Human Rights Association Bitlis Branch Chair Ceylan wasn’t released in the hearing held today. Ceylan has been kept in detention for 1.5 years.

Social Media Calls for Presidential Candidacy of Demirtaş

Social Media Calls for Presidential Candidacy of Demirtaş

At a time when it is considered likely that Selahattin Demirtaş, the former Co-Chair of HDP, who is currently in prison, will run as a Presidential candidate, a new hashtag calling for his release has been started on social media.

Akın Atalay at Justice Watch

Akın Atalay at Justice Watch

Cumhuriyet Executive Board Chair Akın Atalay, who has been sentenced to 7 years 3 months and 15 days in prison in Cumhuriyet trial, have attended 56th Justice Watch: “We will continue to be on side with law and rights”.

Divriği Prison to Become Djemevi

Divriği Prison to Become Djemevi

After it was closed in 2007, the Ministry of Justice has given the use of Divriği Prison to Divriği Hacı Bektaş Veli Association for 30 years. The association will use the building as a djemevi.

CHP-İYİ Party Meeting: No Joint Candidate

CHP-İYİ Party Meeting: No Joint Candidate

CHP and İYİ Party executives have discussed alliance possibilities for June 24 snap elections: İYİ Party has reiterated its decision not to present a joint candidate for Presidential election.

Social Media Operation in İzmir

Social Media Operation in İzmir

Police have launched a social media operation in İzmir. Among the ones taken into custody in house raids is also Onur Kılıç, who is a member of the Freedom and Solidarity Party and has been previously arrested for the same reason.

Sentence of 81 Years in Prison in Cumhuriyet Trial, Akın Atalaya Released

Sentence of 81 Years in Prison in Cumhuriyet Trial, Akın Atalaya Released

The court has sentenced 15 people to prison in Cumhuriyet trial in which 20 people have been tried. Cumhuriyet Executive Board Chair Atalay has been released, Twitter user Aydoğdu’s detention continues.

Prison Sentence for Journalist Küçükkaya, Attorney Okan

Prison Sentence for Journalist Küçükkaya, Attorney Okan

Journalist İsmail Küçükkaya and attorney Fidel Okan have been sentenced to 16 months and 20 days in prison on charges of “publicly insulting a public officer” and “publicly insulting institutions and bodies of Republic of Turkey.” Their sentences have been suspended.

Demand for Release of Can Kept in Detention for 78 Days

Demand for Release of Can Kept in Detention for 78 Days

Friends of Celalettin Can have demanded release of him on his 78th day in detention.

25 April 2018 Beyza Kural

Turkey Ranks 157th in Freedom of Press

Turkey Ranks 157th in Freedom of Press

In 2018 World Press Freedom Index announced by Reporters Without Borders, Turkey has ranked the 157th among 180 countries. The organization has commented, “The witch hunt has come to a head since July 2016.”

İYİ Party Won’t be Given Treasury Grants

İYİ Party Won’t be Given Treasury Grants

İYİ Party won’t be given treasury grants for not having joined the latest election even though it has a group at parliament. Concerning the matter, Minister of Justice Gül has said, “There is no legislation in our statute for those who form a group to be given grants”.

NGOs Meet Under ‘Volunteerism’ Theme

NGOs Meet Under ‘Volunteerism’ Theme

As many as 200 participants from 62 provinces in Turkey and six countries are being hosted at a forum organized by the Sivil Düşün EU Program in Ankara.

25 April 2018 Tansu Pişkin

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Prison Sentence for 1 Fine Arts Associate Professor, Statements of Defence by 5 Academics

Prison Sentence for 1 Fine Arts Associate Professor, Statements of Defence by 5 Academics

Assoc. Prof. Merve Didem Dayı has been sentenced to 1 year and 3 months in prison; her sentence has been suspended. Müftüoğlu, Durakbaşa, Yapıştıran, Taşkın and Akça have presented their statements of defence.

25 April 2018 Beyza Kural

ECtHR: Workers Have Right to Celebrate May Day

ECtHR: Workers Have Right to Celebrate May Day

The ECtHR has announced its verdict on the case of Güler, who was given an official warning for being absent from his job after attending the May Day celebrations. Turkey has been found guilty of violating the freedom of assembly and association.

24 April 2018 Ayça Söylemez

ECtHR Condemns Turkey in Case of Aram Publishing House

ECtHR Condemns Turkey in Case of Aram Publishing House

Application of Aram Publishing House’s former owner Taş has been concluded. Turkey has been found guilty of three rights violations.

24 April 2018 Ayça Söylemez

Governorship Bans the Word ‘Genocide’; 1915 Commemoration Cancelled

Governorship Bans the Word ‘Genocide’; 1915 Commemoration Cancelled

İstanbul Governorship has requested that the statement to be read out during 1915 Commemoration not contain the word “genocide.” Three Human Rights Association members have been detained.

24 April 2018 Pınar Tarcan

1 Soldier Loses His Life in Şırnak

1 Soldier Loses His Life in Şırnak

Şırnak Governorship has stated that one soldier wounded by an improvised explosive device has lost his life in the hospital where he was receiving treatment.

From Parliament Speaker to HDP MPs: There is No Such Thing As Kurdish Provinces

From Parliament Speaker to HDP MPs: There is No Such Thing As Kurdish Provinces

Parliament Speaker İsmail Kahraman has slammed the statements of HDP MPs Pervin Buldan and Meral Danış Beştaş at the General Assembly of the Parliament by saying, “What are the Kurdish provinces, madam? We will not let the country be divided.”

Journalists Outside Initiative Make Call for Summary Judgement of Cumhuriyet

Journalists Outside Initiative Make Call for Summary Judgement of Cumhuriyet

Journalists Outside initiative has made a call for the Cumhuriyet trial whose summary judgement will be held on April 24.

CHP’s Aksüngür Calls on HDP for Alliance

CHP’s Aksüngür Calls on HDP for Alliance

Concerning cooperation with the İYİ Party, CHP PA member Aksünger has said, “CHP has used its body as a shield for national will not to be obstructed” and added: “HDP must be in this alliance of fraternity”.

Investigation Against 208 Social Media Users in 1 Week

Investigation Against 208 Social Media Users in 1 Week

Ministry of Interior has announced that 710 social media accounts have been investigated and legal action has been taken against 208 social media users over last week.

3,936 Children’s Right to Life Violated in 7 Years

3,936 Children’s Right to Life Violated in 7 Years

CHP MP Tanrıkulu has presented a report documenting the right to life violations committed against children in recent years. The report has shown that while child mortality from violence and occupational homicides has not decreased, extrajudicial executions have seen a dramatic increase in 2015 and 2016.

Armenians in Turkey Join Protests Against Sargsyan

Armenians in Turkey Join Protests Against Sargsyan

Armenians in Turkey have expressed support for protests against Sargsyan being elected Prime Minister in Armenia. Opposition leader Pashinyan has been detained in Yerevan.

Ankara Governorship Shortens METU Spring Festival

Ankara Governorship Shortens METU Spring Festival

32nd International Spring Festival of the Middle East Technical University will be held this year on a single day due to a ban imposed by the Ankara Governorship.